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Auto sector tempering expectations of Carney's meeting with Trump
October 06, 2025 - 3:43 PM

OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepared to enter the belly of the beast with his Oval Office meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, those representing Canadian industries threatened by Trump's tariffs were bracing themselves.
LeBlanc has lengthy and constructive meeting with Lutnick in Washington
August 26, 2025 - 2:45 PM

WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday in Washington as Ottawa looks to find relief from President Donald Trump's tariffs on key Canadian sectors.
The Latest: US stock market and global trade partners react to Trump’s new tariffs
August 01, 2025 - 1:54 PM

President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves drew worries from Wall Street Friday as stocks slumped and Treasury yields fell sharply.
B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty
April 23, 2025 - 11:35 AM

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector.
Carney says Trump respected Canada in phone call about launching new economic talks
March 28, 2025 - 6:25 PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump respected Canada's sovereignty in their first phone call on Friday where the two leaders agreed to begin negotiations on a new economic and security relationship immediately after the Canadian election.
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.
Prime Minister's official residence infested with rodents: National Capital Commission
April 04, 2023 - 9:00 PM

OTTAWA - When a lumber baron first built a home for his wife at 24 Sussex Drive, he described it as a place of peace. Now, it has become a place of rodents.
Free rides, joints and beer: Incentives are added to US vaccine drive
April 29, 2021 - 9:00 PM
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Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Kamloops, Okanagan residents are starting to curtail home projects as prices rise
April 22, 2021 - 7:30 AM
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Whether it’s building a new deck, a modest expansion or an entire house, consumers are facing one common dilemma — how do they manage skyrocketing costs?
More than two dozen jobs lost in Penticton mill closure
April 06, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Around 27 people are out of a job with the permanent closure of a Penticton wood products mill.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Kelowna bakery featured on Food Network closing for good
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