TSB finds maintenance, pilot inexperience played role in fatal B.C. plane crash (BC)
Investigators say improper maintenance and the pilot's lack of emergency procedural training may have contributed to a fatal plane crash at a Vancouver Island airport in 2024.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says in its report that the crash happened at Tofino/Long Beach Airport on ...
Salmon Arm skier's three-medal performance at 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games nets congratulatory call from Carney (Salmon Arm)
Salmon Arm para nordic skier Natalie Wilkie was congratulated by Prime Minister Mark Carney after winning three medals at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games.
Salmon Arm paralympic athlete Natalie Wilkie caught the attention of the Prime Minister after taking home her third medal of the 2026...
Conservatives introduce bill to create 'stand your ground' law for home invasions (Canada)
The Conservatives are pushing for changes to the Criminal Code they say would offer new protections to people who use force to defend themselves during a home invasion.
Ontario MP Sandra Cobena introduced a private member's bill today that would change the Criminal Code so that use of force a...
'Family Movie Night' Ice Parade coming to Penticton's SOEC (Penticton)
The Glengarry Skating Club will be showing up with more than 150 talented skaters next month, in their largest Ice Parade yet at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
The “Family Movie Night” Ice Parade performance is inspired by beloved family movies from the past 25 years.
The show, ...
Gas-producing foods to avoid (The Okanagan Naturopath)
Abdominal gas and bloating is the unpleasant sensation of having gas trapped in your stomach or intestines.
Symptoms of gas include belching, burping, eructation, abdominal swelling and distension, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome and flatulence.
Ninet...
One year in: B.C.'s U.S. alcohol ban hurts wine festival, import agents (BC)
B.C.'s ban on all new U.S. alcohol imports has rankled U.S. officials and reduced consumer choice.
Those impacts were intended.
The ban has also caused havoc for some who work in local alcohol-related industries, which is likely an unintended consequence.
Wine agencies have had to cut s...
Is Bitcoin price at risk if private credit breaks?
A looming private credit crisis risked triggering liquidity crunches that could initially suppress Bitcoin prices, but Fed interventions may ignite a major BTC rally.
CRTC to eliminate fees when cancelling or switching cellphone and internet plans (Canada)
Canada's telecommunications regulator says it will prevent companies from charging customers when they cancel, change or activate plans.
The CRTC said the move is meant to make it easier for consumers to switch internet and cellphone plans, enabling them to take advantage of better offers wit...
B.C. chiefs tell MP Aaron Gunn to 'chillax' about land acknowledgments (BC)
The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations are telling Conservative MP Aaron Gunn to "chillax" after he criticized land acknowledgments spoken before public events.
In a joint statement, the chiefs from the Tla'amin, Homalco, K'omoks and Klahoose nations say "harmles...
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