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The full cost to cull more than 300 ostriches in the West Kootenay region last fall has been revealed for the first time. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, the months-long battle cost millions of dollars.

A West Kootenay ostrich farm has been on high alert all weekend, with fears the some four hundred animals could be destroyed. It comes after the latest legal challenge failed to overturn the cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Alissa Thibault reports.

Problems at the ferries this weekend, with mechanical issues on a vessel leading to several cancellations as well as customer complaints. A West Kootenay ostrich farm has been on high alert all weekend, with fears the some four hundred animals could be destroyed. A leisurely excursion turned rescue operation, after a pair of paddleboarders hit...

The movement to spare a flock of ostriches in the West Kootenay, gaining the support from a couple “unlikely’ new sources. The animals are facing a court-ordered cull, after an avian flu outbreak. But as Travis Prasad reports, one of the most powerful officials in the U.S. government and a B.C. girl who nearly died...

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald was asked Wednesday about the West Kootenay flock of ostriches in Edgewood, B.C., facing a court-ordered cull due to an avian flu outbreak. MacDonald said the government is working with the CFIA to find “the best possible solution for everybody involved” and is not influenced by Robert F....

Dozens of people from around B.C. and as far away as Alberta have converged on a West Kootenay ostrich farm this long weekend, hoping to prevent a planned cull. As Paul Johnson reports, the farm owners welcome the support, despite the political views of some of the supporters.

Controversial decision to cull ostrichs on a West Kootenay farm garnering attention from U.S. official. American travel to Canada remains down, despite Memorial Day long weekend usually marking the start of the busy summer season. New Research Co. poll shows Canadian are becoming fed up with tipping culture and the expectations around it.

Dozens converge on an ostrich farm in West Kootenay to protest a potential cull. Parents and students rally against budget cuts at Surrey schools. Water safety emphasized during the Victoria Day long weekend as summer boating season begins.

The regional district of central Kootenay asks for more testing as the lives of 400 ostriches remain in the balance. Plus the life-changing move a Ukrainian couple makes while giving a Westbank restaurant a new lease on life.

Another twist in the ongoing controversy over the cull of ostriches in the Kootenays, ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, the local regional district has added its voice to those calling for further bird flu tests.

An extended interview with the South Okanagan-West Kootenay Green candidate Tara Howse.

Tara Howse, South Okanagan-West Kootenay Green party candidate in the 2021 federal election, speaks to Global News about her priorities for the region, if elected to Ottawa.

Helena Konanz, South Okanagan-West Kootenay Conservative candidate in the 2021 federal election, is back for round two, having narrowly lost to Cannings in 2019.

Thu, Sep 1: A group fishing on the Nakusp Lake in the West Kootenay region captured a rare sight on camera recently. Video credit: Melissa Zeboroff.

While Okanagan, Shuswap, West Kootenay and Similkameen towns consider financial relief options for residents, Kelowna joins Salmon Arm in offering property owners extra time to pay property taxes.

Richard Cannings of the NDP, and MP for South Okanagan and West Kootenay, talked with Global Okanagan about the upcoming session of parliament.

Owners of a West Kootenay ostrich farm are devastated to learn they are set to lose their entire flock due to a bird flu outbreak. A cull has been ordered, but as Victoria Femia reports, the family says this would actually be counterproductive to fighting the H5N1 virus.

The Castlegar dog ended up escaping his backyard, and going on he lam. But his owners’ fears he might be gone forever suddenly turned into the makings of a Hollywood movie. Linda Aylesworth has the story.

PENTICTON — More than 700 people cheered as Conservative leader Stephen Harper made his way to the podium at Brutus Truck Bodies in Penticton on Sunday evening. Harper landed in Kelowna ahead of the Conservative rally in support of south Okanagan-West Kootenay candidate Marshall Neufeld.

The federal riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay will see a rematch between four out of the five candidates. In 2019, the race between the NDP and rival Conservatives was one of the tightest in the country. Political observers say this race will be one of the most interesting to watch in British Columbia. Shelby Thom...