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Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
OTTAWA - Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario's cottage country this week, trying to ensure health care remains a top priority for premiers. The ...
Jul 21, 2025
Canada joins 24 nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement saying "the war in Gaza must end now." The signatories - who include the foreign ministers...
Jul 21, 2025
Vernon fire risk rising as heat returns
As we head into the second last week of July, Vernon is currently experiencing a moderate fire danger rating, according to Vernon Fire Rescue Services. Cooler temperatures and scattered showers throug...
Jul 21, 2025
Canada's Vasek Pospisil to retire at National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Vasek Pospisil is planning to retire after the upcoming National Bank Open. The 35-year-old from Vernon, B.C., received a main-draw wild card on Monday for the event in Toronto for his final...
Jul 21, 2025
UK, France and 23 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’
LONDON (AP) - Twenty-five countries including Britain, France and a host of European nations say the war in Gaza "must end now" and Israel must comply with international law. The foreign ministers of ...
Jul 21, 2025
West Kelowna looking to protect renters
People renting in West Kelowna might soon get more help if their homes are torn down for new buildings.City council will discuss new rules on Tuesday to make sure renters and people living in mobile h...
Jul 21, 2025
Ghetto blaster, beer brawl, and boozy driver
A late-night blast of Black and White by Three Dog Night tops the list of unusual calls in the Salmon Arm RCMP's latest release, covering June 25 to July 8, 2025.On July 2, police responded to loud mu...
Jul 21, 2025
PM to meet with U.S. senators in Ottawa to talk trade
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with a delegation of U.S. senators this morning who are in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing trade conflict between Canada and the U.S. A media advisory ...
Jul 21, 2025
UN food agency says Israeli tanks and snipers opened fire on a crowd seeking aid in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The U.N. food agency accused Israel of using tanks, snipers and other weapons to fire on a crowd of Palestinians seeking food aid, in what the territory's Health Minis...
Jul 21, 2025
Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into school in Dhaka, killing at least 1
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto a school campus in northern Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 1 person and injuring others, according to the military and...
Jul 21, 2025
