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Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
September 10, 2023 - 9:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don’t think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for “new balls please.”
Russia's war idles some European mills as energy costs soar
March 13, 2022 - 8:51 PM

MILAN (AP) — Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging ground to a halt as Russia's war in Ukraine has sent natural gas prices skyrocketing.
iN PHOTOS: Pandemic-era design solution from the past: The Murphy bed
January 24, 2022 - 9:00 PM
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When the vast majority of your life is happening within the four walls of your home, every square foot counts. So the past two years have inspired some serious, space-saving creativity.
Masks, social distancing and speed: Snowmobiles enjoy boom in US
February 02, 2021 - 5:30 AM

PORTLAND, Maine - The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americans’ ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating the biggest boom in more than two decades for the snowmobiling industry.
Business is booming for HVAC companies as commercial buildings see pandemic upgrades
November 23, 2020 - 5:30 AM

Air filters have become big business in the age of COVID-19, for the HVAC companies that can get their hands on them.
Office furniture shortage looms as Canadians work from home this fall
September 14, 2020 - 7:00 PM

OTTAWA - As Canadians continue to work and study from home this fall in anticipation of a second wave of COVID-19, furniture stores are running low on desks and chairs and other supplies for home offices.
Outdoor heaters, skis and skates likely be fall's hot-ticket items during pandemic
September 12, 2020 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO - Canadians preparing for their first pandemic fall and winter might want to pick up outdoor heaters, skis, skates and puzzles while they can.
You only have a couple of minutes to escape a house fire
December 21, 2018 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Modern furniture burns so easily and quickly that there is much less time to escape a house fire than there was a generation ago.
Furniture for all: IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91
January 28, 2018 - 11:30 AM

STOCKHOLM - Ingvar Kamprad, the IKEA founder who turned a small-scale mail order business into a global furniture empire, has died at 91, the company said Sunday.
Digital spring cleaning: Four 'cyber hygiene' tips to stay safe
May 06, 2016 - 6:00 AM

NEW YORK - Spring cleaning isn't just about tossing old furniture and torn clothing: It's a great time to clear out your digital clutter and make sure you're protected against hackers.
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THOMPSON: Calling balls and strikes on both sides of the US-Canada border
OPINION “Play!” That’s what we say to start a baseball game. By we, I mean umpires. We never say, “Play ball!”…what you hear in movies about the game. A fine distinction, perhaps,

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community&

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

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A stray tire bounced its way down Highway 97 in West Kelowna this morning but an RCMP officer was able to avert a potential collision. INFOnews editor Marshall Jones captured a video of the
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