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Keremeos hosting budget meeting on Feb. 18

Keremeos hosting budget meeting on Feb. 18

The village is looking at a 3.9 per cent tax increase for 2025
Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over B.C.’s Haida Gwaii

Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over B.C.’s Haida Gwaii

Historic deal set to reset federal relationship with area First Nations in a ‘very meaningful way’
PHOTOS: Hundreds march in Victoria in memory of Canada’s ‘stolen sisters’

PHOTOS: Hundreds march in Victoria in memory of Canada’s ‘stolen sisters’

The event is in remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ people
U.S. tariffs loom over new session of B.C. legislature starting Tuesday

U.S. tariffs loom over new session of B.C. legislature starting Tuesday

The first session of B.C.'s 43rd Parliament opens Tuesday (Feb. 18) with traditional rituals like the Speech from the Throne.
Multi-unit jump in B.C. feeds overall increase is Canadian housing starts

Multi-unit jump in B.C. feeds overall increase is Canadian housing starts

Vancouver posts 37% year-over-year increase in actual housing starts
EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump’s executive order

EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump’s executive order

The order declared the government would recognize only two “immutable” sexes — male and female
UPDATE: Resident safely escapes house fire in Kelowna

UPDATE: Resident safely escapes house fire in Kelowna

Fire crews arrived on scene at about 2 p.m., Feb, 16
1 dead, 2 in intensive care following highway crash east of Sicamous

1 dead, 2 in intensive care following highway crash east of Sicamous

A 19-year-old passenger of the pickup truck died on scene
Early morning fires in Kelowna deemed suspicious

Early morning fires in Kelowna deemed suspicious

Crews were called to the scene just before 4 a.m.
PHOTOS: A beautiful day for a Vernon Winter Carnival Polar Bear Swim

PHOTOS: A beautiful day for a Vernon Winter Carnival Polar Bear Swim

Roughly 75 people braved the frigid waters of Okanagan Lake for the annaual Polar Bear Swim at Paddlewheel Park Saturday