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The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people
June 29, 2025 - 10:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people.
Kelowna Mountie who sexted domestic abuse victim avoids criminal record
May 20, 2025 - 4:36 PM

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What to know about the Menendez brothers' bid for freedom
May 15, 2025 - 12:09 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The district attorney of Los Angeles County has recommended resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez who were convicted for killing their parents in 1989 and may now have a pathway to freedom after spending 34 years behind bars.
At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars
April 13, 2025 - 3:00 PM

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mike Fowler had been faintly aware that a museum of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles existed near his boyhood home in the suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but the car enthusiast didn't expect the experience he got when he started volunteering there.
'It's never easy watching': NHLers on the mental toll of injuries
April 12, 2025 - 1:00 PM

Max Pacioretty had just torn his right Achilles tendon for the second time in less than a year.
Do you eat a meal in 20 minutes or less? It might be time to slow down
March 30, 2025 - 9:00 PM

LONDON (AP) — You can have your cake and eat it too — just do it slowly.
Kelowna Mountie was 'in a very dark place' when sexting domestic abuse victim
March 26, 2025 - 6:14 AM

A Kelowna RCMP officer who sent nude photos of himself to the victim of a domestic abuse case he was investigating was suicidal at the time, a Kelowna court heard yesterday, March 25.
'Unprovoked' West Kelowna stabbing of friend earns 20-month jail sentence
March 22, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A night of drinking and using drugs at a friend's West Kelowna home suddenly went sideways when Danny Blanchard took a filleting knife to his friend in the kitchen.
House arrest for man who drove through Kelowna homeless camp
March 13, 2025 - 3:00 PM

A man who drunkenly drove through a Kelowna homeless camp was sentenced Thursday more than two years after the collision, and he won't be going to jail.
Nurses, midwives can help treat depression during pregnancy and new motherhood: study
March 08, 2025 - 9:00 AM

TORONTO - Nurses, midwives and doulas can treat depression and anxiety symptoms experienced during pregnancy and after delivery,a new study says.
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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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BC Tribunal rules against woman who took nude photos at work
A BC office worker has failed in her attempt to sue her ex after he gave management nude photos of her that she'd taken at work. The office worker, referred to as MR in a June 24 BC Civi
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Suspension for BC teacher who told stories about his high school girlfriend
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