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Some B.C. seniors endure a quiet housing crisis

Some B.C. seniors endure a quiet housing crisis

BC Apr 19, 2024 / 10:44 am

B.C.’s seniors are in a housing crisis, with a growing segment of people over the age of 55 sliding into homelessness for the first time in their lives....

Coroner's inquest to probe death of B.C. man shot dozens of times by police in 2018

Coroner's inquest to probe death of B.C. man shot dozens of times by police in 2018

Kamloops Apr 19, 2024 / 10:40 am

The British Columbia Coroners Service says it will hold an inquest into the death of a man who died in a hail of police gunfire after starting a shootout with...

MP Mel Arnold will advocate for justice in death of Tatjana Stefanski

MP Mel Arnold will advocate for justice in death of Tatjana Stefanski

Lumby Apr 19, 2024 / 10:39 am

MP Mel Arnold said he is closely following the case of Tatjana Stefanski. Stefanski was found deceased near earlier this week after allegedly being abducted...

Receiver Eugene Lewis optimistic about Edmonton Elks' 2024 fortunes

Receiver Eugene Lewis optimistic about Edmonton Elks' 2024 fortunes

CFL Apr 19, 2024 / 10:38 am

Receiver Eugene Lewis can't wait to start earning quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson's trust. The signing of Bethel-Thompson, a two-time Grey Cup champion, was...

Europe discards Arsenal and Liverpool shift focus to EPL title race

Europe discards Arsenal and Liverpool shift focus to EPL title race

Soccer Apr 19, 2024 / 10:36 am

LONDON (AP) — What will it take to win the English Premier League with six games remaining? That's easy — perfection. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool...

Penguins GM Dubas joins Canada's front office for world hockey championship

Penguins GM Dubas joins Canada's front office for world hockey championship

Hockey Apr 19, 2024 / 10:34 am

CALGARY — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has been named to Canada's front office team for the upcoming...

'Punitive' tax rates

Letters Apr 19, 2024 / 10:33 am

Re. Patrick MacDonald's letter Climate change no priority (Castanet, April 17) I have numerous issues with the comments made in the letter, but one in...

Rob Shaw: Pivot on drug decriminalization looks all but inevitable for Eby

Rob Shaw: Pivot on drug decriminalization looks all but inevitable for Eby

Opinion Apr 19, 2024 / 10:31 am

Just how many voters are the BC NDP willing to lose over the issue of drug decriminalization? It’s a question New Democrats are currently asking amongst...

Hamilton, Winnipeg and B.C. fined by CFL for exceeding 2023 salary cap

Hamilton, Winnipeg and B.C. fined by CFL for exceeding 2023 salary cap

CFL Apr 19, 2024 / 10:30 am

TORONTO — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and B.C. Lions have all been fined by the CFL for exceeding the league’s 2023 salary cap. But none...

Major water users in southern Alberta agree to curb consumption in face of drought

Major water users in southern Alberta agree to curb consumption in face of drought

Alberta Apr 19, 2024 / 10:29 am

Major water users in southern Alberta have agreed to curb their consumption if there's a severe drought this spring or summer. Rebecca Schulz, the...

Premiers want return to co-operation with federal government with new budget

Premiers want return to co-operation with federal government with new budget

Canada Apr 19, 2024 / 10:29 am

Canada's premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in...

Potential jurors express anxiety about deciding Trump hush money case as jury selection nears close

Potential jurors express anxiety about deciding Trump hush money case as jury selection nears close

United States Apr 19, 2024 / 10:28 am

Potential jurors expressed anxiety Friday about deciding Donald Trump’s hush money case, with one woman breaking down in tears, as lawyers worked to round...

Fire hydrant concern

Letters Apr 19, 2024 / 10:22 am

There are concerning potential wildfire hazards in West Kelowna. My family lives on a cul-de-sac in West Kelowna, which is immediately above Kalamoir Park. It...

City of Penticton opens applications for 2024 busking season

City of Penticton opens applications for 2024 busking season

Penticton Apr 19, 2024 / 10:17 am

Got an itch to share your talents? Applications are now open to the 2024 Penticton Buskers Program. Any interest performers can now throw their hat in the ring...

NHL PLAYOFFS: 'It's wide open' is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins

NHL PLAYOFFS: 'It's wide open' is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins

Hockey Apr 19, 2024 / 10:13 am

General manager Don Waddell likes how his Carolina Hurricanes finished the season, winning 16 of their final 21 games. He knows it means nothing now. “Your...

Jets GM Joe Douglas calls QB Zach Wilson an 'asset.' But the team remains open to trading him

Jets GM Joe Douglas calls QB Zach Wilson an 'asset.' But the team remains open to trading him

NFL Apr 19, 2024 / 10:10 am

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson remains a member of the New York Jets. For now, at least. General manager Joe Douglas was non-committal on the future of...

Debate over tight end value hovers over Brock Bowers' draft prospects

Debate over tight end value hovers over Brock Bowers' draft prospects

NFL Apr 19, 2024 / 10:05 am

Evaluating Brock Bowers the player is a fairly straightforward assignment. As he showed in three seasons at Georgia, Bowers is a dynamic receiver with the...

On demand busing

Letters Apr 19, 2024 / 10:02 am

Re. On demand with BC Transit (Castanet, April 18) For me, it’s daja vu all over again. Many residents probably think, “Gee, how innovative.”...

BOOGIE THE BRIDGE: Three columnists complete week seven of an eight-week journey to prepare for Boogie

BOOGIE THE BRIDGE: Three columnists complete week seven of an eight-week journey to prepare for Boogie

Kamloops Apr 19, 2024 / 10:00 am

Join columnists Max Patel, Dylana Kneeshaw and Kristen Holliday each Friday morning as they lace up their running shoes to take part in RUNClub training for...

Kelowna's most wanted

Kelowna's most wanted

Crime Stoppers Apr 19, 2024 / 10:00 am

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following female who is wanted on a province-wide warrant in effect as of April 16, 2024....

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