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Documents reveal more than 1,000 potential infractions left unchecked by B.C.’s energy regulator
March 08, 2025 - 12:00 PM
B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform
October 01, 2024 - 4:37 PM

British Columbia's three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party the first to release a full platform ahead of this month's provincial election.
FortisBC seeking clean energy projects to meet electricity demand in Southern Interior
September 10, 2024 - 2:00 PM

FortisBC wants to find Indigenous-led clean energy projects to meet the Southern Interior region’s growing need for electricity.
First Nation's geothermal project shows how fossil fuels can power next seven generations
July 21, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote B.C. First Nation territory.
A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth
June 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM

One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and on Tuesday it hit a milestone.
Oliver winery receives highest honour at Canadian Wine Industry Awards
March 13, 2024 - 9:47 AM
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Oliver's Burrowing Owl Estate Winery took home the Canadian Wine Industry Award of Distinction during the 2024 Wine Industry Awards ceremony last night.
A long-overlooked climate solution, geothermal could be in for its hottest decade yet
December 29, 2023 - 1:00 PM

CALGARY - It's clean, renewable, and right there below our feet, but geothermal energy has largely remained undeveloped in Canada.
B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government
October 22, 2020 - 9:00 PM

VANCOUVER - The leader of the B.C. Green party is betting on a legislature in which one party doesn't hold all the power in the final days of a snap election campaign that began a week after her leadership victory.
Yukoners turn to farming to build self-sufficiency, market for local food
July 26, 2020 - 8:00 PM

Yukoners are turning to farming to boost self-sufficiency and build the market for local food, a trend local agriculture experts say is being reinforced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelowna's affordable student housing gives view of a zero-emission future
November 16, 2019 - 10:30 AM

Morning begins with the clattering, whirring sounds of tools and mechanical equipment ringing out across the University of British Columbia's campus on the edge of the Okanagan valley.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

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

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Retiring star Hayley Wickenheiser paved the way for female hockey players
CALGARY - When Hayley Wickenheiser sees girls dragging hockey bags into arenas, she feels a sense of accomplishment. The normalcy of girls playing hockey is what she sweated for, fought for,
January 14, 2017 6:30 PM
How to talk to your anxious kids about COVID-19
Many parents are now home at work with children off from school, not only having to take on the role of teachers, but now having the task of explaining the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation to t
March 22, 2020 7:00 AM
Dead at noon: Gillian Bennett's last wish was to get people talking about a taboo topic
B.C. WOMAN'S STORY HAS SPARKED WAVES OF EMOTION AS READERS OPEN UP WITH THEIR OWN STORIES Smart. Beautiful. Strong. Brave. Not the usual adjectives used to describe the choice of suici
August 21, 2014 12:49 PM
Kenyan officials say forces rescued most hostages in terrorist siege at mall
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan's military said late Sunday it had rescued "most" of the remaining hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants in an upscale Nairobi mall after launching a maj
September 22, 2013 8:29 PM
Helping homeless people in Kelowna is about overcoming the "fear factor"
KELOWNA - To hear some people speak, it was all Kelowna City Council’s fault that the Agassiz supportive housing was even proposed. In fact, it was B.C. Housing that bought the land on
January 18, 2019 2:00 PM
Kamloops volunteer in her 90s known as 'Grandma' among city's homeless
The people shuffling through the doors of a homeless shelter in Kamloops in the morning look sleepy-eyed and bedraggled after a rough night on the streets. Inside The Loop shelter on the Nor
March 15, 2024 7:00 AM
Poverty is about more than homelessness in the Okanagan
KELOWNA - Through initiatives like Journey Home, there’s been a huge focus on homelessness in the Okanagan over the past few months but Christine Mettler says there is much more to poverty t
February 28, 2019 5:30 PM
Protesters greet visitors at open house on Kelowna’s latest supportive housing project
KELOWNA - Round two in the fight to house homeless people in Kelowna ended in a standoff last night. Round one started in mid-October when concerned citizens attacked a proposal by B.C. Ho
November 09, 2018 11:47 AM
B.C. teacher gets counselling for manhandling and calling student 'idiot'
A Sooke area middle school teacher has been ordered to get some counselling after manhandling one student and calling another an idiot during a field trip that went awry. James Anurodh Rahul
March 31, 2020 5:30 PM
iN THE NEWS: 54,000 new jobs last month and Trump sees opportunity
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 11. What we are watching i
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