Vernon non-profit wants to create community health clinic
Community Futures is developing a proposal to submit to the Health Ministry to create a community-based health clinic.
Canada
May 6
Quebec won’t have to pay $700K to ex-premier Jean Charest
The ruling handed down this week in Superior Court comes after the former premier was awarded $385,000 last year for invasion of privacy.
Canada
Apr 5
Lethbridge Ukrainians reflect on 2-year anniversary of Russian invasion
'It was such a sadness and such a terrible situation,' says Mila Wagner, president of the Lethbridge branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC).
Canada
Feb 26
Regina Urgent Care Centre construction is now complete
Officials have announced that construction on the new Regina Urgent Care Centre is complete, and an opening date is expected this summer.
Health
Apr 9
Hearing begins into death of B.C. woman shot with police plastic bullets
Lisa Rauch, 43, died several days after being shot in the head with plastic bullets on Christmas Day 2019.
Crime
Apr 15
Lynx Air says passenger refunds will hurt investors because of defiant contractor
Lynx's shutdown comes as the budget airlines that have cropped up in recent years face ongoing financial pressures.
Consumer
Apr 15
Temporary stormwater bypass will continue at Speaker’s Corner in Regina’s Wascana Centre
A temporary stormwater bypass at Speakers' Corner in Wascana Centre will continue to operate this year. This temporary solution will help manage spring meltwater and rain events.
Canada
Apr 12
Local MLA raises concerns over new Kelowna, B.C. urgent care centre
A local MLA is raising concerns regarding the new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Kelowna.
Health
Feb 8
Flair Airlines is now Canada’s lone low-cost carrier. Can it rise to the moment?
Flair Airlines is Canada's sole ultra-low-cost carrier after Lynx Air's collapse. Here's what the airline's CEO and experts say about its prospects in the tough Canadian market.
Money
Mar 29
Mayors won’t automatically chair police boards under proposed B.C. Police Act changes
Under new legislation proposed by the B.C. government, municipal mayors will no longer automatically act as the chair of their local police boards.
Politics
Apr 4
Flair Airlines CEO says spring flight cuts not a reflection of finances
Flair Airlines is trimming some 600 flights from its March, April and May flight schedule in 2024 compared with last year, data provided to Global News confirms.
Money
Mar 22
Travellers run into turbulence before returning home from Cancun on Flair Airlines
A flight between Calgary and Cancun that usually takes around six hours ended up being a three-day affair for one group of Flair Airline passengers.
Consumer
Mar 19
Lynx Air hoped purchase by rival Flair would help pay off debt: court docs
Proceeds from a tentative deal with Flair would have gone toward Lynx's debt to Indigo Partners, the U.S. private equity firm run by Bill Franke that owns one-quarter of Lynx.
Canada
Feb 27
Lynx Air is shutting down. What to do if you have travel booked
Canadians booked with Lynx Air find themselves in limbo Friday after the ultra-low-cost-carrier announced it is going out of business.
Consumer
Feb 23
Citing ‘broken’ relationship, report calls for new VPD apology in wrongful handcuffing
The BC Human Rights Commissioner says a new apology ceremony is needed from the Vancouver police and board in regards to the handcuffing of Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter.
Canada
Mar 6
Rink on Wascana closes for the season due to ice melt in Regina
The Provincial Capital Commission announced the closure of the Rink on Wascana for the rest of the season due to melting ice surface and safety reasons.
Weather
Feb 1
Police watchdog wants review of B.C.’s officer’s punishment for alleged sexual advances
The New Westminster police sergeant was in a supervisory role when he allegedly made the advances toward female employees of the department.
Crime
Jan 22
Sum 41 final tour: Dates announced for Ont. band’s last-ever shows
The Canadian rockers have booked Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 30, 2025 as the last stop on a massive world tour that runs for the better part of a year.
Entertainment
Jan 16
HHS to close Main Street clinic in Hamilton on Christmas and New Year’s Day
A spokesperson for the hospital network says the closures are due to current and ongoing health human resource pressures creating staff shortages.
Health
Dec 19, 2023
Rutland, B.C. urgent and primary care centre opens doors
Rutland residents now have access to team-based health care with a new urgent and primary care centre and a community health centre.
Health
Nov 21, 2023