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Work underway on next phase of Shannon Lake Road corridor in West Kelowna
Crews have started work on the second planned section of the Shannon Lake Active Transportation Corridor Project in West Kelowna. This section will enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety by adding 400 ...
Mar 5, 2025
Road closures coming for major North End sanitary,water projects
Lane closures and/or road closures are coming to Kelowna's North End beginning mid-March.It's because of major underground infrastructure work happening until the fall.Starting the week of March 10, t...
Mar 5, 2025
Don't bump Mounties from border patrol role, RCMP union tells Ottawa
OTTAWA - The union representing front-line Mounties wants Ottawa to dismiss any notion of shifting border security responsibilities away from the RCMP. The National Police Federation says the RCMP is ...
Mar 5, 2025
Trump, tariffs overtake inflation as top concern for Canadians in new poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the trade war with the United States is now the biggest source of political concern for Canadians, knocking inflation out of the top spot. Leger says 28 per cent of Canadi...
Mar 5, 2025
Head-on crash injures child, two adults near Parksville, B.C.
PARKSVILLE, B.C. - Police say it was "miraculous" that no one was killed in a head-on collision that destroyed two vehicles near Parksville, B.C. A statement from B.C. Highway Patrol says three people...
Mar 5, 2025
Prescribed burn in the Okanagan Landing to happen this month
A wildfire mitigation project in the Okanagan Landing area will take place in mid-March.The B.C. Wildfire Service stated it would be supporting Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) in conducting a presc...
Mar 5, 2025
US charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cyberespionage campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten Chinese hackers have been charged alongside two Chinese law enforcement officers in a global hacking campaign that targeted dissidents, news organizations and U.S. agencies, the ...
Mar 5, 2025
US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress in Washington, D.C.,...
Mar 5, 2025
'Hockey becomes your life': Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini navigating 1st NHL season
Macklin Celebrini grabbed a glove full of pucks. The horn had just sounded to end warm-ups at Scotiabank Arena. The ice crew patiently waited as the San Jose Sharks rookie collected his haul and divid...
Mar 5, 2025
Another Canadian looks to make mark in pro soccer from start in refugee camp
TORONTO - Like many young Canadian soccer players, Nyota Katembo loves watching Canada captain Alphonso Davies at work. But it's not just for the Bayern Munich star's exciting style of play. The two s...
Mar 5, 2025
