Ontario-based comedian Derek Edwards is looking forward to better weather on a 10-city B.C. tour that starts in Surrey on March 11. It’s been pretty cold near Toronto, where the Timmins-raised performer now lives. “You gotta plug in your car, so that’s kind of funny,” he said of his old stomping grounds. “It’s cold and

Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream independent MLA Tara Armstrong’s attempts to repeal human rights institutions are being bashed by her neighbouring politician, and others. Armstrong introduced the Human Rights Code Repeal Act in the Legislative Assembly Thursday, Feb. 26. The bill aims to abolish the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, repeal the B.C. Human Rights Code, eliminate the Human

A Vancouver-based social media influencer is facing six charges in a human-trafficking investigation. Vancouver police announced charges against 31-year-old Tevin Douglas on Friday (Feb. 27). He faces charges of trafficking in persons, procuring a person to provide sexual services, material benefit from trafficking, material benefit from sexual services, advertising sexual services and sexual assault. Charges

Music students at Garibaldi Secondary School are inviting the community to their annual spring concert. Swing into Spring will showcase the talent and dedication of the older student musicians at the school, explained Rebekah Bell, who heads the Garibaldi music program. The concert will feature performances by the Grade 10 Band, Vocal Jazz Show Choir,

An unseasonably warm winter has broken some records in the region. While the normal maximum temperature for this time of year is around five degrees Celsius, both Vernon and Salmon Arm were well above that on Thursday, Feb. 26. Salmon Arm set a new record of 15.2 C, breaking the 10.6 record set in 1932.