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‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?
Every Christmas growing up in Minnesota, Jimmy Darts’ parents gave him $200 in cash: $100…
Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock
How a sperm and egg fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by…
Lowriding is more than just cars. It’s about family and culture for Mexican Americans
CHICAGO (AP) — For Luis Martinez, competing in lowriding bike and car competitions is about…
A blaze burns down a brand-new fire station in Germany that lacked fire alarms
BERLIN (AP) — A brand-new fire station in Germany, which was destroyed in a fire,…
‘Nothing to fall back on’: Money mistakes young people make and how to avoid them
Mistakes in our youth are normal and forgivable, but financial ones can be nasty to…
A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years
REAL DEL MONTE, Mexico (AP) — Isabel Arriaga Lozano carefully fills a small pastry with…
More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty. Half are children and many in conflict zones
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 1 billion people in the world live in acute…
Kamloops council may decide to end public inquiries at meetings
Kamloops city council is set to vote next week on whether public input will remain…
iN PHOTOS: Retiring Kelowna ballerina has one last dance
After a lifetime of commitment to ballet, a professional dancer is taking herself in a…
No clear winner in B.C. election, Conservative leader says province ‘changed forever’
VANCOUVER – There was no clear winner in Saturday’s British Columbia election, but the leader…
BC Conservative Kristina Loewen is Kelowna Centre’s first MLA
BC Conservative candidate Kristina Loewen will be in the Kelowna Centre MLA seat in Victoria…
BC NDP incumbent wins Vernon-Lumby riding
BC NDP incumbent Harwinder Sandhu has reclaimed her seat in the legislature for the Vernon-Lumby…
Conservative Amelia Boultbee wins in Penticton-Summerland
Voters in Penticton-Summerland riding have elected its first Conservative MLA in decades. Amelia Boultbee beat…
A South Korean adoptee needed answers about the past. She got them – just not the ones she wanted
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless,…
BC Conservative Gavin Dew is Kelowna-Mission’s new MLA
BC Conservative Gavin Dew has won the Kelowna-Mission riding and will be heading to Victoria…
BC Conservative Tara Armstrong is the new MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream
BC Conservative Tara Armstrong is taking over the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding after BC Liberal Norm…
Barriere mayor elected Kamloops-North Thompson MLA
The BC Conservatives have won in Kamloops-North Thompson, sending a small town mayor to the…
BC Conservative Peter Milobar wins in Kamloops-Centre
BC Conservative Peter Milobar has won in Kamloops-Centre after not only switching political parties but…
TRENDING NOW: Hamming it up with language
The German language can sound very harsh. These four are pronouncing various words in several…
Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet…
Patriots practice on Winston Churchill’s old stomping grounds in London
LONDON (AP) — They’ll toil and sweat but hopefully without the blood and tears. A…
What ‘training to failure’ means and how to incorporate it into your workout
LONDON (AP) — No pain, no gain, as the old exercise adage goes. But just…
50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark
AASUM, Denmark (AP) — In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery…
His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics.…