Pilot dead after CF-18 crash in northeastern Alberta
The plane was based out of the Canadian Forces Base in Cold LakeCanadian Press / November 28, 2016
Year: 2016
B.C.’s rental vacancy rate increases to 1.3 per cent
Cities such as Victoria, Abbotsford, Kelowna and Vancouver still report vacancy rates of under one per cent.Katya Slepian / November 28, 2016
B.C. tall trees help restore Japan’s tall ship
Timber from Port Alberni helped Japanese museum replace historic ship masts destroyed in tsunamiTom Fletcher / November 27, 2016
Mount Baldy announces Dec. 1 opening day
Ski hills are getting ready to open in the South OkanaganStaff Writer / November 27, 2016
Trudeau faces international criticism over statement on Fidel Castro’s death
Trudeau faces criticism over Castro statementCanadian Press / November 26, 2016
Ticket registration open for Half Corked Marathon
Runners and wine lovers are able to register for tickets to the 2017 Half Corked MaratonWire Service / November 26, 2016
Fidel Castro dead at 90
Cuban State TV announced the death of the revolutionary leader on Friday night.Katya Slepian / November 25, 2016
B.C. braces for new U.S. lumber trade action
Notice of American litigation follows expiry of last Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement in OctoberTom Fletcher / November 25, 2016
Chilliwack man who raped toddler looking for love via online pen pal site
Founder unapologetic about allowing murderers, rapists and pedophiles to post listings on website; local MP not impressedPaul J. Henderson / November 24, 2016
Tree of Dreams reaches new heights in Penticton
This holiday season there will be not one, but two giant trees aglow at Penticton Regional Hospital.Staff Writer / November 24, 2016
Low minimum wage, inefficient benefits keep one in five kids in poverty: report
First Call BC believes the province's child poverty rate is declining too slowlyKatya Slepian / November 24, 2016
China, RCMP ink deal to battle flow of deadly fentanyl
RCMP Commisioner Bob Paulson met with Chinese vice-minister Chen Zhimin this week in Ottawa.Ashley Wadhwani / November 24, 2016
NDP vow to ban grizzly bear trophy hunt
Election declaration that grizzlies are worth more from tourism alive than dead will divide province, BC Liberals sayJeff Nagel / November 24, 2016
Penticton artists to honour Cohen’s legacy
Penticton poets, musicians and artists are honouring the legacy of Leonard Cohen with a night of tribute.Dale Boyd / November 24, 2016
Province delays launch of new school curriculum
Bernier unveils one-year extension, shift in timing of FSA testsAshley Wadhwani / November 24, 2016
Fentanyl crisis in Penticton as overdose numbers spike
It is what is referred to as “welfare Wednesday” but the downtown Penticton streets and alleyways are eerily quiet.Mark Brett / November 24, 2016
Amber Alert deactivated: Delilah Felton found
The four-year-old was found safe in Surrey, and her mother remains in custody, police say.Wire Service / November 24, 2016
ICBC won’t insure luxury cars, Stone says after forecast of steep rate hikes
The insurance corporation forecasts rate increases from 6.4 to 9.4 per cent a year until 2020Katya Slepian / November 23, 2016
Log scanning pioneered to find flaws in timber
Skeena Sawmills wants to be B.C.'s first mill to use CT scanning technology to produce high-grade wood from lower-grade standsWire Service / November 23, 2016
Penticton teen poet addresses suicide and bullying
The latest installment in the Western News series on TEDx speakers is a young poet, Faith SteeleDale Boyd / November 23, 2016