10+ hour, 36+ min ago   (316+ words) The second busiest emergency department in B.C. is getting a big boost thanks to the generosity of the Central Okanagan and an anonymous matching donor. The KGH Foundation’s Heart of Gold gala on Saturday night raised more than $1 million for Kelowna…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (174+ words) Health Canada says it has approved the use of a birth control vaccine to be tested on free-roaming horses in Alberta. The provincial government has said wild horse populations in parts of Alberta have reached levels not considered ecologically sustainable....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) A woman was taken to hospital after a bear attack in the backcountry outside Whistler. B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post a trio of hikers came face to face with two bears near a lake in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (255+ words) Recovery is going well for the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society after the Bald Range wildfire destroyed much of the Summerland property. IWRS founder Eva Hartmann previously told Castanet the wildlife facility wasn't completely wiped out. Since then, the non-profit that…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago   (540+ words) New data highlights how dangerous e-scooters and e-bikes can be for children in Canada. The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program says 10 kids died from using these electronic devices in 2025, six of them in Ontario. Twelve more patients were admitted to intensive…...