The Ridge Meadows Flames are back in action tonight, Feb. 17, as they enter the last week of the regular season. The reigning Pacific Junior Hockey League champions have just three games left before they begin their title defence in the playoffs. Tonight they take on the Chilliwack Jets, at 7:30 p.m. at Cam Neely […]
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B.C. is planning a broad suite of changes to its provincial tax code as part of its latest budget in an attempt to drum up revenue and tamp down the deficit. It amounts to a total three-year tax increase of more than $4.2 billion. This includes an income tax hike, the freezing of tax brackets
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Neighbours to Universal Ostrich Farm have filed a civil suit following weeks of occupation by police and officials last year. A notice of civil claim was filed with the Vernon Courthouse Feb. 10 naming Alyson Turnbull, Trevor Klug and Margaret Greba as plaintiffs. The suit is against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), RCMP and
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The provincial government will be pausing the enrolment of new providers for the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program, as well as the Operating Funding Model, during a “stabilization period.” The move comes as Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says the provincial government’s Budget 2026 allocates $330 million over three years “to protect the progress we’ve made
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A Kelowna woman who has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2022 death of her ex-boyfriend could see up to 15 years behind bars if Justice Murray imposes the highest consequences. The sentencing hearing for Ka-Mikosit Mae Favelle concluded in Kelowna on Feb. 17. The charges stem from the death of Adam Briand-Lawrence on Aug.
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