1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (220+ words) The provincial government its putting forward $15 million for FireSmart projects to be carried out next year. In a Sunday news release, the Ministry of Forests said the 2027 FireSmart Community Funding and Supports program will open for applications Oct. 1. According to…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1151+ words) VANCOUVER — Even Nathan Rourke gets tongue-tied. The B.C. Lions quarterback met a childhood idol on Saturday when his team added 2006 Grey Cup MVP Travis Lulay to its wall of fame. When the pair were introduced, Rourke started to call the…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (471+ words) Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. The group called…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (216+ words) A Vernon man with a laundry list of criminal offences will be back in court next month as his second-degree murder case moves forward through the judicial system. Dale Christopher Lloyd Babiy, 32, is scheduled to appear in Kelowna court on…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1720+ words) Most rural seats on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board are already decided, with only two electoral area races going to a vote this fall. With nominations now closed, eight of the TNRD’s 10 rural electoral area seats have been filled by…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago   (811+ words) VANCOUVER — Zander Horvath drove in three touchdowns and the B.C. Lions held on for a 48-29 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday. B.C. jumped out to a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter, only to see the visitors rally and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (664+ words) The Conservative Party of B.C. may have lost nine legislators since Kerry-Lynne Findlay became leader, but some of her supporters are applauding the defections they say will help discipline the party and sharpen differences with the governing NDP. Former B.C. Conservative candidate…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (287+ words) British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 60 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just four blazes are burning out of control out…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (348+ words) Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. The group called…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (277+ words) A new report says building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic trade winds coming from the United States. The report from the Centre of Future Work says building ferries in local shipyards rather than…...