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Raise a glass! Okanagan wine industry toasts resilience after devastating 2024 freeze
The B.C. government's relaxation of grape imports and taxes allowed the industry to focus on winemaking skill, not valley soil, winery owners say.
B.C. family mourns matriarch who died after fire forced her out of her home on Christmas Day
An Indigenous family in Prince Rupert, B.C., is mourning the death of a beloved grandmother and family fixture. Juanita Hill, 71, died after she fell in the hotel room she was staying in after a Christmas Day fire forced her and her family from their apartment.
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.