Castanet staff
Westbank First Nation chief resigns, citing corruption within band
Derickson's resignation follows departure of the band's CAO
Control zone put in place around B.C. poultry farm with avian influenza outbreak
The control zone was established on Saturday
Survey of B.C. health-care workers finds 1 in 3 likely to quit in next 2 years
Many health-care workers are at a "breaking point, exhausted by all they've been through," says the Hospital Employees' Union.
Year-round BC Wildfire Service coverage expected to be up and running by September
The operations director of the BC Wildfire Service anticipates a "sizable" staffing increase, somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50 to 100 more resources for this season.
Collective bargaining begins between province and 58K unionized health-care workers in B.C.
The current agreement expires March 31
Kelowna is now the fastest growing city in Canada
Okanagan centre has seen growth of 13.8% from 2016 to 2021 to more than 144,500 people, latest census data shows
B.C. announces another daily COVID-19 record: 4,383 new cases
Active COVID cases, driven by Omicron variant, quickly approaching 20,000
Coquihalla reopens to essential commercial traffic
The Coquihalla Highway reopened Monday between Hope and Merritt after a month of extensive repairs in the wake of unprecedented flooding and landslide damage. The highway is open to essential...