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Maple Ridge star pitcher Rylee Ruppel officially signed with the Oregon Ducks, and will be an NCAA scholar-athlete starting in September 2026. One of the top young throwers in Canada, the Maple Ridge Secondary School grad has been a member of the U18 Canadian national team. Ruppel helped Team Canada win silver at the WBSC […]

An internal party revolt against B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad is continuing to grow, with 30 riding association representatives now calling for caucus members to force his resignation. According to a letter obtained by Black Press Media and dated Tuesday, Nov. 18, those riding officials say that with Rustad as leader, winning an election would

Ask Vernon high school football coaches Sean Smith and Mike Scheller to talk about their players, and they’ll respond with: “How much time do you have?” Smith, from Vernon Secondary, and Scheller, of the crosstown Fulton Maroons, continue to develop quality players year after year after year. That’s evidenced in 2025 by having four players

Canadians with celiac disease are looking for a little financial relief from the government, in the form of an e-petition. I don’t usually sign petitions, as a member of the press. But since I was diagnosed with celiac disease more than 20 years ago, I have spent likely a few thousand dollars more for my

The Okanagan Humane Society (OHS) has taken 21 cats into its care, after their previous caretaker left them behind when they moved from their Cariboo property. “We recently received a call from a woman in Lone Butte requesting support,” said Romany Runnalls, executive director of OHS. “Her neighbour had moved and left behind twenty-one cats