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Premier Ford warns Trump could reopen CUSMA trade pact in the fall
August 06, 2025 - 5:03 PM

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is warning that U.S. President Donald Trump could choose to suddenly "pull the carpet out from underneath us" by opening up the trade agreement his administration negotiated with Canada during his first term.
Ottawa silent on tariff retaliation as Carney takes part in talks with Trump
June 05, 2025 - 2:07 PM

OTTAWA — Ottawa held its fire for a second day in a row Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled his steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent — despite numerous calls for Canada to swiftly retaliate with new tariffs of its own.
The Latest: Stock market suffers worst week since 2020 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs
April 04, 2025 - 5:01 PM

Markets are facing their worst crisis since the COVID crash after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in the U.S. president’s escalating trade war.
American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
March 07, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Two BC Liquor Stores in Kamloops were bustling this week as employees pulled American booze off the shelves including Jack Daniel’s American bourbon whisky, Tito’s vodka from Texas and Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon.
Trump calls Freeland 'a whack' and Poilievre 'not a MAGA guy' as tariff threat looms
February 28, 2025 - 4:06 PM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in this week on domestic Canadian politics, firing insults at Chrystia Freeland and saying Pierre Poilievre is not a "MAGA guy" as his deadline to impose steep tariffs on Canada inches closer.
Trudeau says Trump is trying to distract from cost of tariffs with 51st state remarks
January 10, 2025 - 7:25 AM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is trying to distract from how costly his tariffs will be for American consumers by talking about making Canada the 51st state.
In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
November 23, 2024 - 11:00 AM

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone he has to arrest. His eyes dart back and forth, then settle on a crowd of people standing outside a van. He scans the area for safety and then quietly addresses the group's leader, unsure of the man's weapons.
Stucco Surgeon: Repairing Stucco Brings Business Success
September 02, 2024 - 5:30 AM
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Ever wonder what allows one company to withstand market changes when other companies offering the same services struggle? Local business entrepreneurs Karl and Sumner Dunn understand the answer to that question and have used that knowledge to grow Stucco Surgeon’s very successful stucco repair business, from a micro-business to healing homes from Kamloops to Vernon, Kelowna down to Penticton, and even Abbotsford.
The Latest | Israel will send cease-fire negotiators to Cairo for more talks, Netanyahu says
July 11, 2024 - 8:10 PM

Israel will send a delegation to Cairo for further talks with mediators on a proposed deal with Hamas for a cease-fire and hostage release, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday.
The Latest | Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say
June 17, 2024 - 2:08 PM

Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza.
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JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas just can't help himself
OPINION People are going to start to think I don’t like Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, since I really haven't had anything good to say about him. That’s not really true. I will say this: He’s been Kelowna’s b

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

Kelowna vacancy rate good enough for city to revisit short-term rental ban
Kelowna’s vacancy rate has been a number to watch since it’s an indicator of how the city’s housing supply is doing, and with the rate where it currently is and population growth projected to slow down, the city is preparing to

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iN PHOTOS: How a North Okanagan cabin was built for $500 in 1974
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'We like beavers': Dams simple solution for wildfire mitigation in Okanagan, Kamloops
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iN NUMBERS: How immigration cuts will slow population growth in Okanagan, Kamloops
B.C.’s population is expected to grow far more slowly now that fewer migrants are allowed into the country. The federal government’s initiatives to slow down immigration have thrown
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BC teacher arrested for child sexual abuse material never charged
A BC elementary school teacher arrested for having child sexual abuse material on his computer has been barred from teaching for life. According to a Sept. 16 BC Commissioner for Teacher Reg
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Kamloops hospital renovations extended another year
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Tractor with no roll bar nets Okanagan orchard WorkSafeBC fine
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Humpback whale dead after ferry crew reports collision off B.C. coast
VICTORIA — A humpback whale has been found dead off the British Columbia coast after a ferry crew reported a collision. BC Ferries says in a statement that the crew of the Northern Expedition report
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Party leader Rustad apologizes after 'repeating rumour' about B.C. Conservative woman
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JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas just can't help himself
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