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Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
December 20, 2024 - 5:47 AM

PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) — It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant.
From Taylor Swift tattoos to ice cream, Vancouver businesses have you covered
December 06, 2024 - 9:10 AM

VANCOUVER - If you're looking for a permanent reminder of Taylor Swift's Era's Tour concerts in Vancouver, long after the friendship bracelets have been traded, tattoo artist Jen Van Houten literally has you covered.
A look at John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia
September 21, 2024 - 1:00 AM

VICTORIA - A look at John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
August 20, 2023 - 7:40 PM

A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere in the province.
Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.
August 17, 2023 - 11:43 PM

Hundreds of properties were ordered to evacuate late Thursday under threat from a wildfire near the city of West Kelowna, B.C., which has been placed under a state of emergency.
'Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist': Report on B.C. school board
August 28, 2021 - 3:53 PM

VICTORIA - A report that found systemic racism in a British Columbia school board and called for a provincewide review is "vindicating," the deputy chief of a First Nation in the province said Saturday.
Clinicians worry pandemic is worsening youth mental health
November 12, 2020 - 7:01 AM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's children's representative says the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inadequacies in mental health services as experts brace for rising rates of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress in children and young people.
University says it's making changes after bus crash that killed two students
June 25, 2020 - 6:01 PM

VICTORIA - A report into a bus crash that killed two University of Victoria students says travel should be restricted to daylight hours on a narrow logging road that it wants improved by the provincial government.
COVID-19 playbook to reopen B.C. amid pandemic coming Wednesday, says Dr. Henry
May 04, 2020 - 5:49 PM

VICTORIA - Safe ways to increase social and economic contacts in British Columbia will form the basics of a plan to start relaxing provincial pandemic restrictions that have kept people close to their homes since mid-March, says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Three more deaths linked to seniors home in North Vancouver: B.C. health officer
March 16, 2020 - 2:23 PM

VICTORIA - There have been three more deaths from COVID-19 in British Columbia, all stemming from a long-term care home in North Vancouver where the first death in Canada was reported.
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Kamloops lobby group says new housing rules lack rental protections
A Kamloops lobby group is calling on city hall to protect renters amid plans to densify urban neighbourhoods. New City of Kamloops plans "don't go far enough" to prioritize renters displaced by redevelopment, according to a Tr

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