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Home Depot pulls Inuksuk garden statue over cultural appropriation concerns
Home Depot is removing an Inuksuk garden ornament from its store shelves after an Inuk…
Logging truck mechanical failure causes crash that killed 3 in Cranbrook
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say a mechanical failure of a loaded logging…
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate amid stubbornly high inflation
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada announced a quarter-percentage point rate hike Wednesday, the first…
Fire & Flower files for court protection from creditors under CCAA
TORONTO – Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. says it has received a court…
iN VIDEO: Vancouver Island scuba divers spot shark in rare shallow-water sighting
NANAIMO, B.C. – Connor McTavish and three companions had just planned to explore the site…
TRENDING NOW: Revelstoke Enchanted Forest TikTok goes viral
From a fairy on a swing with an uncanny likeness of Bill Murray to a…
‘We’re running for our ancestors’: Syilx Unity Run connects community to the land
More than 100 syilx Youth, Elders and community members gathered at the Syilx Nation Indian…
Northeast wildfire second largest in B.C. history
The BC Wildfire Service says the Donnie Creek wildfire has grown into one of the…
Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
ARGYLE, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting…
TRENDING NOW: Magical dentist big hit with the kiddos
A trip to the dentist can be terrifying for little kids, but not for patients…
Time running out for Penticton immigrant family
Time is quickly running out for a young Penticton family who last month were ordered…
Decision to transfer killer Bernardo to medium security to get second look
OTTAWA – The federal prison service says it will have a second look at its…
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How to plan a backpacking trip through Europe on a budget
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TRENDING NOW: 10-tiered human tower comes tumbling down
A large group of humans assembled into a large tower in Spain, but they didn’t…
June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought
Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast…
PAY PER WAVE: Native Hawaiians divided over artificial surf lagoon in the birthplace of surfing
EWA BEACH, Hawaii (AP) — Brian Keaulana is the quintessential Native Hawaiian waterman, well-known in…
Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to Missouri
Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to…
‘Travesty’ or ‘forward thinking’? Hundreds weigh in on one-click citizenship oath
OTTAWA – Allowing new Canadians to take the oath of citizenship by clicking a box…
Technology could be key to future wildfire prevention and fighting
When wildfires hit Alberta earlier this month, leaving more than 10,000 square kilometres of land…
For teens who drink and do drugs, here’s how to reduce the harm
About 40 per cent of Canadian teenagers drank alcohol in the last year and one…
Why go to a Spa? To detoxify, moisturize and renew body, mind and spirit
If you’re planning a summer vacation in the Okanagan, you’ll want to include some world…
New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's national airline is asking passengers to step on…
TRENDING NOW: Dramatic dog doesn’t like his nails done
This clever fellow knows exactly what he's doing. Watch him 'faint' over and over again.…