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By the numbers: What we know about Bezos' wedding in Venice
June 26, 2025 - 2:54 PM

Details of the wedding between Amazon multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are sketchy, but it's certainly causing a storm, not least in Venice, where they're set to tie the knot this weekend.
London's secret tunnels that helped inspire James Bond will open to the public, complete with a bar
June 23, 2025 - 10:11 AM

LONDON (AP) — There is a history-rich part of London that few people have seen, where the city braced for the Blitz, James Bond’s creator got inspiration and secret Cold War messages passed between Washington and Moscow.
Key moments from the sixth week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial
June 20, 2025 - 8:38 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The sixth week of the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial was shortened by a holiday and a juror's illness as prosecutors nearly concluded their case, setting the stage for a one- or two-day defense presentation next week.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial takes a day off due a juror's illness
June 18, 2025 - 8:32 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A juror’s vertigo on Wednesday ended another day of the sex trafficking trial for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before it began.
Review: Switch 2 a significant upgrade, but the extra muscle comes at a cost
June 13, 2025 - 11:01 AM

TORONTO — Nintendo bet big on innovation when it launched the Switch in 2017.
Fans around the world queue up in long lines for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 launch
June 05, 2025 - 10:51 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Throngs of gamers stood in long lines outside of stores hours before they opened Thursday from Tokyo to New York City in hopes of snaring a long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 video game console.
Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'
May 24, 2025 - 3:46 PM

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident," handing the festival's top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.
The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happened
May 24, 2025 - 3:02 PM

CANNES, France (AP) — This year's Cannes Film Festival is over, ending in dramatic fashion with a power outage ahead of the closing ceremony that bestowed the Palme d'Or trophy to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's film, “It Was Just an Accident.”
Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival
May 24, 2025 - 10:19 AM

CANNES, France (AP) — French authorities believe arson may have played a role in a power outage Saturday in southeast France that threatened to jeopardize the Cannes Film Festival’s closing celebrations, including the much-anticipated Palme d’Or ceremony.
A wave of new owners brings fresh energy to independent bookselling
May 22, 2025 - 5:09 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Salazar is the kind of idealist you just knew would end up running a bookstore — a lifelong reader who felt angered “to the core” as she learned of book bans around the country.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

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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By the numbers: What we know about Bezos' wedding in Venice

London's secret tunnels that helped inspire James Bond will open to the public, complete with a bar

Key moments from the sixth week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial takes a day off due a juror's illness

Review: Switch 2 a significant upgrade, but the extra muscle comes at a cost

Fans around the world queue up in long lines for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 launch

Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'

The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happened

Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival

A wave of new owners brings fresh energy to independent bookselling

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