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How some wildlife can benefit from wildfires and their aftermath, according to environmentalists

Although massive wildfires can cause disruption and danger to both wildlife and humans, environmentalists in B.C. note these wildfires can also bring benefits to certain species.According to...

B.C. expands access to in-school child-care program

With licensed practical nurse Tracy Maplesden-McClymont and her wife both working at a clinic in B.C.'s South Okanagan, access to quality child care is a...

Celebrated Last Spike photo appears to feature only white men, but historians believe Wing Chung was there

Christine Theriault has always taken great pride in her great-grandfather, who achieved remarkable success as an entrepreneur in the Interior of British Columbia after arriving in...

Interior Health delays opening of Nelson, B.C.'s 1st supervised drug inhalation site following backlash

The Interior Health Authority has decided to delay its opening of the first supervised inhalation site in Nelson, B.C., after local residents raised safety concerns.The decision...

Thompson Rivers University is phasing out its undergraduate fine arts program

Students, alumni and instructors are protesting Thompson Rivers University's (TRU) plan to phase out its bachelor of fine arts (BFA) program.On Monday, the Kamloops, B.C.-based...

City of Kelowna develops AI tool to speed up building permit applications

The City of Kelowna could be the first municipality in B.C. to use artificial intelligence (AI) to expedite housing permit approvals, according to staff.Ryan Smith,...

Who should pay to power a highway's streetlights? Small town mayor, province disagree

The mayor of a small B.C. community says the municipality will not cover the electricity bill for new highway streetlights in its jurisdiction, and that...

Many supportive housing tenants in B.C.'s Central Okanagan aren't getting the care they need: study

Supportive housing tenants in B.C.'s Central Okanagan region often do not have access to the health-care services they need, according to a new study, which also...

Excise tax tied to inflation should be axed for good, say B.C. brewers, wine producers

Producers of wines, beers and spirits in B.C. say while they welcome the federal government's decision to cap alcohol excise tax increase at two per cent...

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