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North Island First Nation re-elects chief councillor

North Island First Nation re-elects chief councillor

We Wai Kai First Nation has made 'great strides' in becoming financially independent in recent years: chief
North Cowichan wants speculation and vacancy taxes for affordable-housing initiatives

North Cowichan wants speculation and vacancy taxes for affordable-housing initiatives

Funding currently goes to BC Housing
Report states Indigenous tourism sector falling short of recovery goals

Report states Indigenous tourism sector falling short of recovery goals

Indigenous Tourism Association says sector has not rebounded same way others have post-COVID
Defence cites self-defence in Prince George machete attack trial

Defence cites self-defence in Prince George machete attack trial

Closing arguments underway in trial of Dakota Rayn Keewatin and Kerridge Andrew Lowley
Chilliwack resident sentenced in $47M money-laundering scheme from illegal cannabis

Chilliwack resident sentenced in $47M money-laundering scheme from illegal cannabis

Chilliwack resident gets 12-month conditional sentence and ordered to forfeit $50K in proceeds of crime
Incandescence: B.C. filmmakers capture 2 years of Okanagan wildfires

Incandescence: B.C. filmmakers capture 2 years of Okanagan wildfires

Gibsons couple track the White Rock Lake Fire of 2021 and the McDougall Creek Fire of 2023
BMX community rallies around Island rider after New Zealand spinal injury

BMX community rallies around Island rider after New Zealand spinal injury

Local BMX rider Ryley Cofield suffered a spinal injury while training in New Zealand
Osoyoos invited to join alliance of Canadian border towns over Trump threats

Osoyoos invited to join alliance of Canadian border towns over Trump threats

Tariffs against Canadian imports into U.S. are expected to kick in on Feb. 1
Ombudsperson investigates student exclusion in Central Okanagan School District

Ombudsperson investigates student exclusion in Central Okanagan School District

Ombudsperson responds to complaints of student exclusion in B.C. schools
Quadriplegic man 'not seriously harmed' in Kelowna 2022 arrest

Quadriplegic man 'not seriously harmed' in Kelowna 2022 arrest

Steven Margetts sued the Kelowna RCMP two years after an arrest that left him with injuries