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Coroners Service investigating death at Castlegar shelter

The death occurred Jan. 11, 2021

by Betsy Kline

updated 5h ago

St. Andrews Cathedral pipe organ needs players to make it sing

Prince Rupert volunteers who want to practice their playing skills are welcome

updated 8h ago

Surrey’s new online ‘Waste Wizard’ helps residents sort through recyclables and trash
- updated 6h ago
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman found
- updated 4h ago
Latest COVID alerts marks 8 Langley schools on exposure list
- updated 3h ago
Can you guess how many cars pass through Princeton in a year?
- updated 2h ago
Peanut butter coated rat poison found at Sidney marina causes unease among pet owners
- updated 15 mins ago

Sports

‘Joy for the players’; Kelowna Rockets staff react to season restart

WHL players set to arrive in Kelowna, Kamloops March 13 to begin 48-day, 24-game season

updated 8h ago

Vancouver Islander selected to Canada’s first-ever national skateboard team

Courtenay's Shay Sandiford has his eye on qualifying for this summer's Olympics in Tokyo

updated 8h ago

Hockey world paying tribute to the Great One’s father, Walter Gretzky
- updated 6h ago
Injuries force Delta NHLer Seabrook to retire after three Stanley Cups in Chicago
- updated 5h ago
Major Fox Mountain bike trail upgrade project slated to begin this May
- updated 3h ago
Chilliwack Chiefs alums skate for North Dakota in nationally televised NCAA men’s hockey match
- updated 4h ago
Surrey baseball clubs prep for spring games as COVID threatens another season

Business

B.C. applies 7% sales tax on streaming, vaping, sweet drinks April 1

Measures from 2020 budget were delayed due to COVID-19

by Tom Fletcher

updated 30 mins ago

Ucluelet’s Ahoy Bags up for two Small Business BC Awards

German-Canadian wife and husband team transform old sails into one-of-a-kind beach bags

updated 16 mins ago

Abbotsford company wins four housing excellence awards
- updated 22s ago
Curbside food trailer brings new dining option to Shuswap
Semiahmoo Peninsula fitness pros leading charge on tax-deductible gym memberships
- updated 10h ago
North Island College to host practical nursing info session
- updated 10h ago
Curbside food trailer gives Sicamous a new dining option
- updated 10h ago

Entertainment

Lake Country hosting first-ever outdoor comedy drive-in

Comedian Tim Nutt to perform two shows at Swalwell Park in a drive-in-style feature March 27

updated 4h ago

Taylor’s dreams take life at Cranbrook Arts

Lynn Taylor grew up in Ontario and dreamt of being an artist someday and she has done just that. Taylor's work is now on display in the window of Cranbrook Arts Gift Shop for the month of March.

by Barry Coulter

updated 6h ago

WATCH: Young talent on display in Vernon music school’s virtual orchestra
- updated 1h ago
Aldergrove Twilight Drive-In fires up big screen for special Retro Weekend
- updated 46 mins ago
Civic Theatre to reopen Reo’s at new location
- updated 16 mins ago
You will be able to visit Disneyland in April
Comox Valley Art Gallery film series goes virtual
- updated 6h ago

Life

War Amps Key Tag Service is helping Canadians

Most of us don’t realize how valuable our car keys are until we lose them

by Contributed

Wiegele’s partners with wolverine study

A chance to see wildlife while skiing at Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing, is a very special experience

by Contributed