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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.”
10 dead, including female suspect, in ‘devastating’ shootings at B.C. school and home
TUMBLER RIDGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd says police are “not in a place” to understand what motivated…
A person has been detained for questioning in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, sheriff’s office says
RIO RICO, Ariz. (AP) — A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, hours after…
Old-school financial advice that no longer applies to modern day life
Buying a starter home, living on one income and staying in the same job for 40 years — life was…
Short-track silver for Canada; Women’s hockey falls to U.S.; top pairs team in
MILAN — Canada’s women’s hockey team suffered its first loss of the Milan Cortina Olympics as the United States blanked…
Homicide-suicide ruling in 2023 deaths of family in Prince Rupert, B.C.
BURNABY — The jury in a British Columbia coroner’s inquest into the deaths of a family of four in Prince…
iN NUMBERS: BC represents at Olympic Winter Games
Some people think the Olympics is about the world coming together, when in reality it’s about how many creative ways we’ve found to send people down a mountainside or over a sheet of ice.
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."
B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice after rejecting contract deal
BURNABY — The British Columbia Nurses Union has issued a 72-hour strike notice just weeks…
Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out dangerous social media algorithms pushing harm
VANCOUVER — The mother of a 13-year-old girl from British Columbia who died after her…
Alberta separatists gain partial court win, referendum petition to be verified
EDMONTON — A group pushing for a separation referendum in Alberta has won a partial…
Tom Siddon, cabinet minister during Oka crisis, dies at 84: family
OTTAWA — Tom Siddon, who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney…
B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice after rejecting contract deal
BURNABY — The British Columbia Nurses Union has issued a 72-hour strike notice just weeks…
An early heat wave hits Europe, in photos
Millions of people across Europe are sweltering under an early-season heat wave this week as…
The Latest: Supreme Court says Fed’s Lisa Cook can keep job for now in series of final week rulings
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President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final…
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…
B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice after rejecting contract deal
BURNABY — The British Columbia Nurses Union has issued a 72-hour strike notice just weeks…
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…
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…
A marriage proposal and Bad Bunny steal attention from Novak Djokovic’s opening Wimbledon match
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic witnessed a marriage proposal in the crowd at Centre Court…
Canadiens trade veteran forward Brendan Gallagher to Canucks
Brendan Gallagher knows what it takes to weather a rebuild. It’s a knowledge that’s sure…
Maple Leafs sign defenceman Troy Stecher to two-year contract extension
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenceman Troy Stecher to a two-year contract…
Deion Sanders says he feels like his old self a year after surgery: ‘I consider myself cancer-free’
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders says he feels like his old —…
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