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The T-Rex being installed at a Penticton property on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Kevin Stone photo)

PHOTOS: Alice the 17K pound T-Rex has landed in Penticton

The massive sculpture is on private property but can be viewed near the KVR Trail entrance

Counter protesters, both for and against SOGI teachings in schools, clash at a a set of Vancouver protests at Jack Poole Plaza on Wednesday (Sept. 20, 2023). (Lauren Collins)

Counter-marchers outnumber SOGI protesters on Vancouver streets, plazas

Rally supporting SOGI teachings,trans rights attracted more support than 1 Million March 4 Children

Protesters gather outside the Consulate of India in Vancouver on Saturday, June 24, 2023, during a protest over the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Vancouver Police Department says it’s beefing up security outside India’s Consulate after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week there was credible intelligence about a potential link between India’s government and the killing of a Sikh community leader in B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Security boosted at Vancouver’s Indian consulate after Trudeau’s remarks

Vancouver police say they aren’t aware of any specific threats to Indian consular officials

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw during an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on April 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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Shakira performs in concert at Madison Square Garden, Aug. 10, 2018, in New York.(Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, blows a kiss goodby to fans, as he tapes his final episode of “The Price Is Right” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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The new AgLife Network will focus on suicide prevention and mental health support for B.C.'s agricultural community. (Pixabay Photo)

New suicide prevention program for B.C.’s farmers, ranchers

One in four agricultural producers surveyed have thought about suicide

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The new AgLife Network will focus on suicide prevention and mental health support for B.C.'s agricultural community. (Pixabay Photo)
A rally and counter-protest about school policies on gender identity were held outside the B.C. legislature on Wednesday (Sept. 20). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

‘Unsafe’: Police ask protesters on SOGI issue to vacate B.C. legislature

Rallies and counter-protests took place at the B.C. legislature and across Canada Wednesday

A rally and counter-protest about school policies on gender identity were held outside the B.C. legislature on Wednesday (Sept. 20). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service put down a coyote at approximately 5 a.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 20) after nine people suffered bites in a five-day span. /Pixabay Photo

Conservation officers put down coyote following 9 Lower Mainland attacks

Conservation Officer Service says coyote matched witness photos and descriptions

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service put down a coyote at approximately 5 a.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 20) after nine people suffered bites in a five-day span. /Pixabay Photo
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A elementary student arrives for his first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Returning to school in September can be a “mixed picture” for students as some deal with higher levels of anxiety as change can be a stressful situation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
New school year can lead to higher levels of anxiety for students: B.C. doctor
The familiar red tag from a pair of Levi's 550 jeans is seen Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, in San Francisco. Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ben Margot
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A B.C. judge ruled a Vancouver woman is allowed to keep her two guinea fowl hens, saying they fall under the category of exotic bird pets in the city’s animal control bylaw. (Pixabay/mirceaadrian72)

Vancouver woman allowed to keep guinea fowls for ‘pure joy of companionship’

Court dismissed city bylaw charge, ruling birds were pets, not poultry

A B.C. judge ruled a Vancouver woman is allowed to keep her two guinea fowl hens, saying they fall under the category of exotic bird pets in the city’s animal control bylaw. (Pixabay/mirceaadrian72)
The crash happened on Sep. 19 at approximately 2:00 a.m., one kilometre west of Juniper Beach Provincial Park near Walhachin (Credit: BC Wildfire Service)

4 wildfire fighters killed in Highway 1 crash near Ashcroft

Four people were killed in the head-on collision

The crash happened on Sep. 19 at approximately 2:00 a.m., one kilometre west of Juniper Beach Provincial Park near Walhachin (Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
UBCM president Jen Ford, here speaking at the 2022 convention, is calling for a fundamental re-working of the relationship between municipalities and senior spheres of government to deal with the housing crisis. (UBCM/Flickr)

UBCM prez calls for fundamental reforms in relations with Victoria, Ottawa

Jen Ford calls for ‘pendulum’ to swing back toward municipalities in order to address housing crisis

