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Elections BC bans Mark Marissen and municipal party over financing breaches

VANCOUVER — Elections BC has banned longtime political organizer Mark Marissen and other Progress Vancouver candidates from running in the next round of local elections after it deregistered their party for breaking campaign finance rules.

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Quarter-acre lot in Canada's smallest city listed for $61,500

It's located south of the Okanagan in Boundary Country.

Jul 4, 2023 1:48 PM Read more >

Expansion, upgrade project valued at $366.5M starts at Williams Lake hospital

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — British Columbia's health minister says the long-awaited redevelopment and expansion of the 1960s-era hospital serving the Cariboo region is underway. Adrian Dix says the $366.

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Everything you need to know about YVR's new tool to help get you through the airport

Vancouver travellers, meet "Journeys."

Jul 4, 2023 1:20 PM Read more >

B.C. company fined $157K for 'high-risk' school asbestos removal

Canstar Restorations has been handed a hefty fine for unsafe asbestos removal at Walnut Grove Secondary School in Langley, B.C.

Jul 4, 2023 12:11 PM Read more >

Man who carved 'rat' into flesh of gang associate has appeal dismissed

Jeremy Bellows was convicted in 2020 following a trial on charges of aggravated assault and witness intimidation.

Jul 4, 2023 10:57 AM Read more >

Fierce blaze damages several businesses, forces evacuation in downtown Vernon, B.C.

VERNON, B.C. — A restaurant, boutique, salon and costume shop are among the businesses believed to have been destroyed in an early morning fire in downtown Vernon, B.C. Flames broke out in the commercial building at about 2:30 a.m.

Jul 4, 2023 8:29 AM Read more >

Seven new helicopter ambulances for B.C. when Island firm takes over

Ascent Helicopters Ltd.’s contract as the sole supplier of rotary-wing aircraft for air ambulance services in B.C. is expected to start between late fall 2024 and early spring 2025.

Jul 4, 2023 5:35 AM Read more >

Vancouver Island contestants to compete on new season of The Amazing Race Canada

Two couples — one from Courtenay and one from Comox Valley — are among 10 teams competing for the show’s top prize, including $250,000 in cash, a trip around the world, and two new vehicles.

Jul 4, 2023 5:05 AM Read more >

Evacuation alerts end for Kelowna, B.C., residents as wildfire under control

KELOWNA, B.C. — Evacuation alerts and a state of local emergency caused by a wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C., have ended. A statement from the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says the fire is now under control at 6.

Jul 3, 2023 6:43 PM Read more >