A Kelowna resident got an early Christmas gift with a $31-million Lotto Max win. Ingo Abresch said he was dumfounded when learning of his winnings from a Sept. 23 draw through PlayNow.com. When he called his partner to share the news, she couldn’t believe it either. “[She] was hugely skeptical about it,” said Abresch. “Even […]
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Expecting parents won’t be able to use Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock Monday through Thursday (Dec. 22-25), due to a diversion put in place by Fraser Health. It’s not the first diversion implemented by the health authority, which has created a website for expecting parents to check for updates as they collaborate with physicians
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The Supreme Court of B.C. ruled Vancouver Island University had a right to suspend a student involved in a Palestinian solidarity encampment last year. The judgment, issued in Nanaimo Courthouse on Monday, Dec. 15, came after VIU alumna Sara Kishawi brought a civil case against the university that suspended her as well as another student
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Two people are dead after a trailer fire in Surrey. Surrey Fire Services requested the assistance of Surrey Police Service around 9 p.m. Sunday night (Dec. 21), when they found a trailer engulfed in flames in the 12200-block of 102 Avenue, an SPS release said. A neighbouring home had to be evacuated, but all of
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