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PPC candidate believes Canada should allow U.S. to renegotiate trade deal
A local federal candidate believes Canada should cave to the U.S.'s trade demands.Arsh Dhillon is the People's Party of Canada candidate in the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon...
Apr 2, 2025
Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing
Nine Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the British Columbia government earlier this year have filed a court petition to get their jobs back. Education Minister Lisa Beare announced the dismiss...
Apr 2, 2025
Plans unveiled for business park, pickleball centre at Kelowna Springs golf course
The owner of the land that includes the Kelowna Springs golf course on Penno Road in the Reid's Crossing area, has unveiled a website illustrating their plans for the large business park they aim to b...
Apr 2, 2025
Fraudsters use police number for scam calls
Kelowna RCMP has received several reports that the detachment's non-emergency phone number has been used for multiple fraudulent calls where the caller is posing as an officer with a fake badge number...
Apr 2, 2025
Quebec coroner calls out 'hero firefighter' culture in 2023 flooding deaths
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says the province's firefighting academy should warn students that "hero" culture can sometimes lead firefighters to overlook their own safety in their attempts to save oth...
Apr 2, 2025
Vernon Pride Week to run in June
The Vernon Pride Society is aligning its annual celebrations with Pride Month.The Society said Pride Week will run from June 2 to 8 in Vernon."[I'm] looking forward to welcoming visitors across the va...
Apr 2, 2025
Mud and trees rolled over road along B.C.'s Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA, B.C. - A landslide has shut down Westside Road that runs along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. DriveBC says the road is closed until further notice in both directions south of Denison Road ...
Apr 2, 2025
Canada's Jacobs beats Norway's Ramsfjell 8-3 at world curling playdowns
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell 8-3 in the early draw at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, vice Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead B...
Apr 2, 2025
'Liberation Day': A timeline of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling he planned to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected...
Apr 2, 2025
Oilers sign German-Canadian forward Josh Samanski to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Josh Samanski to a two-year entry level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The contract will start next season. The six-foot-five, 190-pound...
Apr 2, 2025
