World News

Search/Filter Results

An arson attack leaves Britain's Jewish community feeling vulnerable
March 24, 2026 - 6:50 AM

LONDON (AP) — British police hunted three suspects on Tuesday over an arson attack on a Jewish charity’s ambulances and pledged to step up security around a community that feels increasingly at risk.
Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding
March 24, 2026 - 6:44 AM

As states that already ban abortion look to further restrict access this year, much of the focus is on pills sent by out-of-state providers.
Photos from the Mideast in the 4th week of the Iran war
March 24, 2026 - 6:43 AM

Photos from the ground as the war on Iran launched by the United States and Israel enters its fourth week.
Strikes hit Iran and Tehran targets Israel and Gulf states amid mixed signals over talks to end war
March 24, 2026 - 6:40 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel’s Tel Aviv and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.
Quadruple amputee cornhole player fatally shoots man, Maryland authorities say
March 24, 2026 - 6:37 AM

A county sheriff’s office in Maryland said Monday that a professional cornhole player who's also a quadruple amputee fatally shot a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an argument.
Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'
March 24, 2026 - 6:20 AM

After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that's baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said.
Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year
March 24, 2026 - 6:17 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the foreign ministry saying the release came on the occasion of

Kenya floods worsen as 2 rivers burst banks, with death toll hitting 88
March 24, 2026 - 6:07 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government said Tuesday that two rivers have burst their banks, flooding farms and displacing families as the death toll in flooding in the east African nation this month rises to 88.
China protests to Japan over alleged break-in at its embassy in Tokyo
March 24, 2026 - 5:53 AM

TOKYO (AP) — China says it has protested to Japan over an alleged break-in at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.
Geneva's CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success
March 24, 2026 - 5:41 AM

GENEVA (AP) — Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one — in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive that has been deemed a success.
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

An arson attack leaves Britain's Jewish community feeling vulnerable

Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

Photos from the Mideast in the 4th week of the Iran war

Strikes hit Iran and Tehran targets Israel and Gulf states amid mixed signals over talks to end war

Quadruple amputee cornhole player fatally shoots man, Maryland authorities say

Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year

Kenya floods worsen as 2 rivers burst banks, with death toll hitting 88

China protests to Japan over alleged break-in at its embassy in Tokyo

Geneva's CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon