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Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
September 15, 2025 - 11:02 AM

SURREY — The City of Surrey, B.C., is providing its police service with what Mayor Brenda Locke describes as one of the largest rewards in Canadian policing history in response to dozens of extortion attempts in the community.
Pedestrian killed in collision on Trans-Canada in Salmon Arm
September 15, 2025 - 8:52 AM
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Police closed the Trans-Canada Highway after a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Salmon Arm early this morning.
The Latest: A 22-year-old Utah man is charged with murder in Charlie Kirk shooting
September 12, 2025 - 1:22 PM

The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk was being held Friday at the Utah County jail. Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice charges,

Americans mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies
September 11, 2025 - 5:43 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a quarter century has passed since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but for many, the emotions of the day remain raw as ever.
Ontario government proposes changes, driver charged after daycare crash
September 11, 2025 - 5:19 PM

The Ontario government is proposing measures aimed at boosting safety at child-care facilities, and a man is facing dangerous driving charges after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto, killing a toddler and injuring six other children.
The Latest: FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Kirk assassination
September 11, 2025 - 4:40 PM

Investigators released two images of the person and appealed for tips to help solve the shooting of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters.
Suspect in Trump assassination attempt veers off topic and forfeits opening statement at trial
September 11, 2025 - 1:44 PM

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A suspect on trial for trying to assassinate President Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year forfeited his right to continue making an opening statement on Thursday when he veered off topic and talked about Adolf Hitler and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Tensions between police and prosecutors spill out in Edmonton manslaughter plea deal
September 10, 2025 - 7:28 PM

EDMONTON — An Edmonton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in a case that exposed in public long-standing tensions between police and Crown prosecutors.
Keremeos senior texted daughters before slashing wife's throat, stabbing himself
September 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

In the minutes before Keremeos senior Brian Reum sliced his wife's throat with a knife before stabbing himself in the chest, he sent a text message to his daughters.
Vancouver festival attack suspect faces 31 more charges as he is ruled fit for trial
September 10, 2025 - 4:00 PM

VANCOUVER — The suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack has been declared fit for trial and will face 31 new charges of attempted murder, in addition to 11 charges of second-degree murder.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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