News Items tag as: electronics

Buying a new TV? Four things you should know.
November 19, 2018 - 8:00 AM

Working your way through the wide array of TVs available can be challenging. If you are going straight to an electronic expert for advice (many times the easiest choice), let them know your personal use pattern and what is important to you in a viewing experience. How close you sit to your TV will determine screen size. Do you intend on using HDMI ports? Will you be mounting your screen on the wall? Before starting off on your trek to find the perfect TV, here are a few facts to get you started.
Back to School Cell Phones
August 27, 2018 - 8:00 AM

If a new cell phone is on your back to school shopping list, check out the new iPhone 8 or Samsung s9.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Buying a new TV? Four things you should know.