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Okanagan home to large root borer beetles — and if you're brave, you can eat them

Okanagan home to large root borer beetles — and if you're brave, you can eat them

The bug is found in many regions of western North America.
Campfire allowed across all but southern Vancouver Island as wildfire conditions ease

Campfire allowed across all but southern Vancouver Island as wildfire conditions ease

VANCOUVER — As of noon Friday, campfires are once again allowed across most of British Columbia, with only the drought-challenged region of southern Vancouver Island still covered by restrictions.
Feeding a 719-pound grizzly from a B.C. gondola makes a splash on TikTok

Feeding a 719-pound grizzly from a B.C. gondola makes a splash on TikTok

Boo the grizzly bear has been thriving in his 20-acre enclosure at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort for almost two decades. How he gets his food has given him some fame on social media.
Whistleblower admits leak; rips ‘hypocritical’ Attorney General David Eby

Whistleblower admits leak; rips ‘hypocritical’ Attorney General David Eby

Former BCLC AML director said he was concerned about alleged Chinese Communist Party ties to alleged money launderers

Coroner's report says B.C.-born teenage actor died from fentanyl overdose

VANCOUVER — A B.C. coroner's report says teenage actor Logan Williams, who played the young Barry Allen in CW's "The Flash," died from a fentanyl overdose. Williams, who was born in Coquitlam, B.C., was 16 when he died on April 2, 2020.

B.C. to review death of 70-year-old woman at Kamloops hospital

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says the government will review the death of a 70-year-old woman while she was waiting for care at a hospital in Kamloops on Wednesday.
Refusing COVID-19 vaccine hurts wider population, B.C. health minister says

Refusing COVID-19 vaccine hurts wider population, B.C. health minister says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister admonished on Thursday those who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and have staged protests against the province's vaccine passport outside hospitals.
Off-duty officer saves toddler's life on side of B.C. highway

Off-duty officer saves toddler's life on side of B.C. highway

A story of being in the right place at the right time.
Dix won't say whether any changes are coming to B.C. hospital after woman dies in emergency waiting room

Dix won't say whether any changes are coming to B.C. hospital after woman dies in emergency waiting room

A 70-year-old woman died while waiting for care outside the emergency room at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
Employment scams on the rise during COVID-19: Better Business Bureau

Employment scams on the rise during COVID-19: Better Business Bureau

The bureau said that identity theft is a common outcome of job scams, as scammers often steal job seekers’ personal information in order to open bank accounts to further their fraud.