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Patients in some B.C. Interior communities that need overnight emergency support could have less reason to worry thanks to the help of virtual aids. Interior Health (IH) and the Ministry of Health are looking to deliver more consistent health-care access amid numerous unplanned service interruptions this year, with a mix of virtual and on-site staffing […]

A UN Gang member who was on the lam for more than a decade has pleaded guilty in relation to a plot to kill the Bacon brothers when they were living in Abbotsford. Conor D’Monte is among those who were charged with conspiring to murder the three Bacons – Jonathan, Jarrod and Jamie – when

In custody for the last four years on a series of reported offences, alleged gangster Ekene Anigbo is facing new charges while awaiting trial for the murder of a Naramata woman. Ekene Anigbo and Jalen Falk were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in April 2023, in connection with the death of Kathy Richardson, who

Youth have collective wisdom that helps them navigate changes in society. Like salmon swimming upstream year after year. The Okanagan Indian Band’s (OKIB) Youth Leadership Council, with help and support from the band’s public safety department, have taken the salmon comparison and run with it with whopping success. The youth council’s second annual What Happens

Dear Editor, [RE: Tower floated – 35-storey highrise proposed for Maple Ridge, The News, Oct. 17] The idea of constructing a 35-storey apartment block in Maple Ridge is absurd. The fact that it is even being considered, Mayor Dan Ruimy calling it “exciting,” demonstrates out of touch with reality and the community that Maple Ridge