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Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister. Ant...
Jun 12, 2025
Alleged multi-jurisdictional crime suspects arrested near Grindrod
Suspects believed to be involved in crimes throughout the region have been arrested in the North Okanagan. At around 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, Sicamous RCMP officers spotted a suspected stolen vehicl...
Jun 12, 2025
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck wins Hart, Vezina awards
Connor Hellebuyck will have to make room for some more hardware. The Winnipeg Jets goaltender won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player Thursday. He also captured the Vezina Trophy as the ...
Jun 12, 2025
North Korea says it has repaired its damaged destroyer and launched it in the water
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it in the water. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency said Friday that it launched the warship ...
Jun 12, 2025
Traffic to be interrupted on 25th St. due to infrastructure upgrades
The City of Vernon is warning of traffic impacts due to planned work along 25th Street.The city said crews would be out as early as 7 a.m. Friday, June 13, to install storm infrastructure along the ro...
Jun 12, 2025
Bad news for Adekugbe. Injury on Canada duty diagnosed as torn Achilles tendon
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe tore his Achilles tendon with Canada at the Canadian Shield Tournament and has been replaced by Sporting Kansas City's Zorhan Bassong on Jesse Marsch's CONCAC...
Jun 12, 2025
Thunderstorms, rain and hail predicted for southeastern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Thunderstorm warnings and watches have been posted for a large section of southeastern B.C., cautioning residents that lightning, strong winds, hail and heavy rain are all possible. Enviro...
Jun 12, 2025
The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
OTTAWA - This year's wildfire season in Canada is shaping up to be the second-worst on record and federal officials are warning of a dangerous summer in parts of British Columbia. Officials with sever...
Jun 12, 2025
UPDATE: Thunderstorm risks downgraded for North, Central Okanagan
UPDATE 4 p.m.The thunderstorm risks in the North and Central Okanagan have been downgraded.Environment Canada issued Thunderstorm warnings earlier in the day, though those were both rescinded and repl...
Jun 12, 2025
Retired autoworker (Gentleman) Jim Long loving life on the professional darts tour
(Gentleman) Jim Long has been a man in motion since winning his Professional Darts Corporation tour card in January. The retired autoworker from London, Ont., headed to Europe with wife Rhonda on Feb....
Jun 12, 2025
