News Items tag as: Hugs

Free hugs for all on Boxing Day
December 17, 2014 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – If the stress of the holidays are getting you down here's something that might lift your spirits — a group of kind-hearted people will be downtown on Boxing Day giving out free hugs.
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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

Israeli ambassador meets with Canadian officials after summons from Anand
OTTAWA — Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says he met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry yes
May 22, 2025 10:39 AM
2 staff members of Israeli Embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed while leaving an event
May 22, 2025 9:56 AM
Carney 'devastated and appalled' by killing of 2 Israeli embassy staff in Washington
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in
May 22, 2025 9:49 AM
Union says Canada Post offers 'fall short' as strike deadline nears
OTTAWA — The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall
May 22, 2025 8:45 AM
Merritt naturalist shares his wilderness passion while fighting for his life
BC naturalist and wildlife photographer Frank Ritcey has spent a lifetime exploring the wilderness and taking others
May 22, 2025 6:00 AM

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