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Why BC animators are breathing easier about AI
Tense Hollywood strikes in 2023 paved the way for job protections for hundreds of animators.
Long-lost adult siblings strive to rebuild severed family bonds in ‘Meadowlarks’
“That was inspired by my meeting my mother when I was 16."
Concerns raised about AI-powered toys and creativity, development as holiday shopping peaks
"I think about what kind of inputs do I want my kids to be having? And to be honest, it's not the inputs of an AI algorithm."
The best new holiday music releases for 2025
So, grab a loved one, a cup of eggnog and get to listening.
A crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty is expected to sell for more than $26 million
The Romanov royal family ruled Russia for 300 years before it was ousted by the 1917 revolution. Nicholas and his family were executed in 1918.
A foot-tall elephant? ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ on Apple TV reveals surprising creatures
“Nobody’s made a natural history representation of these creatures behaving and interacting in the way that we have in this series.”
Roommates 31 years apart in age free one another from hiding Parkinson’s
“We can just be ourselves.”
Clair Obscur leads the AP’s list of 2025’s top video games
But great games emerged nonetheless — and I can't imagine AI ever being able to deliver the kind of thrilling, rewarding adventures we've seen in 2025.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a rare Superman comic book! And it fetched $9.12M!
“It was just in an attic, sitting in a box, could have easily been thrown away, could’ve easily been destroyed in a thousand different ways.”
Fact File: How Sora’s AI videos made going viral easy, and tips on how to spot them
"Back in the day … there were not a lot of videos like this."
Here’s a strategy to get through stressful holiday gatherings. Act like a dull rock
“You do not give difficult people any potential ammunition.”
Move. Cheer. Dance. Do the wave. How to tap into the collective joy of ‘we mode’
“If we all dress alike and we move alike and we feel alike, we express the same emotions that trigger mechanisms in our brain.”
‘Snow rage’: Kelowna’s snow removal team shouldn’t have to put up with aggressive residents
iNwheels
We usually see it pop up in late January, February where people are just fed up with winter and we get back to back snow events.”
CIBC analysts cast doubt on private sector taking on new B.C. pipeline any time soon
CALGARY — Analysts at CIBC Capital Markets say they don’t expect the private sector to…
Dog found in garbage bag at 100 Mile House dump
“It was starved and neglected, its toenails were super long, it was obviously not something that just happened when it was in that bag.”
Kelowna researcher finds TikTok pushing nicotine pouches to young people
“One particular brand was framed as empowering, exclusive and socially desirable, where using the brand meant that you were part of a movement.”
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement…
Owl hit by car in North Okanagan airlifted to Lower Mainland for care
“I saw him get hit by a car that just kept going so I figured I should check it out and realized it was a little owl."
Humane Society seeing record-breaking year for outdoor cat colonies in Okanagan, Kamloops
“It just keeps on going. It's a problem. People are looking for solutions and they're looking for humane, no kill solutions."
Sexual extortion of children for money is on the rise: financial intelligence agency
OTTAWA — Canada’s financial intelligence agency is warning of an increase in cases of sexual…
Steven Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet to protest pipeline deal
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet late Thursday…
Tiny homes or encampment: Decision looms on contentious Penticton homeless project
iNhome
"If we say no, then the encampment stays — simple as that — because there's no where for them to go."
‘I’m getting tired’: Kamloops woman losing sleep in battle against rats
“When they’re under the house they can chew wires and water lines and wreak all sorts of havoc."
iN NUMBERS: British Columbians split on Alberta to BC pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith shook hands and signed a cooperation agreement, but it's going to take more than that to get the pipeline built.