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After years of rivalry, Uber puts NYC taxi cabs on its app
March 24, 2022 - 9:51 AM

Uber, hit by driver shortages and a surge in food delivery requests during the pandemic, will list New York City taxi cabs on its app, a partnership that until recently would have been unthinkable with both camps fighting ferociously for the same customers.
US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high
March 10, 2022 - 9:21 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come.
Limo operator avoids prison time in crash that killed 20
September 02, 2021 - 2:32 PM

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — The operator of a limousine company was spared prison time Thursday in a 2018 crash that killed 20 people when catastrophic brake failure sent a stretch limo full of birthday revelers hurtling down a hill in upstate New York.
The Latest: Biden stresses human rights in talks with Putin
June 16, 2021 - 10:35 AM

GENEVA — President Joe Biden says he stressed human rights issues in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. That includes the cases of two Americans who Biden says are “wrongfully imprisoned” in Russia.
Fewer businesses closed when COVID-19 case counts steadied in August
November 26, 2020 - 11:28 AM

As tighter COVID-19 restrictions are once again challenging businesses, new data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows which industries were able to endure and bounce back from the first set of lockdowns.
Private operators to pick up many of B.C.'s Greyhound routes, but gaps remain
October 29, 2018 - 5:34 PM

VICTORIA - A patchwork of transportation service is being stitched together across British Columbia as Greyhound pulls its buses out of Western Canada, but some holes still remain in rural areas, says Transportation Minister Claire Trevena.
Small wineries trying to cope with bachelorette party bonanza
July 29, 2018 - 7:00 AM

TORONTO - Twenty years ago, St. Hubertus and Oak Bay Estate Winery in Kelowna, B.C., was a small family operation where the odd vino lover would drop by for a sip, swirl and picnic on its 32 hectares of picturesque land.
Award rescinded for former Halifax hospital CEO mired in expense scandal
November 22, 2017 - 2:51 PM

HALIFAX - An award naming the former head of Atlantic Canada's largest children's hospital one of Canada's most powerful women has been rescinded because of her role in an expense scandal.
Officials dig in to Vegas shooter's high-stakes gambling
October 05, 2017 - 12:31 PM

LAS VEGAS - Authorities trying to piece together the final days before Stephen Paddock unleashed his arsenal of powerful firearms on country music fans on the Las Vegas Strip have at least one potential trove of information: his gambling habits.
Las Vegas approves rules to crack down on short-term rentals
June 21, 2017 - 6:46 PM

Las Vegas property owners interested in renting out their properties for brief periods will have to comply with new rules passed Wednesday meant to crack down on a booming short-term rental industry that has raised concerns among some residents and local officials.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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