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Kelowna MLAs push for Bailey’s Law
Kelowna MLAs Kristina Loewen and Gavin Dew, with the BC Conservative Caucus, are pushing for Bailey's Law. Bailey McCourt, 32, was a mother of two. She was brutally attacked with a hammer in a Kelowna...
Aug 25, 2025
LeBlanc set to meet Lutnick in Washington after Ottawa drops some tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory t...
Aug 25, 2025
Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...
Aug 25, 2025
Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion prov...
Aug 25, 2025
Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...
Aug 25, 2025
Vernon murder trial adjourned to late September
A murder trial underway in Vernon has been pushed back to late-September.Peter Visintainer is charged with first degree murder in the death of Wolf-Ingo Beyer, whose body was found in the Six Mile Cre...
Aug 25, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Following destructive wildfires, New Brunswick reopens forest access
New Brunswick is lifting most of the restrictions it had imposed on access to Crown land. The provincial government had banned public access to forests to reduce the risk of more wildfires erupting. O...
Aug 25, 2025
Auditor general to study the modernization of the federal pay system
OTTAWA - The federal government's troubled attempt to modernize its pay system will be probed by the federal auditor general as the government begins its move to another new payroll program. Ottawa an...
Aug 25, 2025
Kelowna rockets announce tickets for preseason and home opener
The Kelowna Rockets have put tickets on sale for their 2025-26 preseason games and home opener at Prospera Place.The team will host two preseason home games, starting with a matchup against the Pentic...
Aug 25, 2025
Okanagan faces hot end to August with increased wildfire risk
The Okanagan is bracing for a hot and dry end to August, with Environment Canada forecasting daytime highs of 35 degrees from Monday through Thursday.Weather officials say the heat will persist throug...
Aug 25, 2025
