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NDP Veterans critic tables bill to help veterans get service dogs

NDP Veterans critic tables bill to help veterans get service dogs

North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney tabled a bill on Tuesday to ensure all veterans who need a service animal can get one
‘Absolutely brutal’: B.C. businesses brace for latest in string of supply chain blows

‘Absolutely brutal’: B.C. businesses brace for latest in string of supply chain blows

Locked-out International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 without a contract since March 2023
Employment rate in Okanagan falls to lowest in province

Employment rate in Okanagan falls to lowest in province

In September of 2024, the unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent, up 1.7 percentage points from 2023.
Media permitted to observe B.C. election judicial recount in Kelowna

Media permitted to observe B.C. election judicial recount in Kelowna

The recount in Kelowna-Centre will take place on Nov. 7, where a margin of 40 votes separates the B.C. Conservatives and NDP
Tree planted in tribute to Duncan dad vandalized, family disturbed, perplexed

Tree planted in tribute to Duncan dad vandalized, family disturbed, perplexed

A senseless act of vandalism of a memorial tree in a church yard has a local man dumbfounded.
Vancouver Island paralegal embezzles over $300,000 to fund cocaine, alcohol habit

Vancouver Island paralegal embezzles over $300,000 to fund cocaine, alcohol habit

Melissa Cielen was sentenced to three years in jail and ordered to make restitution
Chief election officer says B.C. can have confidence in election despite errors

Chief election officer says B.C. can have confidence in election despite errors

Chief Election Officer Anton Boegman says the fact mistakes were caught, revealed and corrected should inspire faith in process
B.C. municipalities press province on infrastructure, housing and health

B.C. municipalities press province on infrastructure, housing and health

Municipal officials say close election results create expectations for more collaboration and communication with the province.
Vernon politician heading to Ukraine to deliver supplies to troops

Vernon politician heading to Ukraine to deliver supplies to troops

Scott Anderson, former city councillor and captain in Canada's Reserve Force, is delivering medical supplies to soldiers on the eastern front
In the pink: Island hatchery celebrates best salmon returns in a decade

In the pink: Island hatchery celebrates best salmon returns in a decade

1 million pink salmon return to Quinsam, Campbell rivers part of a 5-year trend of good returns