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Kelowna child care costs among highest in Canada
A new study shows Kelowna has some of Canada's highest child care costs.The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives ranked Kelowna fifth out of 35 major cities, with a median daily fee of $24 per chil...
Jul 11, 2025
Health minister says rare-disease funds denied again for B.C. girl Charleigh Pollock
VICTORIA - A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl who has a rare disease has been rejected again for coverage of medication that costs about $1 million a year. He...
Jul 11, 2025
Health minister says rare-disease funds denied again for B.C. girl Charleigh Pollock
VICTORIA - A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl who has a rare disease has been rejected again for coverage of medication that costs about $1 million a year. He...
Jul 11, 2025
Local unemployment rate falls by nearly a point, provincial rate among the lowest in the country
The economic region that includes Vernon and all of B.C. has seen its unemployment rate decline.Statistics Canada says the Thompson-Okanagan's unadjusted unemployment rate in June was 5.9 per cent.Tha...
Jul 11, 2025
Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case
CHICAGO (AP) - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo's sons to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Ov...
Jul 11, 2025
Olympic figure skating champion Pelletier joins NHL's Stars as assistant coach
DALLAS - Former figure skating star David Pelletier is getting his first shot at being an NHL assistant coach. The Dallas Stars announced Friday that Pelletier is joining new head coach Glen Gulutzan'...
Jul 11, 2025
Ottawa requiring questions in advance of major projects consults with chiefs
OTTAWA - Ottawa is telling First Nations chiefs to submit their questions in advance of next week's meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss his government's controversial major projects bil...
Jul 11, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Mother of three-year-old Montreal girl denied bail in abandonment case
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old daughter in a field near a highway in Ontario has been denied bail. The 34-year-old woman, whose name is under a publicat...
Jul 11, 2025
Some Ontario doctors can treat family members as regulatory college relaxes rules amid shortage
TORONTO - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is relaxing its policy against doctors treating themselves, family members and others close to them amid the province's primary care crisis....
Jul 11, 2025
New No Frills opens in West Kelowna, expanding grocery options
A new No Frills grocery store has opened in West Kelowna, adding another major player to the city's growing list of food retailers.Located on Main Street in the Westridge Shopping Centre, the store of...
Jul 11, 2025
