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Al Roker lends his voice and meteorology skills to the new PBS Kids animated show 'Weather Hunters'
September 04, 2025 - 8:49 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was a star on TV, Al Roker was a huge fan of watching it, especially animated shows.
Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements
December 31, 2024 - 1:00 AM

EDMONTON - Happy Birthday, Celsius!
Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
December 15, 2024 - 12:18 PM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning.
Here's the latest on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Vancouver
December 07, 2024 - 12:47 AM

VANCOUVER - Superstar Taylor Swift is in Vancouver tonight for the first of three shows on the final stop of her blockbuster Eras Tour.
Notre Dame's reopening will begin with an archbishop's knock on the doors. Here's what comes next
December 06, 2024 - 12:06 PM

PARIS (AP) — The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019.
Benji Gregory, former child star on the 80s sitcom 'ALF,' dies at 46
July 11, 2024 - 12:35 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — Former child actor Benji Gregory, who played the young boy on the 1980s television sitcom “ALF,” has died in suburban Phoenix. He was 46.
Hootsuite buys analytics firm Talkwalker as CEO foresees social media disruption
April 08, 2024 - 8:00 AM

When Irina Novoselsky contemplates social media, she's certain the next decade won't be anything like the last because consumers increasingly allow the online world to shape nearly every aspect of their lives.
How's the weather up there? It'll be harder for Alaska to tell as a longtime program goes off air
June 29, 2023 - 8:01 AM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Before Morris Nashoanak heads out for days in search of bearded seals, beluga whales or salmon, he catches the weather on TV.
Movie theaters and streamers may end up friends, after all
April 19, 2023 - 9:10 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — After Ben Affleck and Matt Damon test screened their Nike drama “Air,” the film executives at Amazon Studios threw them a curveball.
3 dead, 1 missing as rain pounds New Zealand's largest city
January 27, 2023 - 8:42 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Authorities said Saturday that three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand's largest city, causing widespread disruption.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Al Roker lends his voice and meteorology skills to the new PBS Kids animated show 'Weather Hunters'

Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements

Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California

Here's the latest on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Vancouver

Notre Dame's reopening will begin with an archbishop's knock on the doors. Here's what comes next

Benji Gregory, former child star on the 80s sitcom 'ALF,' dies at 46

Hootsuite buys analytics firm Talkwalker as CEO foresees social media disruption

How's the weather up there? It'll be harder for Alaska to tell as a longtime program goes off air

Movie theaters and streamers may end up friends, after all

3 dead, 1 missing as rain pounds New Zealand's largest city

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