The BC Wildfire Service is optimistic that cooler weather in the southern Okanagan this week could help crews make inroads on the nearly 28-square kilometre wildfire burning southwest of Penticton. The fire, sparked Friday, saw explosive growth over the weekend as soaring temperatures helped fuel it as it moved into steep, inaccessible terrain near Apex Mountain. The resort village is among the more than 300 properties currently evacuated and roughly 400 more homes, farms and businesses are on evacuation alert. Two other fires, including a nearly two-square kilometre fire northwest of Kamloop

Kelowna RCMP say an investigation is underway after a call for a possible impaired driver in Kelowna turned into a significant seizure of drugs and weapons. Police say it happened Sunday, not far from the downtown core as two men in a Mercedes-Benz tried unsuccessfully to drive out of a parkade as police arrived. The RCMP statement says both men had mandatory firearms prohibitions and one tried to avoid police by hiding in the trunk of the car and, when discovered, was within arms reach of multiple loaded firearms. In addition to possibly stolen property and drugs including crack cocaine, pol

On July 26th at approximately 7:00pm, the New Westminster Police Department received a call from a witness advising there was an assault in progress inside a New Westminster business. According to witnesses, the man threatened staff inside and there were sounds of breaking glass. Officers attended the area and located an individual matching the suspect description standing in the 600 block of Columbia Street. The suspect was arrested and transported to the New Westminster Police Department cells."This behavior is not tolerated in our community," stated Sergeant Justine Thom. "I want to remind

The Calgary Real Estate Board says last month's home sales slipped by three per cent year-over-year as the market continued to experience a slowdown. The region's sales for the month totalled 2,254, down from 2,314 last July. The Alberta board says the figures mark the second month in a row that the pace of sales slowed, but noted that the numbers are still among the strongest the market has ever seen. Last month's new listings amounted to 3,174, down almost four per cent from 3,298 in July 2021. The average price of a home in the region hit $491,392, a nearly one per cent climb from $488,484

Police say a man armed with a large knife inside Calgary City Hall was arrested this morning. Police and firefighters were called to the building located at the corner of 7 Avenue and Mcleod Trail just before 4 a-m. Police say the suspect, who was armed with a knife, set four separate fires on the third floor, but minimal damage was caused due to the building's sprinkler system. The Calgary Fire Department says that though the fire damage is minimal, there is water damage from the sprinkler system and it's expected the third floor will be off limits for some time.

Children and babies in Alberta are now eligible to receive a dose of the Moderna Spikevax vaccine. Health Canada approved Moderna's vaccine for infants and preschoolers in mid-July. Alberta is the last jurisdiction in the country to open up vaccine eligibility to the age group, making the announcement on Friday. The recommended dose for children ages six months to 11 years is a series of two doses, with an interval of at least two months between each shot. First-dose appointments must be booked through the Alberta Vaccine Booking System or by calling Health Link at 811. The doses given to youn

Alberta's chief medical officer of health received almost 228-thousand dollars in cash benefits during the 2021 calendar year. That was on top of a salary for Doctor Deena Hinshaw of 363-thousand, 634 dollars and ``non-cash benefits'' of about 52-hundred dollars last year. Health Ministry spokesman Steve Buick says Hinshaw's bonuses were calculated using her base hourly rate and the number of overtime hours she worked in 2021 beyond 45 hours a week. Mount Royal University political scientist Duane Bratt says he understands the pandemic-related payouts -- but he doesn't think every Albertan wil

The court of chief judicial magistrate Preeti Sukhija in Malout sent Lawrence Bishnoi to ten-day police remand in an attempt to murder case on Monday. Bishnoi is an accused in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case. Senior Superintendent of Police, Moga, Gulneet Singh Khurana, said that Bishnoi was brought for questioning in an attempt to murder case filed in December 2021 in which the police had arrested a sharpshooter from Bishnoi's gang Monu Dagar. Bishnoi was produced in court through video surveillance by Moga police. The Moga police claims that on directions of Bishnoi, Canada-based Goldy Bra

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plane landed in Taiwan amid a heightened security threat from China, media reports said on Tuesday. China had warned the US that it will "pay the price" if Pelosi visits Taiwan, which is the highest level of US visits in more than two decades. "What I can tell you is, the US will definitely have to bear responsibility and pay the price for harming China's sovereignty and security interests," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a press briefing in Beijing adding that China will take "firm and powerful" measures in response. On Monday, US Natio