Intersection to close again Photo: City of West Kelowna West Kelowna City Council says it will close the Shannon Lake-Bartley-Stevens intersection next week for road paving and the next steps of the roundabout facility. The closure will run from May 30 to June 4. The city says the Shannon Lake Road and Juliann Road diversions …
Evacuation orders are already in place in the northern parts of Whiteshell Provincial Park, as flooding has affected hundreds of properties. Amy Vereb, the owner of Otter Falls Resort, has been working to protect her property from rising water levels. He has been making sandbags and placing a tiger dike that has failed to keep …
A jury heard Tuesday that the murder of a Winnipeg woman in 2019 was methodically carried out by a young man known to her as the Crown filed her case on the first day of the defendant’s trial. The young man is charged with first-degree murder by the death of 51-year-old Lise Danais, who died …
Travelers planning a flight to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) on Tuesday are being warned of travel disruptions due to police activity. The Sydney / North Saanich RCMP says the airport was closed after a suspicious package was discovered around 1:30 p.m. Cpl. Andrés Sánchez, of the Sydney / North Saanich RCMP, says the airport was …
A bag containing an item similar to an “incendiary device” closed all commercial flights to and from Victoria International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, according to the RCMP. The package was found in a bag carried by a passenger at check-out, prompting Mounties to respond at the airport shortly after 1:30 p.m., according to a spokesman …
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Kamloops on Monday as a guest guest at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, as the First Nation commemorated the first anniversary of the confirmation of 215 unmarked graves on the site of a former residential school. Trudeau received a mixed reception when he arrived and made his way through the large …
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Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, an in-depth daily view of the NHL 2022 postseason. There are two playoff games scheduled for Tuesday, the 23rd day of the postseason. To the touch There are two games on the Stanley Cup playoff schedule for Tuesday: Carolina Hurricanes at the New York Rangers (19:00 ET; ESPN, …
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of bird flu in small herds: one in southern British Columbia and the other in southeastern Alberta. An agency statement said the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu was identified on Saturday in Cypress County, Alta., And on Sunday among birds in the Okanagan-Similkameen …
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(Victoria Buzz) An undisclosed police incident has caused Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to suspend commercial flights on Tuesday afternoon. “RCMP is responding [a] call YYJ for service, “the airport wrote in a tweet. “The airport is closed on commercial flights. We ask passengers not to come to the airport at this time and please check …
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