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TransLink offering free and expanded transit service on New Year’s Eve

The West Coast Express will be running free on New Years Eve as part of a celebration service by the regional transit authority. TransLink is offering free transit for all services across Metro Vancouver on Dec. 31 from 5 p.m. until 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day. During these hours, fare gates at SkyTrain and […]

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Kelowna fruit packer family wins defamation case against online blogger

The man behind a “hate-filled” blog has lost a civil claim against a Kelowna-based family and their fruit-packing company. Supreme Court Justice Gibb-Carsley ordered during a judgment on Dec. 11, that the court side by default with plaintiffs, Sandher Fruit Packers Ltd. and its owners, the Sandher family, in a civil claim case against defendant

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No short-term rental rule exception for World Cup, but Kelowna may get one soon

B.C. Housing Minister Christine Boyle says the province has no intention of offering Vancouverites a reprieve from short-term rental restrictions during the FIFA World Cup, despite soaring rental vacancy rates. “We’re not looking at changes during FIFA,” she said. But, she is open to starting a conversation with Kelowna’s local government about an exemption to

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Merritt man charged with second-degree murder in wife’s death

A 49-year-old man has been charged with the second-degree murder of his wife in Merritt. Christopher Bernard Jarvis was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 17, with murdering Pamela Jarvis the day before, stated RCMP. Merritt RCMP received a call from BC Emergency Health Services on Tuesday requesting police assistance at a home disturbance. RCMP officers arrived

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Lower Mainland tourism hot spots ready to reopen after flood

Only one day after the final evacuation orders had been rescinded in Abbotsford, two popular businesses along Highway 1 have announced their intentions to reopen their doors to the public. The Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre is the first to resume operations, although with some limitations, said general manager Daniel Laverick. “The conference centre was

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