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Okanagan MPs push to upgrade key Kelowna–Penticton detour route
Two Conservative MPs from the Okanagan met at West Kelowna city hall with provincial Conservative politicians to push paving a key forestry road between Kelowna and Penticton.Dan Albas of Okanagan-Lak...
Aug 12, 2025
Kelowna’s Show N Shine hits downtown
If you're into cool cars, don't miss the Show N Shine, presented by Indigo, this Saturday on Bernard Avenue in Downtown Kelowna.From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., over 100 classic cars, hot rods, and rare rides ...
Aug 12, 2025
Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mexico is expelling 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal...
Aug 12, 2025
Top officer says Canada's laws are 'inadequate' to fight cross-border crime
VICTORIA - The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer r...
Aug 12, 2025
Big third period spurs Canada to 9-1 win over Swiss in Hlinka Gretzky Cup
BRNO - Mathis Preston's hat trick led Canada's eight-goal third period in a 9-1 win over Switzerland at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Tuesday. It was Canada's second win in as many days to start the ...
Aug 12, 2025
Canada's Dabrowski, New Zealand's Routliffe advance at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are off to the third round in women's doubles at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. The second-seeded duo defeated Indones...
Aug 12, 2025
Burn bans and water restrictions in place in Ottawa area as dry conditions persist
OTTAWA - Tourists visiting the nation's capital were hunting for shade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving sun-drenched benches and chairs empty along Sparks Street as temperatures spiked to 34 degrees. The...
Aug 12, 2025
Bulk carrier Federal Yamaska runs aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a 180-metre bulk carrier has run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. A spokesman for the coast guard says the Federal Yamaska ran aground near Ver...
Aug 12, 2025
Fourth man charged after 44 people, mostly Haitians, found in truck by U.S. border
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human smuggling operation after 44 people were found inside a cube truck earlier this month in Quebec by the United States border...
Aug 12, 2025
Vernon's revenues outpacing expenditures
The City of Vernon has managed its budget well in the first half of 2025.A financial report to Vernon City Council showed the city's revenues totaled $81,900,966 as of June 30, 2025. That accounts for...
Aug 12, 2025
