World News

Search/Filter Results

Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack
December 22, 2025 - 8:47 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli leader instructed him to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach.
Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 people and cuts power
December 22, 2025 - 8:41 PM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child, two days before Christmas.
Thousands turn out in Kabul to cheer on Afghanistan's traditional buzkashi equestrian games
December 22, 2025 - 8:18 PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Through the dust kicked up by the pounding hooves of a scrum of horses and riders, a winner emerges. The victorious team gallops around the playing field, holding a flag aloft.
Protest erupts in India's capital city over lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh
December 22, 2025 - 8:12 PM

NEW DELHI (AP) — A protest erupted in India’s capital Tuesday in response to the death of a Hindu man who was lynched and burned by an angry mob in neighboring Bangladesh, a new sign of strain in relations between the neighboring countries.
Gaza's tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire
December 22, 2025 - 7:31 PM

Attallah Tarazi recently received Christmas presents that included socks and a scarf to shield him against the Gaza winter, and he joined some fellow Palestinian Christians in a round of hymns.
Suspected militants ambush police vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing 5 officers
December 22, 2025 - 6:15 PM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants opened fire on a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing five officers before fleeing, officials said, part of a surge in violence in the region bordering Afghanistan.
At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
December 22, 2025 - 6:03 PM

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.
US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific
December 22, 2025 - 6:01 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person.
Bureaucratic mishap delayed gun license for accused Bondi Beach shooter in Australia
December 22, 2025 - 5:42 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man accused of shooting dead 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in an antisemitic attack faced a lengthy delay in getting a gun license because of a bureaucratic mishap, not because he raised suspicions, a state government leader said on Tuesday.
Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers released after mass abduction
December 22, 2025 - 5:09 PM

MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians on Monday got their first look at 130 children and teachers released after being seized in one of the largest mass abductions in the country's history.
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

Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack

Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 people and cuts power

Thousands turn out in Kabul to cheer on Afghanistan's traditional buzkashi equestrian games

Protest erupts in India's capital city over lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh

Gaza's tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire

Suspected militants ambush police vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing 5 officers

At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas

US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific

Bureaucratic mishap delayed gun license for accused Bondi Beach shooter in Australia

Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers released after mass abduction

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon