Susan Hisch grips a makeshift balcony railing made of 2-by-4s. As she gives it a shake, it wobbles noticeably. “This isn’t safe,” she said. In 2021, Hisch, like every other homeowner at Burtch Estates in Kelowna, B.C., was told she needed to pay a special levy of $66,000. The funds were supposed to go toward…
On the street, he was known simply as Father Andre. Andre Poilievre, who spent his career working with at-risk youth and gang members, died earlier this week, his family confirmed. He was 88. Poilievre didn’t look like a priest, favouring ball caps, sweaters and windbreakers to cassocks and collars. He drove a half-ton, and most days…
Desiree Thring was among the more than 100 people who attended Wednesday’s town hall meeting on health care problems in Kelowna. “I experienced first hand the struggles of trying to get help in a timely manner,” an emotional Thring told the crowd. Thring was one of many people who took to the microphone to outline…
A tornado touched down in central Alberta on Wednesday, cutting a path through a treed area, but apparently sparing the area from any more serious damage. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a tornado warning Wednesday afternoon for an area west of Drayton Valley. Storm chaser Trenten Pentelichuk said he watched the twister touch down near the hamlet…
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The City of Victoria says it will address “public disorder” in the city’s downtown core through a multi-step reallocation of $10.35 million in city funds, with the largest budget item to be spent on police and bylaw enforcement. “There’s no doubt in my mind that this is the single most important decision that council has dealt…
After mounting a second-half comeback to tie a game against the Blue Bombers (3-0) in Winnipeg last week, the Edmonton Elks (0-3) ended up losing their third-straight game of the young CFL season on Thursday by a score of 36-23. After a team practice on Tuesday, Elks head coach Mark Kilam was asked about his…
A former registered acupuncturist who sexually assaulted two of his patients is not eligible to apply to reinstate his registration for 30 years. In a disciplinary notice posted to its site, the College of Complementary Health Professionals of B.C. (CCHPBC) says Mario Luis Ibarra will not be able to apply to reinstate his registration until July 1,…
What started as a dream honeymoon trip across Western Canada ended in a terrifying wake-up call for a Manitoba couple. Natalie Deroche-Earis and her husband, Adam Earis, were making a final stop in Kelowna, B.C., staying on the ground floor of a Sandman Hotel. After a relaxing evening playing cards, they went to bed around…
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says President Donald Trump’s renewed 51st state rhetoric can be taken as a compliment, suggesting that’s how it’s seen by Prime Minister Mark Carney. In an interview with CBC’s Power & Politics, Hoekstra suggested Carney saw the comments as a “term of endearment,” while clarifying Canada’s leader “didn’t exactly use this word.” When asked…
