Month: September 2024

Bear encounters continue to add up in Kelowna this September.A local resident walked outside her house on Hall Rd. next to the Mission Creek Landing seniors home on Thursday afternoon and came up close and personal with a black bear.Jennifer Calhoun tells Castanet says the encounter forced h…

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged assault and attempted robbery targeting a woman in a mobility scooter in North Vancouver, B.C., earlier this month.

It takes a lot of staff and volunteer hands to transplant well over 6,000 plants to date, along the banks of Cascade Creek that will stabilize the environment, regulate water temperatures, and enhance the habitat.

The stage is set for sun and fun as the King West Arts Festival enlivens downtown Brockville on Saturday. “One must take what Mother Nature provides when planning an outdoor event,” said Russ Disotell, chairman of the Downtown Brockville Business Improvement Area (DBIA) board. Saturday’s event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with art, […]

City of Calgary crews are finalizing work filling the Bearspaw feeder main following repairs.

The government said Thursday it was publishing its list of intelligence priorities for the first time in a bid for greater transparency with the public.

Delegates approved the motion, calling for free transit for youth aged 18 and younger, at the organization’s annual convention in Vancouver on Thursday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will join the Bloc Québécois in blocking a non-confidence motion next week when the Conservatives attempt to topple the the government.

Lacing up skates to hit the ice on any one of Canada’s lakes may be a common winter pastime for some, but a new study suggests it may be increasingly ‘potentially unstable and unsafe’ to play a game of pick-up hockey on the frozen water.