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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.
Justin Trudeau first leader to talk to U.S. president-elect Joe Biden
November 09, 2020 - 6:10 PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the first international leader to have personally congratulated Joe Biden on being elected U.S. president, his office said Monday as it summarized a conversation about areas of co-operation — and potential contention.
Changing times: Tolko closure marks the end of a way of life, says local historian
November 21, 2019 - 11:30 AM

Sharron Simpson felt a loss for both her family and the community earlier this month when news of Tolko’s imminent departure from Kelowna was announced.
Mill closure has nothing to do with land value in downtown Kelowna, Tolko says
September 13, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - When S.M. Simpson bought land near Manhattan Point and moved his sawmill and fruit box making plant to the site in 1932 it was on swampy land that often flooded.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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Innovative café opening in Vernon breaks down employment barriers
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