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Multiple deaths and injuries lead to safety recall for wide range of Ikea chests of drawers
BURLINGTON, Ont. – Ikea is recalling 29 million chests and dressers after six children were…
Canadian move to bar genetic discrimination wins American advocacy award
OTTAWA – A Canadian senator is the co-winner of this year's second annual advocacy award…
TRENDING NOW: Seal busks in Montreal
Buskers are found on corners all over the country but it's not often a star…
B.C. makes second bid to evict homeless people camping at Victoria courthouse
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says fire, crime and sanitary conditions at a homeless…
Humane society investigating use of bison carcasses for movie filmed in Alberta
Animal-welfare officials are investigating whether several bison were purposely killed so their carcasses could be…
Oilsands production to be 1 million barrels a day higher by 2025: researchers
CALGARY – A U.S. research organization says oilsands companies will gradually switch from new projects…
Reminder: Kelowna and West Kelowna property taxes due next week
KELOWNA – Kelowna property taxes for 2016 must be paid by midnight, Monday, July 4.…
Vernon property tax deadline next week
The City of Vernon is reminding property owners that property taxes are due on July…
Shots fired at another Vernon home
VERNON – A child was at home when shots were fired at a Vernon home…
Electric wheelchair stolen in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A handicapped man is without a way of getting around after thieves stole…
Critics of Canada’s assisted dying laws to launch new court challenge
VANCOUVER – A 25-year-old British Columbia woman with a degenerative muscle disease is challenging Canada's…
Federal government invests $150 million for affordable housing in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The federal government has announced it will invest $150 million in affordable housing…
B.C. parrot refuge set to close this summer, hundreds of birds in need of homes
COOMBS, B.C. – Hundreds of parrots living at a Vancouver Island sanctuary need new homes…
Kamloops says goodbye to June with a heat wave
KAMLOOPS – Every year Canada Day seems to bring the heat and this year is…
Okanagan heat wave ushers out June
OKANAGAN – Temperatures were above normal Sunday but things are about to heat up even…
TRENDING NOW: Scary statue impersonation
What do you get when you combine a model, a talented makeup artist and a…
STAHN: Why my opinion on Ajax doesn’t matter (and where I actually stand)
'EVERY FUTURE STORY WOULD HAVE BECOME SHADED IN THAT OPINION' OPINION While covering news in…
TRENDING NOW: Not everyone ‘Got Talent’
You sometimes have to wonder how these people make it on a show like America's…
Canadian hospital bolsters treatment services for aboriginal patients with sweat lodge
TORONTO – Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital has added a unique service…
Texas U. admissions can consider race, Supreme Court rules
WASHINGTON – In a narrow victory for affirmative action, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld…
Lucas abandons plan to build museum in Chicago after lawsuit
CHICAGO – Star Wars creator George Lucas announced Friday that he has abandoned plans to…
TRENDING NOW: Tie Domi can’t turn down a fight
One of Canadian hockey's most well-known fighters is Tie Domi, so of course this kid…
Kelowna fan shocked by Winnepeg Jets T-shirt made by company licensed to sell NHL stock
KELOWNA – A lifelong Winnipeg Jets fan was shocked to learn she'd bought a team…
Kamloops SPCA urgently seeking counsellors for summer camps
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. SPCA’s popular summer camps for kids may be in jeopardy in…