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'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

Vernon city council voted Monday to waive the $2,800 in fines the Watkins incurred since August of this year for living in their RV on a family farm.
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Kamloops mayor says he won't comply with fire chief's order to remove burned out SUV

Kamloops mayor says he won't comply with fire chief's order to remove burned out SUV

The torched vehicle has been sitting in Tru Market Truck and Auto Sales lot since it was set ablaze last October, not long after Hamer-Jackson, the dealership's owner, was elected mayor.
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Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

The BC Prosecution Service says the case has been put over to the new year because Const. Sean Eckland has indicated his intention to plead guilty.
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B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

Alexander William Bridges and Shane Douglas Harder-Toews illegally solicited money, according to the BC Securities Commission
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Volunteers prepare for burn fund fundraiser in qathet

Volunteers prepare for burn fund fundraiser in qathet

Public welcome to evening lights and holiday cheer at mini-golf course
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Get your shots, Henry tells B.C., as flu rises in return of pre-pandemic patterns

Get your shots, Henry tells B.C., as flu rises in return of pre-pandemic patterns

VICTORIA — Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's seeing a drop in COVID-19 cases in British Columbia but influenza illnesses appear to be increasing, in line with pre-pandemic patterns.
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Community solutions needed for housing crisis, northern B.C. seniors advocate says

Community solutions needed for housing crisis, northern B.C. seniors advocate says

The average 70-year-old senior who is dependent on government benefits  would spend 78 percent of their income to rent a one-bedroom apartment in B.C. or roughly $1,432. 
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Unhoused Prince George woman delighted with new ‘tiny house’

Unhoused Prince George woman delighted with new ‘tiny house’

Cora Calliou is a Moccasin Flats resident who is a recipient of a tiny home built by volunteers
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Four years in prison for Kamloops fentanyl trafficker

Four years in prison for Kamloops fentanyl trafficker

Jacob Cavanagh, 28, was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking stemming from an undercover RCMP investigation targeting a Kamloops biker gang.
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Coastal Gaslink pipeline beginning next phase in 2024

Coastal Gaslink pipeline beginning next phase in 2024

Next year's work will focus on clean-up, re-vegetation, and reclamation, with workforce accomodation structures to be demobilized by the end of December 2023.
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