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B.C. chiefs call for MLA Brodie to resign over ‘anti-Indigenous’ rhetoric

Syilx Okanagan chiefs are joining a chorus of calls for the resignation of Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie, leader of the fledgling One B.C. party, whose outspoken views on the legacy of Canadian residential schools got her booted from the B.C. Conservative caucus earlier this year. In a Nov. 5 press release, the Chiefs Executive Council […]

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Erratic driving through Lower Mainland with kids in truck leads to Kelowna man’s arrest

Following a series of complaints about a suspected impaired driver in Chilliwack, a Kelowna man was stopped by police and is now facing criminal charges. The man was reportedly driving erratically with his children in a brown Dodge Ram 1500 on Nov. 2 on Highway 1. Multiple police agencies from Chilliwack to West Vancouver were

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Changes needed to boost timber harvest in B.C., forest critic says

Not enough timber and fibre is being made available for B.C. mills, says Conservative Forestry critic and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer, who on Friday pressured Forests Minister Ravi Parmar to change how timber and fibre is accessed in the province. The province set a goal of harvesting 45 million cubic metres of fibre annually,

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Video of Central Okanagan teens fighting prompts RCMP investigation

A video of a fight between “a number of young people” that’s been circulating social media is being investigated by Lake Country RCMP. The video shows multiple teenagers punching and kicking another youth on the ground. Multiple voices are yelling in the background of the video, telling everyone to spot the violent outburst. The video

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