Semi collision kills 1 as Trans-Canada shuts Revelstoke to Golden

One person has died following a head-on collision between two semi-trailers on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke, shutting the route to Golden until further notice Friday. Revelstoke RCMP reported Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, that this “serious motor vehicle incident” between the city and Rogers Pass summoned frontline officers at 9:20 a.m. One semi driver […]

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Maple Ridge East MLA blasts NDP government over maternity diversions

With expectant mothers warned they may be diverted from Ridge Meadows Hospital to deliver their babies, Maple Ridge East MLA Lawrence Mok is blasting the province’s handling of health care. The first-term Conservative MLA issued a statement after Fraser Health announced maternity diversions last week. “Expectant mothers in Maple Ridge should never have to worry

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Okanagan basketball teams detoured by highway closures gather for tourney

OK. So the highways prevent you from travelling to the Lower Mainland for your scheduled basketball tournaments. Do you sit and pout? No. You work the phones. With that, the Vernon Impromptu Invitational Senior Boys Basketball Tournament was born out of the floods of 2025, with tip off being Friday afternoon with the host Vernon

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Kelowna’s vacancy rates now one of the highest in Canada: Report

Kelowna’s housing market will continue to shift, as the city now has one of the largest vacancy rates in Canadian Metropolitan areas, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) annual rental market report. In the CMHC’s report, based on data ranging from January to October, the Greater Kelowna area – which also inclues

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Health officials warn of new influenza strain circulating in B.C.

Health officials in B.C. are warning of a new strain of influenza circulating in the province. A statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Thursday (Dec. 11) said that the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows influenza levels continuing to increase throughout B.C. She added that data also indicates that

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