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UPDATE 2:40 p.m. A wildfire evacuee in British Columbia says a fire burning in the Fraser Canyon near his home has stoked fears that the community could be wiped out, much like Lytton five years ago. Attila Banhegyi was ordered to leave his home in North Bend with the Brunswick Creek fire burning ne...

The Town of Oliver is reminding drivers not to their dogs in hot cars during the summer heat. On Tuesday, the municipality asked residents to leaved pets at home when running errands on hot days. "Just minutes in a vehicle on a hot day can leave your pet vulnerable to heatstroke, dehydration, a...

The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) is reviewing its next steps after a borrowing proposal for the North Okanagan Wastewater Recovery Project officially failed to clear a key public approval hurdle. In a statement on Tuesday, July 7, the RDNO said that the Alternative approval process (AA...

Canadian and U.S. markets moved in opposite directions on Tuesday as oil prices rose. 'What we're seeing right now is a bit of a rotation in the marketplace … in general, if you look at the North American equity market, we've got a shift away from technology stocks,' said Philip Petursson, ch...

A Manhattan high-rise remained unstable Tuesday after officials found that columns buckled and floors sagged while it was being converted to luxury apartments, forcing evacuations in and around the Midtown construction site. The former headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is in a busy corrido...