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Idle Canada Post trucks sit in the parking lot of the Saint-Laurent sorting facility in Montreal as rotating strikes hit the area on Thursday November 15, 2018.

Government to act quickly if Saturday midnight deal deadline breached: source

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government gave one final push Friday to bring the Canada Post labour dispute to a close, suggesting it will act quickly if rotating strikes continue beyond a Saturday midnigh ...More...

Vernon has a history of water main breaks, including this one dating back to 2015.

The quality of your tap water may be affected by aging water pipes

The biggest concern most people have about their tap water is whether it tastes good. But that may be no indication of whether it’s actually safe to drink or how much it will cost to r ...More...

Patrick Deegan, a senior range officer at the Shooting Edge, looks through the scope of long gun at the store in Calgary on September 15, 2010. Investigations into whether gun licences should be revoked due to violent incidents or mental illness have faced "significant delays" that could endanger public safety, says an internal RCMP review. A lack of timely access to certain police and medical information has contributed to processing backlogs for firearms officers reviewing licence eligibility, warns the newly released audit report.

Firearms licence screening backlogs pose safety risks: RCMP audit

OTTAWA - Investigations into whether gun licences should be revoked due to violent incidents or mental illness have faced "significant delays" that could endanger public safety, says an ...More...

People listen to an announcement at the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C. Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The announcement provided information on how transgender people in British Columbia will soon have access to publicly funded gender-affirming lower surgeries within the province.

B.C. government to bring lower transgender surgery to the province

VANCOUVER - Gwen Haworth says she always knew her gender identity, even when she was very young, but coming out about 18 years ago was a hard choice made even harder by a lack of services in her h ...More...

CNN's Jim Acosta speaks to journalist on the North Lawn upon returning back to the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Judge asked the White House to immediately return press credentials of Jim Acosta.

iN VIDEO: CNN's Acosta back at White House after judge's ruling

WASHINGTON - A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, though a lawsuit over the credentials ...More...

President Donald Trump answers a reporters question about the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller during a signing ceremony of the "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act," in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington.

Trump says he answered written questions in Mueller probe

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he has answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller but hasn’t yet submitted them. Trump told reporters in the Ov ...More...

B.C. Hydro workers repair power lines above the remains of mobile homes destroyed by wildfire in Boston Flats near Ashcroft, B.C., on Sunday July 9, 2017. A report from BC Hydro says despite soaring numbers of powerful storms or wildfires that cause power outages, the Crown utility is still managing to respond quickly to trouble spots through the use of new technology.

BC Hydro report says climate change events cause worse storms, more outages

VANCOUVER - A report from BC Hydro says despite soaring numbers of powerful storms or wildfires that cause power outages, the Crown utility is still managing to respond quickly to trouble spots th ...More...

Investigators use a bucket to help recover human remains at a home burned in the Camp fire, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Magalia, Calif. Many of the missing in the deadly Northern California wildfire are elderly residents in Magalia, a forested town of about 11,000 north of the destroyed town of Paradise.

iN VIDEO: Northern California fire death toll hits 63; sheriff says hundreds still missing

CHICO, Calif. - At least 63 people are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the v ...More...

Minister of National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks with the media following a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday October 24, 2018. Federal Conservatives rushed to defend Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan Thursday night after a Conservative riding association posted a controversial comment about him on its Facebook page.

Federal MPs denounce controversial Facebook post targeting Sajjan

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he was heartened to see Conservative MPs denouncing a hateful Facebook post that targeted him. The "Okanagan Conservatives" posted a ph ...More...

A police car is parked outside St. Michael's College School in Toronto on Thursday, November 15, 2018. An investigation is underway into an alleged sexual assault at a prestigious private school in Toronto, police said Wednesday as the institution announced it had expelled students over two serious incidents.

Toronto private school didn't report alleged sexual assault to police: Cops

TORONTO - A prestigious private school where a student was allegedly sexually assaulted did not report the incident to the Toronto police, a spokeswoman for the force said Thursday, adding that a ...More...

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Government to act quickly if Saturday midnight deal deadline breached: source November 16, 2018 - 9:00 PM
Police probe allegations of assault, sex assault at Toronto private school November 16, 2018 - 8:00 PM
The quality of your tap water may be affected by aging water pipes November 16, 2018 - 6:30 PM
Kelowna door-to-door fraudster is back November 16, 2018 - 4:39 PM
Firearms licence screening backlogs pose safety risks: RCMP audit November 16, 2018 - 4:30 PM
Five things to know about city of Kelowna finances November 16, 2018 - 3:30 PM
UBCO professor vying for Central Okanagan federal Liberal nomination November 16, 2018 - 2:45 PM
B.C. government to bring lower transgender surgery to the province November 16, 2018 - 2:30 PM

This image released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures shows Dolph Lundgren, left, and Florian Munteanu in a scene from "Creed II."

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Creed II' goes more than the distance. It's a KO

OPINION The weight of legacy hangs heavily over "Creed II." Not just for most of the characters, who must come to grips with their own family histories. But also for the filmmakers, tasked with making a sequ