UBCM president Jen Ford, here speaking at the 2022 convention, is calling for a fundamental re-working of the relationship between municipalities and senior spheres of government to deal with the housing crisis. (UBCM/Flickr)
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Landmark prohibition imposed after B.C. men caught crab fishing in US waters

4 men fined, forfeit more than $287K in commercial crab fleet investigation

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A Sooke teacher has been banned from teaching. (Pixabay photo)

B.C. gym teacher banned after sexually exploiting teen student

Ian McKenzie admitted to using his position of power

A Sooke teacher has been banned from teaching. (Pixabay photo)
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

New B.C. disaster preparation, response and recovery laws coming soon

Union of B.C. Municipalities told changes needed as disasters become more frequent

Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Shocked AG says B.C. doing what it can to ensure citizens are protected

Niki Sharma calls PM’s statement India may have been involved in death of Surrey man distressing

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, in a killing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says has been credibly linked to India. Police officers attend the scene of a shooting outside of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier

Nijjar, CSIS met regularly before he was killed in Surrey, son says

The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father…

The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, in a killing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says has been credibly linked to India. Police officers attend the scene of a shooting outside of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier
A woman boards a transit bus through rear doors, in Vancouver, on Friday, March 20, 2020. New Westminster Police were called Sunday (Sept. 17) around 6:30 p.m. to 6th and Liverpool streets after reports of an assault on board a bus. Police say the victim, a woman, had minor injuries, but was in distress. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Woman assaulted on Lower Mainland bus, police say

New Westminster Police say victim had minor injuries after being assaulted by ‘group of youths’

A woman boards a transit bus through rear doors, in Vancouver, on Friday, March 20, 2020. New Westminster Police were called Sunday (Sept. 17) around 6:30 p.m. to 6th and Liverpool streets after reports of an assault on board a bus. Police say the victim, a woman, had minor injuries, but was in distress. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport says interest in B.C. as a tourism destination far exceeds any reputational losses caused by this year’s wildfire season. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

Wildfire economic damage to B.C. tourism still being counted: minister

Tourism Minister Lana Popham says interest in B.C. far exceeds reputational damage after wildfires

Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport says interest in B.C. as a tourism destination far exceeds any reputational losses caused by this year’s wildfire season. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
A elementary student arrives for his first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Returning to school in September can be a “mixed picture” for students as some deal with higher levels of anxiety as change can be a stressful situation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

New school year can lead to higher levels of anxiety for students: B.C. doctor

BC Children’s Hospital noted increase in mental-health visits at start of 2022-23 school year

A elementary student arrives for his first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Returning to school in September can be a “mixed picture” for students as some deal with higher levels of anxiety as change can be a stressful situation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue train in Golden Ears Mountains. In 2022, SAR teams across B.C. responded to 1,510 incidents.(Photo courtesy of RMSAR)

More than 1,700 people saved by B.C. search and rescue in 2022

Association projecting annual incidents to increase in coming years

Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue train in Golden Ears Mountains. In 2022, SAR teams across B.C. responded to 1,510 incidents.(Photo courtesy of RMSAR)
Kasari Govender, B.C. Human Rights commissioner, here seen speaking after releasing the final report on her inquiry into hate during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vancouver in March 2023, has issued a statement that says the human rights of trans and LGBTQ2SAI+ people are not up for debate. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says trans rights ‘not up for debate’

Govender issues statement prior to rallies across B.C. opposing SOGI curriculum, related policies

Kasari Govender, B.C. Human Rights commissioner, here seen speaking after releasing the final report on her inquiry into hate during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vancouver in March 2023, has issued a statement that says the human rights of trans and LGBTQ2SAI+ people are not up for debate. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Newton. (File photo: Anna Burns)

B.C. Sikhs plan protest, seek protection in wake of India statements

Trudeau says ‘credible’ intelligence links Indian government agents to shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45

Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Newton. (File photo: Anna Burns)