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Mounties in Alberta have laid charges against a B.C. man after a nine-year-old girl was killed in a highway crash almost a year ago. The crash at Killam, 170 kilometres southeast of Edmonton, occurred last March. Police say a grey pickup truck failed to stop at a stop sign and hit the side of anothe...


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First Nations in British Columbia's central Interior are sounding the alarm over landslide risk along the same stretch of the Chilcotin River where a massive slide blocked the waterway for several days in the summer of 2024. The Tsilhqot'in National Government issued a statement saying a geotechnica...


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A popular event leading up to last year's Rock The Lake Music Festival in Kelowna will be back for 2026. Red Bird Brewing has been tapped to again host the Battle of the Bands for a second year. The event sees local performers compete for a chance at a paid spot during Rock The Lake in July. The ina...


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Vernon's rate of population growth is slowing, and it's also the oldest it has ever been. According to data from Statistics Canada, the 2025 population estimate of Greater Vernon (which includes Coldstream and other surrounding areas) sits at 73,500, which is a 357 person increase from 2024. The 0.4...


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The period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns begins today. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of guns, including the AR-15, on the basis they belong only on the battlefield. Public Sa...


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