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Child welfare resolutions barred from upcoming AFN assemblyIn emails to a chairperson with Squamish Nation, the AFN said all resolutions on child welfare were being bumped to a special chiefs assembly this fall.CanadaJun 27
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Renovations, upgrades underway at Oliver and District ArenaAccording to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, many of the rink’s components have reached the end of their lifespans.CanadaJun 11
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More health-care funding announced for South OkanaganThe province says more than 20,000 people in the region have been attached to a primary care network.HealthMay 29
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5-storey apartment building in Osoyoos to feature affordable housingThe 43-unit complex will be built on Osoyoos Indian Band lands and will offer a mix of affordable homes for seniors, individuals, families and people living with disabilities.CanadaJan 27
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March to take place in memory of brutally murdered Okanagan womanIn December, the parole board granted convicted murderess Grace Robotti day parole, a decision that one person called shocking.CrimeJan 4
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With territory on both sides of B.C.-U.S. border, Sinixt Confederacy seeks recognitionThe Sinixt Confederacy has been seeking to influence the management of natural resources and make claims to government funds in B.C. but there's a rift in those plans already.CanadaDec 11, 2023
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Evacuation orders rescinded for Upper Park Rill Creek Wildfire near KeremeosThe BC Wildfire Service said in its update about the fire crews and heavy equipment supported by aviation continue to make good progress on containment.FireAug 25, 2023
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Premier, ministers to tour wildfire-affected areas in B.C. amid state of emergencyIn another update earlier today, Fire Chief Jason Brolund shared that at least 50 structures have been lost so far in West Kelowna, where the McDougall Creek fire still burns.FireAug 21, 2023
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Feel-good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the weekFrom winning lottery tickets to a B.C. woman receiving Canada’s first bachelor’s degree of Indigenous language fluency, here are five good news stories from the week to share.TrendingJun 9, 2023
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B.C. First Nations sign Columbia River Treaty revenue-sharing agreements with provinceThe province said the Ktunaxa, Secwépemc and Syilx Okanagan nations have been an essential part of the Canadian negotiating team, alongside the governments of Canada and B.C.CanadaJun 8, 2023
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Bachelor of Nsyilxcn language fluency sees first graduates cross the stageThe bachelor of Nsyilxcn language fluency celebrated its first graduates at UBC Okanagan -- the program is Canada’s first bachelor’s degree of Indigenous language fluency.EducationJun 8, 2023
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Flood evacuation orders issued for 2 communities near Terrace, B.C.The impact stretch includes the Skeena and Bulkley rivers, and surrounding tributaries in Wet'suwet'en and Gitxsan territories, Telkwa, Smithers, Hazelton, Kispiox, and Terrace.WeatherMay 16, 2023
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South Okanagan man found guilty of break and enter, arsonThe incident happened during the early hours of May 15, 2021, and began when Oliver RCMP heard gunshots outside their detachment.CrimeMay 12, 2023
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Ferrari-riding rattlesnake ‘Enzo’ doing well in Osoyoos, B.C.A rattlesnake that caught a luxurious car ride from Osoyoos to Vancouver last year was recently found outside of his den in the Nk'Mip DesertEnvironmentMay 1, 2023
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Summer-like conditions in B.C.’s Interior topple temperature records, heightens flood riskThe ongoing spell of summer-like weather in B.C. led to a slew of broken temperature records on Wednesday and has sped-up mountain snowmelt and worsened spring flood conditions.WeatherMay 4, 2023
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More than 200 properties in Osoyoos, B.C., ordered evacuated due to fast-growing wildfireMore than 200 properties were ordered to either evacuate immediately or be on alert after the blaze broke out on the Osoyoos Indian Band Reserve.EnvironmentJul 19, 2021
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Regional district expands evacuation order for Nk’Mip Creek wildfireThe fire is currently listed at 2,000 hectares, but BC Wildfire says smoky skies have prevented aerial crews from getting a true read on how big the blaze is.CanadaJul 22, 2021
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‘Of course it’s suspicious’: 2 more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s Southern InteriorThe Chief of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band confirmed that a church in the small community of Hedley burned, as did one in the border community of Chopaka.CanadaJun 26, 2021
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Most Wanted captured in South OkanaganRCMP arrested Marcus Sheena, one of the province's Most Wanted, Tuesday afternoon near Oliver.Mar 2, 2011
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Scooter-car crash claims lifeOne man is dead after a fatal collision between a vehicle and a scooter in the South Okanagan.Mar 13, 2011