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It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
March 28, 2024 - 9:00 PM
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa.
The Latest | Israel cancels Washington visit in protest after US lets Gaza cease-fire pass at UN
March 25, 2024 - 3:33 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a high-level delegation's planned visit to Washington after the U.S. decided not to use its veto power on Monday’s U.N. Security Council resolution for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
Punjabi music is taking the world by storm and its new sound is based in Canada
March 23, 2024 - 2:30 PM
TORONTO - Ikwinder Singh is too young to remember the last time Punjabi music was on the cusp of breaking into the mainstream in Canada.
Some areas of Okanagan experiencing historically low snowpack
March 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Concerns have been growing across BC as the snowpack measurements are lower than normal posing the risk of drought and wildfires this summer.
The Latest | Israeli military raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base
March 18, 2024 - 5:51 PM
Israeli forces launched a raid on Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base, while the U.N. food agency warned that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza.
Tax changes you need to know about this year, from home offices to house flipping
March 14, 2024 - 9:00 PM
Taxes may well be a certainty of life, but they can morph and multiply by the year, including some big changes this filing season.
BC RCMP seize 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth $24M
March 08, 2024 - 1:38 PM
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year.
Tight-lipped Bank of Canada holds key rate at 5%, says it's too early to cut rates
March 06, 2024 - 12:46 PM
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada brushed off questions about rate cuts as it held its policy rate at five per cent, arguing inflation is still too high to justify lower borrowing costs.
Pigs that escaped during wildfires could cause havoc in Shuswap
March 05, 2024 - 5:45 PM
As a result of the 2023 wildfires, domestic pigs could be roaming the wild, multiplying and breeding with wild boars, causing a whole host of issues for the environment, local economy and health of Shuswap's residents.
Is Ottawa changing its tune on BC LNG?
March 03, 2024 - 3:30 PM
The same week one of B.C.’s proposed LNG projects was delayed, Canada’s energy minister mused about the risk of fossil fuel investments as the clean energy transition picks up speed.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline at the pumps. But, after holding fairly steady in March, prices went up by more
March 28, 2024 7:20 AM
UPDATE: Kamloops mayor suspends city's top employee
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is giving the city's top employee the boot, claiming it's time for a "new direction." Acting chief administrative officer Byron McCorkell
March 27, 2024 1:50 PM
No better time for Big White residents to raise their voices with big changes in the works
Kelly Blair first moved into The Rock at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna 40 years ago and now owns, and at times rents out, the classic structure with real climbing rocks indoors. His view
March 27, 2024 7:00 AM
Kamloops mayor points to botched presentation for attempt to oust acting CAO
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's state of the city speech would have been much different if not for last-minute interference by the city's top employee and deputy mayor. Hamer-Jackson subm
March 28, 2024 12:00 PM
Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the rapid growth expected to continue in the coming years, that’s not the case with FortisBC. The company has
March 28, 2024 2:30 PM
iN PHOTOS: Cats lounge on tiny custom couches made in Kamloops
Miniature crocheted couches for cats appear to be a hit and the cats look undeniably adorable lying on them. The unique pet accessories are handmade by Kamloops resident Laurie Waddell who
March 27, 2024 6:00 AM
Kelowna RCMP clear highway, scene after six hours, offer no explanation
Kelowna RCMP has cleared a major crime and emergency scene on Adams Road in Rutland after six hours of closures, but aren't explaining what happened. Police closed off the area in the 10
March 28, 2024 6:48 AM
RCMP close Highway 97 in Kelowna for unfolding incident
Highway 97 between Sexsmith and Edwards roads has been closed by the RCMP this afternoon. An “unfolding incident” requiring a heavy police presence was unfolding in the 100 block
March 27, 2024 3:33 PM
Crews to search underwater in Kal Lake for missing North Okanagan man
The search for a missing Coldstream man is going underwater more than three months after he went missing. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP will begin using sonar equipment on Kalamalka Lake this w
March 27, 2024 8:52 AM
'Trying to cope': Merritt father desperate to find missing daughter
A father in Merritt is desperately searching for his daughter since she went missing almost two months ago. Patrick Moran’s daughter Tara Moran, 27, was last seen in Merritt on Jan. 31
March 25, 2024 7:00 AM
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