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New bus service to help North Okanagan seniors access activities, amenities
A custom-built recreation bus has been dispatched in the North Okanagan to help seniors with mobility issues take day trips and outings.Interior Health said the bus will be used to help transport the ...
Jun 16, 2025
Interior Health CEO responds to criticism over KGH pediatric closure
Interior Health (IH) CEO Susan Brown has issued a statement following the recent, sudden closure of the pediatric unit at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH).Staffing there have cited deteriorating conditi...
Jun 16, 2025
Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company
DENVER (AP) - A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading v...
Jun 16, 2025
Canada's Beauchemin-Pinard wins silver medal at judo world championships
BUDAPEST - Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard took the silver medal in the under-63-kilogram weight class at the world judo championships Monday after losing the final bout in extra time. Japan's Ha...
Jun 16, 2025
Brier drives $15 million into local economy
Kelowna raked in over $15 million dollars in local economic activity from the 2025 Montanas Brier. A report before city council Monday showed 89 thousand people attended including 26 thousand individu...
Jun 16, 2025
Indigenous leaders tell Senate major projects bill moving too fast, call for consults
OTTAWA - The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says "Canada's weakness" is publicly saying reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is of top priority then acting like it isn't when it introduces leg...
Jun 16, 2025
Lauren Kyle McDavid shares superstitions, how she'll be watching Game 6
EDMONTON - Lauren Kyle McDavid plans to stand by the fireplace in her downtown Edmonton bar while watching Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's the same spot where she watched her husband - Edmonton ...
Jun 16, 2025
Saskatchewan premier pitches 'port-to-port corridor' for energy and other exports
CALGARY - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pitching the idea of a "port-to-port corridor" that would connect energy and other goods to Canada's northern Pacific and Arctic coasts. Moe made his remark...
Jun 16, 2025
Coast Guard union says crews in the dark about promised expanded 'security mandate'
OTTAWA - A union official who represents marine search and rescue crews said Monday the union was surprised and "blindsided" by Ottawa's decision to move the Canadian Coast Guard from the control of t...
Jun 16, 2025
Bombers coach says no update on star RB Oliveira, Lions rematch coming this weekend
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira was at Blue Bombers practice on Monday, but the star running back was an observer rather than a participant. Head coach Mike O'Shea had no update on whether the CFL's reignin...
Jun 16, 2025
