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New downtown Kelowna RCMP community liaison plans to listen
“This role is about building trust, strengthening relationships and working together to address concerns in a proactive, community-focused way.”
Kamloops paying $3M to Kelowna for firefighting dispatch
The five-year, $3 million deal was signed earlier this year.
Stir well, slap lightly. Tips for making a mint julep worthy of the Kentucky Derby
Horses are poised, bets are on, hats are at the ready and the bourbon is standing by, ready to be…
Kamloops’ new tourism development manager has big plans for the city, including a gondola
"If the story we tell is that we love our city and all the great opportunity here, people will hear and want to come here.”
Father charged with killing son, 5, daughter, 3, found in vehicle in Calgary
CALGARY — Police laid murder charges Friday against a Calgary father a day after he phoned them from a parked…
MLS receives formal bid to relocate Vancouver Whitecaps to Las Vegas
VANCOUVER — An investor group out of Las Vegas isn’t the only party interested in buying the Whitecaps, says Vancouver’s…
Suspension for BC teacher who sent dozens of inappropriate emails to student
"You are a wonderful young woman even if you drive your teacher crazy,” an email read.
Not the daily grind: Okanagan seeing new wave of craft coffee roasters
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In the last few years an array of small scale coffee roasters have opened up across the Okanagan.
Former Coldstream, Grand Forks Jehovah’s Witnesses’ privacy case going to Canada’s Supreme Court
"Should the Charter privilege a religious organization over an individual who has chosen to leave? These questions lie at the heart of this appeal.”
West Kelowna man implicated in illegal cannabis, money laundering scheme
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The province wants to seize his bank account.
iN PHOTOS: Just kiddin’ around at goat yoga in Penticton
“The goats just love people, and they're so used to the attention that that's all they really want."
Why old washtubs can be found hanging from trees in the Okanagan
The washtubs weren't race markers rowers, part of a pinecone study nor baths for monkeys.
Why an Okanagan pro-choice activist couldn’t get billboard and had to get a bus ad
"I tried to find the next most impactful way to show our message and that was transit ads.”
Not the daily grind: Okanagan seeing new wave of craft coffee roasters
In the last few years an array of small scale coffee roasters have opened up across the Okanagan.
Fenestration Station Builds on a Trusted Local Legacy
Avoiding costly mistakes in door and window installations starts with trusted suppliers. Whether you’re replacing existing windows and doors or planning a new build, the wrong decision can lead to costly consequences. Working with a top-rated professional like BC’s Fenestration...
What makes a ‘heat dome’ and what does it mean?
These unbearably hot and humid summer months that put millions of people across the globe at risk are typically made possible by phenomena known as heat domes. Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme and prolonged, and they...
West Kelowna man implicated in illegal cannabis, money laundering scheme
The province wants to seize his bank account.
THOMPSON: Black cats, broken mirrors and other superstitions we believe in
"There are people, for example, who will not travel on the 13th day of any month…and even structure their decisions and lives around avoiding the number."
iN DISCUSSION: Prime Minister Carney’s BC condo buyout bungle
"I'm starting to get a disturbingly familiar feeling about Prime Minister Mark Carney."
THOMPSON: Social media not the place for accurate, factual news
"It’s like panning for gold…the nuggets are few and far between."
Rescue officials suspend search for six after charter boat sinks off B.C.
Rescue officials have suspended their search for six people who are believed to be missing…
Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death, warn public about contact with bats
TORONTO — Doctors are urging people to seek medical attention if they have any contact…
Nominee Glenn Joyal tells MPs he wants to uphold public confidence in Supreme Court
OTTAWA — Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal said Monday he wants to uphold…
Inuit leaders, federal ministers meet this week amid tension between groups
OTTAWA — Inuit leaders are set to meet with six federal ministers Tuesday in Kuujjuaq,…
CP NewsAlert: Miller says Palestinian exhibit at rights museum ‘should be rectified’
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Marc Miller says the Canadian Museum for Human Rights made an…
Israeli strikes kill at least 8 in Gaza, including 2 children, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in southern and central Gaza on Monday…
Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guards
WINDSOR, N.C. (AP) — Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail…
Soccer fans around the world watch the World Cup, in photos
Around the world, soccer fans are gathering in homes, stadium plazas, and public viewing venues…
Canada’s former trade chief expects no tariff deal before U.S. midterms
Canada’s former chief trade negotiator said Monday he doesn’t expect Ottawa to reach a tariff…
B.C. natural gas leak caused by crews hitting misidentified pipeline: TSB report
GATINEAU — A federal investigation has found the puncture of a natural gas pipeline in…
Naomi Osaka wows Wimbledon crowd with kimono inspired by Lucy Liu’s character in ‘Kill Bill’
LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon’s strict rules about all-white clothing didn’t prevent Naomi Osaka from making…
DC will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with ‘Star Wars’ song, record says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a…
Soccer fans around the world watch the World Cup, in photos
Around the world, soccer fans are gathering in homes, stadium plazas, and public viewing venues…
Gabriel Martinelli scores late in injury time to help Brazil beat Japan 2-1 at World Cup
HOUSTON (AP) — Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal late in injury time to give…
Brazil defeats Japan as Germany, Netherlands and Morocco play to stay at the World Cup, in photos
Day 19 of the World Cup marks the second day of the round of 32,…
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