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iN NUMBERS: How much money is bet on local elections on prediction markets
Prediction markets allow people to bet on all kinds of things like sports, politics and criminal trial outcomes.
Picket lines go up in ‘high leverage’ strike at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals
VANCOUVER – Grain terminal workers picked a “high leverage moment” to go on strike in Metro Vancouver as farmers in…
Kamloops daycare with hundreds on waitlist plans expansion
A Kamloops daycare planning an expansion has a waitlist nearing 1,000. Children's Circle Childcare Centre has a waitlist that grows…
Kamloops RCMP investigate fatal motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist was found dead near Kamloops Monday, and police are looking for information. Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses…
Complainant takes stand in Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial as Crown begins case
HAILEYBURY, Ont. – Crown prosecutors in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard began their case on Tuesday…
Poilievre makes case for taking down the government to restore ‘promise of Canada’
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to defeat the Liberal government on Tuesday, but opposition parties are turning…
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of September 2024. They…
Kelowna MLA recall campaign delayed due to lack of funding and volunteers
“Make no mistake, based on your record to date, we remain steadfast in our belief that you should be removed from power because of your actions.”
‘No incumbents’ attitude looms among Kamloops voters with election campaign underway
"People are saying with the dysfunction at city hall, they all need to go."
iN VIDEO: Peachland Farmers and Crafters Market is more than a little market
The summer season of the Peachland Farmers and Crafters Market is coming to a close,…
iN VIDEO: The deadly mating dance of Okanagan praying mantids
"Apparently, they only eat their mate when they’re stressed.”
iN VIDEO: Armstrong showcases agriculture and community for the 125th Interior Provincial Exhibition
The Labour Day long weekend is always a good time to organize time with friends…
The apple pie (inspired by mom, of course) became the symbolic food of a nation
Flaky, golden crust. Apple juices bubbling through its vents. The scent of cinnamon. Apple pie is my comfort food, and the only thing my family always cooks together: rolling the dough, fluting the crust’s edges, peeling and chopping the apples....
California could be first in the nation to create smoke-damage standards
Two smoke-damage bills awaiting the governor’s signature address a longstanding issue brought to the fore by the Los Angeles County fires: When is it safe for wildfire survivors to move back into their homes? After the deadly January 2025 fires,...
What to know about the Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami that killed 5 workers in a van
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused an Amazon cargo jet to overshoot a runway in Miami and plow into two vehicles, killing five people on the ground. The Boeing 767 hit a van on Miami International Airport property...
DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans
MIAMI (AP) — A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee. The committee's...
iN DISCUSSION: Did not watering your lawn help? Not as much as you’d think
"It’s been a weird summer with the water restrictions where I live in the Okanagan."
iN DISCUSSION: What a mess the BC Conservatives find themselves in
"In a time where David Eby's NDP appears to be out of ideas and momentum and voters clearly would prefer another choice, this is their option."
iN DISCUSSION: Okanagan bakery stirs up wildfire compensation controversy
The bakery and coffee shop in Peachland would like to be compensated for business lost when tourists fled.
Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9-11 in support of Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby invoked the memory of the 9-11 terrorist attacks…
Police say stray bullet killed Burnaby, B.C., man Chang Yong Cho, 85, in his own home
BURNABY — Homicide investigators say an 85-year-old man was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home…
Trump ramps up retaliation against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday ramping up retaliation…
Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9-11 in support of Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby invoked the memory of the 9-11 terrorist attacks…
Police say stray bullet killed Burnaby, B.C., man Chang Yong Cho, 85, in his own home
BURNABY — Homicide investigators say an 85-year-old man was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home…
Trump’s map-making on social media stirs controversy in North Atlantic
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest map-making exercise has rattled the North Atlantic.…
The apple pie (inspired by mom, of course) became the symbolic food of a nation
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Flaky, golden crust. Apple juices bubbling through its vents. The scent of cinnamon. Apple pie…
Holdout in Lindsay Clancy trial said he had reasonable doubt but still wouldn’t acquit, juror says
A lone juror blocked Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted, insisting he wouldn’t find her not…
Trump ramps up retaliation against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday ramping up retaliation…
Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9-11 in support of Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby invoked the memory of the 9-11 terrorist attacks…
A look at the theft of Renoir paintings from a French museum and other high-profile heists
PARIS (AP) — Thieves hit the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera and made off…
Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes doc sparks buzz at Telluride
A Canadian comedian is generating buzz with his new documentary on Silicon Valley fraudster Elizabeth…
Aaron Judge goes 0 for 3 with 2 Ks in return to Yankees after 99-day absence caused by broken rib
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge struck out twice and flied out as he returned…
Dodgers sit Shohei Ohtani to ‘build him up slowly’ after 2-strikeout return
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup on…
Myles Garrett embracing Super Bowl expectations that come with star-studded Rams’ loaded roster
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big things have been expected of the Los Angeles Rams since…
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