April 2026

A B.C.-based mining company has confirmed nine of 10 workers abducted from a mine in Mexico are now dead. Vancouver’s Vizsla Silver confirmed Monday (April 6) that nine workers have now been found dead, with one worker still unaccounted for. “This is a devastating outcome, and our heartfelt condolences are with all the families impacted. […]

The only female facing charges in the homicide of Penticton’s Taig Savage pleaded not guilty in Kelowna Supreme Court today, April 7. The accused is a minor and was charged alongside two others who were under 18 at the time of the offence, plus one adult. All four were arrested in April 2024 and originally

Online voting opened on Tuesday (April 7) for a competition in which an Abbotsford country singer – and the only one from B.C. – is among the top eight semifinalists. Morgan Griffiths was among those in February who moved to the next stage of the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition, following a nation-wide search.

Okanagan College (OC) breached job security provisions when it laid off three professors last year and altered the employment of 14 others. A March 30, 2026 arbitration ruling between the union representing the professors and the college found the college failed to follow the proper process in the 2025 employment actions. “This is an historical