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iN PHOTOS: Penticton wood carver sparks joy with his art
December 15, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Wood carving is an art form that involves time, skill and accuracy, and no one knows the patience, precision and attention to detail it takes better than Penticton’s Dave Mckamey.
China-based Canadian man accused of selling trade secrets of electric vehicle company
March 20, 2024 - 4:51 PM

American prosecutors say a Canadian living in China stole trade secrets from a leading U.S.-based electric vehicle company to set up a competing battery business.
UN agency says 'famine is imminent' in northern Gaza, which Israel has largely isolated for months
March 18, 2024 - 4:03 AM

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) —
US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
February 24, 2024 - 2:01 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel.
Precision Drilling's North American activity slows on weak natural gas prices
February 06, 2024 - 1:40 PM

CALGARY - Low natural gas prices significantly reduced North American drilling activity toward the end of 2023, but Canada's largest drilling rig contracting company remains confident the industry will ramp up later this year.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
February 06, 2024 - 1:40 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Company behind lab-grown milk protein eyes Canadian animal-free dairy market
February 05, 2024 - 10:01 AM

An Israeli food tech company says it now has the green light to sell its lab-grown milk protein to dairy manufacturers and food companies in Canada.
Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
January 19, 2024 - 12:04 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.
US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea
January 12, 2024 - 6:32 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military early Saturday struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk, two U.S. officials said, a day after the U.S. and Britain launched multiple airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels.
Precision Drilling meets debt reduction goal, on track to repay $500 million by 2025
January 05, 2024 - 6:23 AM

CALGARY - Precision Drilling Corp. says its long-term debt reduction target is on track and it met its 2023 goal by shedding $152 million of debt.
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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iN PHOTOS: Penticton wood carver sparks joy with his art

China-based Canadian man accused of selling trade secrets of electric vehicle company

UN agency says 'famine is imminent' in northern Gaza, which Israel has largely isolated for months

US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships

Precision Drilling's North American activity slows on weak natural gas prices

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Company behind lab-grown milk protein eyes Canadian animal-free dairy market

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea

Precision Drilling meets debt reduction goal, on track to repay $500 million by 2025

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