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'Are you ready': Clearwater mayor advises on wildfire preparedness as Cariboo blazes force evacuations
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (684+ words) Published 12:20 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 Clearwater’s mayor is advising residents to be prepared as wildfires burn throughout the Cariboo and threaten communities. On Friday, July 24, just under 600 residents of the Village of Clinton and the surrounding area were put under evacuation…...
COLUMN: The future is not a collage of the past
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (442+ words) Published 4:20 am Saturday, July 25, 2026 The event poster was striking, eye-catching — and it looked like just another example of art created using generative artificial intelligence technology. It featured large, bold lettering, in white, yellow and red, set against a dark background....
B.C. allowing Tilbury gas terminal expansion to circumvent Utilities Commission
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (580+ words) Published 4:10 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 B.C.’s energy minister signed an order on Friday to allow the $2-billion expansion of a natural gas refuelling terminal in Delta to go ahead without the normal approvals from the B.C. Utilities Commission. The move, executed…...
Funding prepares Okanagan for emergencies
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (229+ words) Published 8:00 am Friday, July 24, 2026 Roughly $460,000 is being funnelled into emergency operations centres (EOCs) in the Okanagan. Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee and Vernon-Lumby MLA Harwinder Sandhu announced the funding Thursday, July 23, with wildfire season in full swing, saying it will help…...
PHOTOS: After 29 years, Revelstoke's butterfly guy reunites with prized specimens in Vernon
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (855+ words) Published 4:37 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 One might say the heart of 81-year-old Dave Threatful was fluttering on Wednesday as he reaquainted himself with a dining-table-size collection of butterflies he donated to Vernon’s museum three decades ago. Black Press Media wrote earlier…...
Sicamous RCMP detachment temporary site for illegal firearms return program
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (135+ words) Published 10:13 am Friday, July 24, 2026 The Sicamous RCMP detachment has a temporary new addition that gives gun owners a shot at complying with new legislation. The Sicamous ASFCP site runs from Thursday, July 23 to Saturday, July 25 for people who have made…...
The Turner Files: BC Conservatives claim win but caught in a lie
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (189+ words) Published 5:00 am Friday, July 24, 2026 Their poster said it plainly. After years of pressure from the party, the NDP had “given up on SOGI” and defunded SOGI 123. Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay called it a victory against “radical gender ideology.” Shadow Education Minister…...
Barry Beecroft rises ranks of B.C.'s top recyclers
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (261+ words) Published 9:39 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026 The Okanagan’s Barry Beecroft has risen in the ranks of recyclers and into the top 20 in B.C. thanks to more residents safely disposing of their used oil. Interchange Recycling’s annual Top 30 Collectors Awards saw Barry Beecroft…...
Crime rate decreases for 2nd year in a row in Canada
2+ day, 38+ min ago (732+ words) Published 5:30 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026 Canada’s crime rate was down again in 2025, a trend nationally across almost all provinces and territories. Statistics Canada released the 2025 police-reported crime statistics Wednesday (July 22), showing a decline in the crime severity index nationally and in…...
UPDATE: 2 school buses 'done for' after blaze in Kelowna
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (165+ words) Published 12:13 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026 KFD fire chief Doug Shaw said the two buses are “done for” after the blaze at 3285 Gordon Drive on Thursday afternoon. Shaw told Black Press Media that crews haven’t been able to start an investigation yet,…...