UPDATE: The wildfire that sparked on Wednesday afternoon near Merritt has grown to 150 hectares. BC Wildfire is reporting that the blaze is spreading or is anticipated to spread beyond the current perimeter or control line. The fire is considered to be human-caused and is in the Quilchena Creek, within the Lower Nicola Indian Band. […]

Future ownership of Hatley Park in Colwood has been called into question by Esquimalt Nation. The nation has filed a civil claim with the B.C. Supreme Court calling for a halt to plans to designate Hatley Park as Songhees treaty lands. “Esquimalt has not consented to and opposes the designation of Hatley Park as Songhees

When Carson Binda and others at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation saw a picture posted online by Premier David Eby of a purple- and pink-wrapped truck handing out coffee to health care workers in the U.S. as part of a recruitment strategy, they thought, “How much is this costing?” Binda’s organization aims to rein in government

Is headlight glare making it harder for you to drive at night? Well, the federal government wants to know. Transport Canada is asking Canadians about vehicle headlights and glare at night through a new survey. Daniel Stern, a Vancouver-based vehicle lighting and regulation expert, said headlight glare is definitely getting more intense compared to a

Four Okanagan companies have received a boost from the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund. In an announcement at Farming Karma in Kelowna on Wednesday, April 8, B.C. Premier David Eby announced that $6.75 million is being shared between four companies, which will create 101 new jobs. The majority of the money, $5.5 million, is going towards