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Class action lawsuit for huge 2013 fuel spill into Kootenay creek settled for $4.5M
More than 2,700 Slocan Valley residents may be eligible for compensation after B.C. and 3 other defendants agree to pay for damages, including personal injury, in connection with the environmental crisis.
B.C. seeks forfeiture of 2 Kelowna properties, alleging link to drug trafficking
The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office has filed a civil lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court to seize two Kelowna properties that it alleges are connected to criminal activity, together worth about $3 million.
Hospital check-in delays B.C. Freedom Rally organizer's sentencing
A Kelowna Freedom Rally organizer's sentencing has been delayed due to a sudden medical emergency.
B.C. man who faked social worker credentials and defrauded children paroled despite Indigenous objections
Indigenous leaders voiced their opposition to full parole and told the parole board the harm caused by the crime has been profound and long-lasting.
B.C. is burning through its wildfire budget well before the season even peaks
The B.C. Wildfire Service has now spent more than $105 million to fight wildfires this year, surpassing recent trends on costs, as the total amount of land burned in the province hits early season highs.
Body of B.C. woman killed in Mexican resort on her way home
The family of 23-year-old Kiara Agnew says her final flight will arrive in Edmonton Thursday night and will travel on to Dawson Creek, B.C., from there.
Homeless man found dead in northwestern B.C. tent camp following freezing night
The B.C. Coroners Service has not yet confirmed what caused the death of a homeless man found dead on Thursday morning in a tent encampment in Terrace B.C.
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Kelowna RCMP officer pleads guilty to assault in violent 2020 UBCO wellness check
The long-delayed criminal trial of RCMP Const. Lacy Browning was set to begin Monday afternoon in provincial court in Kelowna, B.C., but quickly ended in a guilty plea.
Grapes gathered in grief in B.C. now yielding special vintage in memory of Manitoba girl
The wine is called Olivia the Brave, produced in memory of Charlie Baessler's Manitoba niece, whose young life was cut short by a congenital illness.
Anniversary of tugboat Ingenika tragedy marked by calls for accountability
One year after the tugboat MV Ingenika slipped beneath stormy seas, the widow of a lost sailor is calling for federal answers and action.