Kelowna Mountain developer receives warning letter from B.C. government

The Ministry of Environment believes Kelowna Mountain’s work on a riparian area caused some minor damage. For that, the developer received a warning letter clarifying the laws governing future work of that kind.

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UPDATE: Fire rips through Kelowna house

Kelowna firefighters responded to a house fire just after 2:45 p.m. Wednesday....

Water from Kelowna beach access faces testing

The water quality at the Cedar Avenue Beach Access in Kelowna has long been considered poor but soon...

Offer made to add extra floor to cardiac centre at KGH

An offer of additional health care funding has been made by the Central Okanagan Regional Hospital D...

Evacuation alert lifted for Okanagan subdivision

On Wednesday, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen said the Regal Ridge Subdivision, includ...

Movie to be filmed in Okanagan

The Okanagan will soon be the backdrop for an American movie production starring several television ...

Canada's summer 2012 weather forecast: why so hot?

A new forecast says Canadians can expect warmer temperatures than normal this summer. But why is Can...

The snakehead fish: Someone out for a stroll on Mother's Day saw one in the lagoon of Burnaby's Central Park and has posted it online.

Burnaby park officials probing nasty snakehead fish sighting

Burnaby park officials are investigating the reported sighting of a snakehead fish at the lagoon in ...

Colin Moyes;a West Vancouver man in his early 50s;was the pilot of the floatplane that crashed and burned Sunday night around 6?:45 p.m. near Peachland in the Okanagan. He was remembered by friends as a passionate flyer who loved to take friends and family up for flights.

Bodies recovered from Okanagan crash site

The coroner has now recovered the remains of all three people who were killed when a float plane cra...

Some Sunshine Coast residents are outraged over Gibsons city council's decision to start charging 20 cents a litre to get water from Well # 1. The water was previously free.
Photograph by: Submitted photo ;City of Gibsons

Sunshine Coast residents outraged after Gibsons levies charge on well water

The best things in life are supposed to be free. That’s what some Sunshine Coast residents are sayin...

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Shaw Africa Project

Global National's Barry Acton and Global Edmonton's Laurel Clark are in Liberia as part of the Shaw Africa Project. View photos from their journey here.

In this March 9, 2011 file photo, a sign designates an H&R Block tax preparation location in Marlborough, Mass.

MONEY

Tax refund tips

According to the Canada Revenue Agency, the average tax refund in 2011 was $1,506. Now that the April 30th deadline for filing taxes has come and gone – what to do with your “free” money? The case for spending and saving.

MAP

High-end housing

While Canada's housing market starts to show signs of slowing down - except in Toronto - sales of really expensive homes are doing quite well, according to a survey by a real estate company.

WEATHER

Why so hot?

A new forecast says Canadians can expect warmer temperatures than normal this summer. But why is Canada getting hotter, and is it a new trend?

Sugar cubes filling coffee cup next to spoon with sugar cube

HEALTH

Sugar brain

The new UCLA study, a first of its kind, suggests that consuming foods with high-fructose corn syrup in them-like processed foods, sodas and sweets-slows the brain and impedes memory and learning in as little as six weeks.

POLITICS

Forced labour?

A lack of clarity around proposed EI changes has left job searchers wondering if the Harper government will force them into jobs they can't do or don't want.

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SHAW INITIATIVE

Fill the Food Banks

Food banks play an imperative role in keeping food on the tables of thousands of Canadians and each year the demand for donations grows. Learn more about Shaw's Fill The Food Banks initiative.