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Rebuilding NHL teams prioritize developing top prospects amid NHL’s rising salary cap
CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to his plans for the Chicago Blackhawks, general manager…
Trump returns to ’51st state’ rhetoric in speech to U.S. military officials
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump returned to his talk of annexing Canada during an…
Jobs minister Kahlon says B.C. won’t pan away from Trump threat to tariff films
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the government is taking threats by…
Talks off before they began, BCGEU leader says of negotiations with B.C. government
VICTORIA — The head of the union representing British Columbia’s 34,000 public sector workers says…
Family’s attorney questions Universal’s response to roller coaster injuries after man’s death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people have reached out with related stories to the family…
Howie Mandel says Canadian ‘Price is Right’ spinoff will be ‘tariff-free’ and timely
Howie Mandel is coming home to host a Canadian spinoff of “The Price is Right,”…
Lin-Manuel Miranda gave millions to Puerto Rican artists after Hurricane Maria. He’s pledging more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Hurricane Maria roared over Puerto Rico in September…
Millions of dollars for Algoma Steel loan is a matter of sovereignty: Hajdu
OTTAWA — Algoma Steel Group Inc. is set to receive half a billion dollars in…
A new policy on access at the Pentagon has journalists and the Trump administration at odds
Journalists who cover the Pentagon and the Trump admnistration are in a standoff about new…
Cities, housing groups want B.C. to launch permanent housing roundtable
Standing in a boardroom at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Shawn Bouchard, vice-president of Quadra Homes…
B.C. First Nations want meeting with Carney about salmon, need for open-net farm ban
VANCOUVER — First Nations in British Columbia are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister…
Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan…
Legal challenges claim B.C. natural gas pipeline hasn’t been ‘substantially started’
VANCOUVER — Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline…
Campbell not a ‘saviour’ but a much-needed conduit for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia’s new point-person to improve…
Ve Oh Lay Acres Winery is Raising the Bar on Alcohol-Free Wine
Business Spotlight
Summerland’s Ve Oh Lay Acres Winery & Farm is crafting exciting new wine varietals with…
An Alberta farm is home to Beef, the world’s tallest steer
VULCAN, ALBERTA, CANADA — It was love at first sight when Jasmine Entz locked eyes…
Jobs minister urges Canada Post to table new offer to striking union
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu urged Canada Post on Monday to quickly table a…
Former Vancouver Canucks owner admitted misconduct to BC Securities Commission
VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says Vancouver businessman Arthur Griffiths has agreed to pay…
Groups urge PM Carney to act on climate finance risk, 10 years after key speech
MONTREAL — A decade after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a famous speech about the…
Silvia Fenturini Fendi gives up creative control of family’s fashion house after centennial show
MILAN (AP) — Silvia Venturini Fendi, who took full creative control of her family’s heritage…
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the…
Volkswagen of Kamloops – Driven by Service, Fuelled by Trust
Business Spotlight
A world of corporate-owned companies means fewer and fewer locally-owned businesses to choose from. They…
‘Stand with us’: Indigenous artists tapped by big companies for Orange Shirt Day
Jenny Kay Dupuis was recently in a Winners store, when a senior asked for help…
CBSA self-service kiosks outage resolved after causing delays at customs in airports
Canada Border Services Agency says the service outage at its primary inspection kiosks has been…