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Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here’s what’s driving the increase
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a…
More than 50 Kelowna drivers ticketed for using phones in school zones
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Officers took photos of drivers texting and scrolling on their phones during pick-up and drop-off times at schools.
‘TOXIC’: Bullying from Vernon’s top Mountie forcing members to flee, cops say
Officers say morale is low, members are leaving, and a record number are on stress leave.
Prediction markets love sports, but the feeling isn’t exactly mutual
CHICAGO (AP) — Sports have become a big part of prediction markets. So big that…
TRENDING NOW: Dog licks bacon frying on TV
You can almost smell the strips of bacon frying.
‘Extremely caring’ Interior Health nurse loses career over conspiracy theories
The case highlights how far down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories people will go, and the life-changing altercations when they believe them.
People – and robots – are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China
BEIJING (AP) — It’s not just people — in China, the robots are also getting…
From Arena Mexico to the World Cup, a wrestling-mask boom is taking shape
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guadalupe Zuñiga has been around wrestling masks for as long as…
IN THE RED: Being Kamloops mayor costs Reid Hamer-Jackson more than he earns
Despite the financial hardship Reid Hamer-Jackson plans to run for mayor again.
A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the arid, cracked desert ground in Southern California, a tiny…
‘Relax’: A beginner’s guide to Okanagan wine tasting
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“It's not about what you know, it's about what you enjoy.”
Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources
OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients…
How Mexican cartels employ drones as tools to smuggle drugs and fight enemies
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday…
‘Abuse of power’: Judge blocks move to deny past BC Tree Fruits members share of millions
The defunct co-op has between $12 and $15-million to be divvied up.
Cannabis smoke fills the air as Nepal marks Shivaratri festival
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hindu holy men and mostly young devotees openly puffed on cannabis…
‘Money bouquets’ rival traditional flowers as coveted tokens of love for Valentine’s Day in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Liquidity as affection and trash as a symbol of enduring love.…
TRENDING NOW: This dog can’t be caught
Meet Bailey the unstoppable dog.
Unscripted ‘Canada Shore’ shows a side of Kelowna not seen in the tourism brochure
"Canada Shore" features a group of 10 young people spending the summer living in a mansion in Kelowna and partying in the city.
What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE — Details have emerged about the eight people killed and two seriously injured…
Get the love part right: It’s about knowing each other, sacrifice and sticking around on bad days
LONDON (AP) — Love and bacon hovered in the air of the Smalley house one…
What can Canada’s Olympic couples teach us about relationships?
A handful of Canadian couples are gearing up to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Italy. They…
Wife sorry for torturing husband, both feared aspiring Kamloops gang leader: Victim tells jury
"If he kills you, me and the kids will be witnesses to it, and he'll kill us too."
Behind the scenes sorting through tips in cases like the Nancy Guthrie disappearance
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona sheriff’s department got more than 4,000 calls within 24…
How to help kids and teens cope with Tumbler Ridge shootings
TORONTO — As news and social media coverage of Tuesday’s mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge,…