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Lights, video, confrontation - Trump's meeting with South African leader takes dramatic turn
May 21, 2025 - 9:05 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Turn the lights down,” President Donald Trump said. It was showtime in the Oval Office.
Jail time ends Shuswap shoplifter's crime spree
May 21, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Anthony Daniel McDonald walked into Askew's supermarket in Salmon Arm in January 2024, loaded up a cart with more than $500 of groceries and walked out without paying.
Kelowna Mountie who sexted domestic abuse victim avoids criminal record
May 20, 2025 - 4:36 PM

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Province withholds public notice probe for Kelowna sex offender
May 19, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The province has withheld nearly all findings of its investigation into why the public wasn't notified about a repeat sex offender released to Kelowna, only to reoffend.
Kelowna considers future without RCMP as it weighs municipal police transition
May 16, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Kelowna now hosts the country's largest RCMP detachment after Surrey's move away from the national police force, but the city is now exploring its options and considering whether to follow suit.
Eby says government can't interfere in RCMP probe of leaked document
May 15, 2025 - 9:13 AM

Premier David Eby has rejected Opposition accusations that his government went after a whistleblower, while suggesting more effort should go into investigating problems in opioid prescriptions that they highlighted rather than the source of the leaks.
Man, woman found dead as crews battle wildfire in Manitoba, police say
May 14, 2025 - 3:45 PM

WINNIPEG - The bodies of two people were found in an area northeast of Winnipeg as fast-moving wildfires spurred by dry, hot and windy conditions prompted hundreds to evacuate Wednesday.
Live updates: Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new president could mark a turning point for the Mideast
May 14, 2025 - 2:57 PM

President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for the region as Syria struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation.
EXCESSIVE FORCE: Penticton RCMP officers beat, tasered prolific offender, judge tosses evidence
May 14, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC Supreme Court judge has rejected the testimony of five Penticton RCMP officers, finding they used excessive force when an armed suspect was tasered 10 times.
Five youth plead guilty in 2024 swarming of girl in Kelowna, B.C.
May 09, 2025 - 3:18 PM

KELOWNA - Prosecutors say five youth involved in a violent swarming of a girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Spam buns, worm poutine and pork tongue on the menu for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach. There will be pork tongue, fiery dill Coke, deep-fried pickle Oreos and tzatziki-twisted pickles,

Thailand vows to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving tourists soar
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months. Thailand became the first country

Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats. According to an April 11 BC Farm Industry Review Board decision, Kristi Gerigk had two dogs and 10 cats seized in February when s

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Kelowna man found guilty for violent attacks on pregnant wife
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Bank of Canada rate cut odds for June fall after April inflation data
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George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76
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Vernon dance marathon set to get locals grooving
Nothing says good old-fashioned fun like a blast to the past dance marathon. Dust off your dancing shoes, get ready to listen to some of your favourite tunes and move your feet for the upcom
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