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Hockey rides into offseason with full-on buzz, a threepeat bid and Olympics ahead
The 4 Nations Face-Off in February was meant to provide a taste of international competition a year before the Winter Olympics because it had been nearly a decade since the NHL's top players were able...
Jun 19, 2025
CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses
CALGARY - Oilpatch companies are big spenders on Indigenous-affiliated businesses, according to a survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers released Thursday. Data science...
Jun 19, 2025
Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. are downgraded, leaving just one fire of note
Two of the three most significant wildfires in British Columbia have been downgraded and are no longer considered fires of note. They include the 263-square-kilometre Kiskatinaw River wildfire in nort...
Jun 19, 2025
Quebec police say three-year-old missing girl found in Ontario needs rest, privacy
MONTREAL - Police are asking the public to stop sharing the name and photo of the three-year-old Montreal girl found in Ontario after going missing for four days. Quebec provincial police say citizens...
Jun 19, 2025
Okanagan's Drought Rating steady at Level 2, snowpack nearly depleted
For the second consecutive week, the Okanagan Basin was ranked at Drought Level 2 Thursday.The update on June 19 from the B.C. River Forecast Centre indicated the conditions were on the low end of the...
Jun 19, 2025
Kelowna man allegedly caught drunk on e-scooter with liquor, outstanding warrants
A man was arrested in downtown Kelowna after allegedly operating an electric scooter while impaired and carrying liquor.RCMP said the incident took place on the morning of June 16 during an enhanced t...
Jun 19, 2025
Company to pay $330K after Edmonton worker trapped in smokehouse, dies in 92 C heat
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a jud...
Jun 19, 2025
Busy West Kelowna intersection officially closed for major project
Drivers in West Kelowna are being advised of significant detours as crews officially begin major roadwork at the intersection of Butt Road and Old Okanagan Highway.The intersection is now fully closed...
Jun 19, 2025
Joly promises quick decision on help for steel, aluminum industries rocked by tariffs
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada's steel and aluminum industries are in a state of emergency due to U.S. tariffs and the federal government will "take a decision very quickly" on how...
Jun 19, 2025
Toronto Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to one-year extension
The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had th...
Jun 19, 2025
