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VIDEO: Trump digs in on immigration amid family separation crisis
June 18, 2018 - 4:30 PM

WASHINGTON - Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats and declaring he would keep the U.S. from becoming "a migrant camp."
With warm weather comes increased wildfire risk across Southern Interior
June 18, 2018 - 3:34 PM

KAMLOOPS - It's just a few days until we officially enter summer, but temperatures in the Southern Interior are ahead of the game, and that could mean increased fire activity in the region.
Barry Trotz resigns as coach of Stanley Cup-winning Washington Capitals
June 18, 2018 - 2:30 PM

Barry Trotz abruptly stepped down as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after failing to agree to terms on a new contract, a stunning move that left the newly minted Stanley Cup champions without a coach with the draft later this week and with free agency coming up fast at the end of the month.
BreakOut West announces performers for Kelowna festival
June 18, 2018 - 1:31 PM

KELOWNA - The 16th annual music festival BreakOut West has announced the first wave of artists booked to perform in Kelowna this fall.
Timely tide attracts another pod of transient orcas to Victoria harbour
June 18, 2018 - 1:00 PM

VICTORIA - A pod of orcas has made a brief visit to Victoria Harbour, the second excursion by a group of killer whales in as many weeks.
Audi CEO detained in diesel emissions case
June 18, 2018 - 11:30 AM

BERLIN - German authorities on Monday detained the chief executive of Volkswagen's Audi division, Rupert Stadler, as part of a probe into the manipulation of emissions controls.
Debate begins in court over sentence for Quebec City mosque shooter
June 18, 2018 - 10:30 AM

QUEBEC - The man who murdered six men in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017 is facing the prospect of being handed the most severe prison sentence ever imposed in Canada.
Scorcher in the Okanagan this week
June 18, 2018 - 10:07 AM

KELOWNA - The first day of summer is officially on Thursday, but it definitely feels like summer today.
Man killed while walking on train tracks in North Okanagan
June 18, 2018 - 9:42 AM

LAVINGTON - An Okanagan man was killed Sunday afternoon after getting hit by a train.
Indigenous protesters in Washington declare Trans Mountain won't be built
June 18, 2018 - 9:30 AM

VANCOUVER - Cedar George-Parker remembers the moment he decided to devote his life to defending Indigenous people and their traditional territories. It was the one-year anniversary of a shooting at his high school that killed four of his classmates in Marysville, Wash.
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