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Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a…
Ottawa still pledging to double construction pace despite home building headwinds
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is sticking to its pledge to double the pace…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties BEIJING (AP) —…
A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing
PORT ISABEL, Texas (AP) — Until recently, young children ran in and out of their…
B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of…
A $620 property tax debt cost him his house. Ohio’s Supreme Court will decide if the county owes him
After Angelo Craig failed to pay his $620 property tax bill, Cuyahoga County officials began…
Second slowest April in a decade for Central Okanagan real estate sales
Sales were down in most categories across the region.
Tree of heaven called tree of hell by gardeners in Kamloops, Okanagan
“Our trees and invasive plants were all here when we moved in, it has just been a constant battle in trying to maintain and contain the spread of them all and the cost comes back onto the homeowner.”
Israeli bulldozers raze about 50 Palestinian shops ahead of settlement-linked road project
AL-EIZARIYA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli bulldozers tore down dozens of Palestinian shops on the…
South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 10 people are dead with many homes destroyed in flooding…
Path for tiny homes may open in Thompson-Nicola regional district
It won’t come without strings attached.
The Quality Inn You Didn’t See Coming
Business Spotlight
From infrared saunas to curated itineraries, this Vernon, BC hotel is catching guests by surprise…
Why Kelowna’s vacancy rate doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story
“It doesn’t last for more than the moment that survey occurred.”
Québec solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
MONTREAL — Quebec’s leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on…
NOT JUST FOR HIPSTERS: Okanagan wedding photographers seeing demand for film
A few years ago a film camera could be bought for $5 in a thrift store. That has all changed.