World News

Search/Filter Results

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
September 18, 2026 - 12:38 PM

The Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Friday.
Nigerian police use tear gas during protests over the deaths in custody of 37 miners
September 18, 2026 - 12:27 PM

MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in central Nigeria fired tear gas Friday at crowds who gathered to protest the deaths of 37 miners while in custody on illegal mining charges, with activists disputing the official line that they may have died of a disease outbreak.
Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power
September 18, 2026 - 12:24 PM

Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance.
Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century
September 18, 2026 - 11:30 AM

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years after being taken in by a local family.
US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say
September 18, 2026 - 11:23 AM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested after police covered their heads with a bag, beat them and held them at gunpoint in a hotel-turned-detention center, their lawyers and rights groups said on Friday.
Vance blasts Democrats as 'lunatics' in Iowa rally push for GOP candidates
September 18, 2026 - 11:21 AM

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday mounted a vigorous defense of the Trump administration's policies and Iowa GOP candidates on the November ballot, arguing that the Democrats had turned into the party of “lunatics," in his second trip to the politically consequential state this year.
Holdout juror in Clancy trial didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids
September 18, 2026 - 11:00 AM

BOSTON (AP) — The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wouldn't listen to him, according to a statement released by his lawyer Friday in his first public comments on the case.
Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments
September 18, 2026 - 10:48 AM

Iran says it struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz, while hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Tehran in the largest show of support for the government since the United States and Israel launched attacks in February.
Macron orders protections for infrastructure, citing a growing Russian threat
September 18, 2026 - 10:45 AM

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he had asked his government to prepare a plan to protect critical infrastructure, including sensitive defense industry sites, against drone attacks and cyberattacks amid what he described as an intensifying Russian hybrid threat.
Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21
September 18, 2026 - 10:45 AM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and wounded were police officers attending prayers at the mosque.
More ...

THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

World News

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

Nigerian police use tear gas during protests over the deaths in custody of 37 miners

Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century

US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say

Vance blasts Democrats as 'lunatics' in Iowa rally push for GOP candidates

Holdout juror in Clancy trial didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids

Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

Macron orders protections for infrastructure, citing a growing Russian threat

Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon