Two bald eagles were rescued after getting stuck on a power line in Surrey, B.C. on Sunday (April 5). BC Hydro said in a social media post that the two eagles were fighting mid-air when they locked their talons and free-fell onto a power line. BC Hydro stated it quickly “de-energized the line” to ensure […]
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Okanagan College (OC) breached job security provisions when it laid off three professors last year and altered the employment of 14 others. A March 30, 2026 arbitration ruling between the union representing the professors and the college found the college failed to follow the proper process in the 2025 employment actions. “This is an historical
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There’s a new buzz in the air about getting to know your neighbours, and it’s in the form of community dinners. Beehive Community Dinners, as they’ve been aptly dubbed, is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit pilot project that launched in March, sparked by one White Rock family’s experience nearly three years ago while more than 7,600 kilometres
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Southbound border travel by B.C. residents took another drop in March, with new numbers showing travel has dropped by 55 per cent over the last two years at the four busiest crossings. New data from the Cascade Gateway Border Data Warehouse and Whatcom Council of Governments for the Peace Arch, Pacific Highway, Lynden and Sumas
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Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue were called to a cyclist who found himself stuck in the banks of the Alouette River. Rick Laing, spokesperson for the Maple Ridge-based team, said they got a call on Saturday evening about the distressed rider. He had been riding on the dike system along the Alouette River, and went
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