A new protection order aims has come downstream to safeguard salmon. As severe drought conditions continue to affect river levels in the Thompson Okanagan region, a fish population protection order will help protect endangered chinook salmon in Salmon River by temporarily restricting water use for forage crops and identified industrial purposes. Government, local communities, farmers […]

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she doesn’t know where the information came from that alleges her MLAs were given a directive to no longer use the term ‘First Nations.’ “I don’t know where that came from, he presented no evidence. There’s been no such directive, and I think that is mere speculation and I

A former Kelowna care aide is behind bars for assaulting a client. The plaintiff’s and the victim’s identities are protected under a publication ban. Appearing in provincial court in Kelowna on July 28, the 25-year-old man is going to spend the next 18 months behind bars for assault, on more than one occasion, of a

A Langley City Councillor who dropped an F-bomb while another councillor was speaking during a public meeting on Monday has issued an apology. Paul Albrecht, who was recorded on video saying “you’re a f____” while Delaney Mack was speaking, released a written statement Tuesday. “During the July 27, 2026, City Council meeting, in a moment

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