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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
WASHINGTON (AP) — Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s understated but influential chief of staff, criticized…
Liberal MP says she was shoved by Israeli officials at West Bank border crossing
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says she was shoved several times by Israeli border officials…
Former Vernon lawyer accused of transferring client’s property to himself, misappropriating $116,000
He was previously barred from practicing law for 10 years.
Canada’s food safety agency warns it couldn’t handle multiple emergencies
This year alone, the agency has been dealt a Salmonella crisis on Iranian pistachios that required extensive testing and import limits, and a months-long battle to cull a herd of ostriches in BC which culminated in a lengthy, police-protected takeover of the farm.
Winery owner needs help selling 100,000 litres of wine made from saved Okanagan grapes
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“I did my part, saved the grapes and put them in tanks. Now we need marketing access and marketing support. We also need BC consumers to help out.”
Kelowna’s $256,000 Christmas trees were under budget
“It's just an amazingly large cost.”
How did Canada’s young people become its unhappiest generation?
VANCOUVER — As a teen growing up in Toronto, Bhavik Sharma imagined what life would…
Fraser Valley flood cleanup begins, as latest blast of rain swells B.C. rivers
The cleanup is starting in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley as water that flowed across the…
BC’s hospital crowding problem isn’t improving, data shows
In the seven most overcapacity facilities, one in six patients was cared for in an unfunded ‘surge bed’ last year.
BC harasser who tried to extort Kelowna orchardists is no-show in court
"Make me an offer to remove everything," one email said.
OneBC party split over staffer’s ‘disgusting’ views on Jews, says ex-leader Brodie
VICTORIA — British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, whose OneBC party has removed her as leader,…
Former Kelowna trucker jailed for threatening witnesses to get $300K after suing RCMP
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Even though he was jailed for threatening witnesses, he still managed to win in court.
Mine near Kamloops fined $222,000 for burying tonnes of waste
"This was clearly done intentionally as it was observed over a period of time and burial was actively observed during an inspection."
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the…
UPDATE: Atmospheric river cutting off Kamloops, Okanagan from Lower Mainland expected to ease
“In general terms, we're starting to pull things back a little bit, if we can put it that way. Gradually decreasing some of those precipitation amounts.”