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Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger
August 05, 2020 - 4:31 PM

BEIRUT - Investigators probing the deadly blast that ripped across Beirut focused Wednesday on possible negligence in the storage of tons of a highly explosive fertilizer in a waterfront warehouse, while the government ordered the house arrest of several port officials.
'Quarantine shaming': North America navigates radical new social norms
March 19, 2020 - 9:00 PM

The chairman of Arizona's Asian Chamber of Commerce didn't see much downside to attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to bolster the business and bring together other leaders to discuss how to help Asian-American eateries devastated by the coronavirus.
Slow arrival of aid frustrates Indonesia quake survivors
October 03, 2018 - 11:30 AM

PALU, Indonesia - Climbing over reeking piles of sodden food and debris, a crowd on Wednesday searched a warehouse wrecked in Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami for anything they could salvage: cans of condensed milk, soft drinks, rice, candy and painkillers.
Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
June 18, 2018 - 6:00 AM

MCALLEN, Texas - Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets.
Apple to build 2nd campus, hire 20,000 in $350B pledge
January 17, 2018 - 9:00 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is planning to build another corporate campus and hire 20,000 workers during the next five years as part of a $350 billion commitment to the U.S. that will be partially financed by an upcoming windfall from the country's new tax law.
National and international headlines from 2015
January 01, 2016 - 6:30 PM

An in-brief survey of some of the significant news events in 2015, in chronological order:
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THOMPSON: Calling balls and strikes on both sides of the US-Canada border
OPINION “Play!” That’s what we say to start a baseball game. By we, I mean umpires. We never say, “Play ball!”…what you hear in movies about the game. A fine distinction, perhaps,

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community&

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

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UPDATE: Lumby RCMP ask for public’s help to locate a missing woman, partner reports she was abducted
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Body of abducted woman found in Lumby area
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Kamloops drug supplier got 'permission' to sell from Lower Mainland, Calgary gangsters
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$1.5 million donation to build new cancer therapy suite in Kelowna
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Province looks to keep SUV seized in Kamloops RCMP bust
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orcha
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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger

'Quarantine shaming': North America navigates radical new social norms

Slow arrival of aid frustrates Indonesia quake survivors

Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas

Apple to build 2nd campus, hire 20,000 in $350B pledge

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