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A homeless man begged for help, but shelter couldn't be found. 24 hours later he was on life support
A couple in Nelson, B.C., tried various avenues to find indoor shelter for a 60-year-old homeless and mentally ill man, all without success. The man ended up in hospital twice over the next 24 hours, the second time with a potentially fatal blood infection.
New B.C. party pushing school board candidates with anti-vax and conspiratorial views
A new political organization with roots in conservative Christianity is endorsing a number of school board candidates across B.C. who have anti-vaccine, anti-government and conspiratorial views. ParentsVoice B.C. says it's aiming to reverse what it sees as the politicization of classrooms.
School officials failed to stop harassment of transgender teen by 'pack-like' bullies, parents say
The parents of a transgender student in Kelowna have pulled their 13-year-old child out of a public school, saying district officials failed to stop ongoing, targeted harassment from other students.
Anti-mandate protest outside B.C. high school leads to confrontation, protester hurling insults at student
An anti-mandate protest outside a South Okanagan high school resulted in a verbal confrontation between adults and students and, in one case, a protester yelling a racially charged insult and profanity at a student.
Bizarre legal theory making anti-vaccine movement more extreme, experts warn
The anti-vaccine movement in Canada is becoming increasingly radicalized thanks to a bizarre legal theory spreading through its ranks, according to multiple experts.
Several people fall ill after attending religious festival, Kelowna pastor says
Several members of a Kelowna, B.C., church with a history of defying public health orders have fallen ill with “a cold, the flu, or COVID” after attending a religious retreat, according to the church pastor.
Kelowna real estate boom forcing some renters out of longtime homes
Sarah Anderson doesn’t want to leave her hometown, but she and her family of four may not have a choice.
Children of Penticton murder victims say their parents played no part in neighbourhood feud alleged by killer
John Brittain was sentenced to life in prison Oct. 15 for the shooting deaths of four people. The daughters of three of those victims are speaking out against Brittain's accusation those victims were involved in ongoing neighbourhood disputes with Brittain before their deaths.
Federal Conservatives and B.C. Liberals oust Kelowna party executive member for inflammatory Nazi remark
The B.C. Liberals and the federal Conservatives have ousted a prominent party executive in Kelowna after he said a raised fist in support of racial justice was "no different than a Nazi salute."
Province, city at odds over finding emergency shelter site in Kelowna
As dozens of homeless people in Kelowna sleep outside in frigid temperatures, both the provincial and municipal governments have deflected responsibility for finding a location for an emergency cold weather shelter in the city.