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A hammer instead of a scalpel: experts say youth social media ban could drive it underground

A new law in Australia is poised to ban social media platforms from offering profiles to teens 16 and under, but some experts are calling the measure misguided.

Stock market today: World shares are mixed as Chinese stocks get a boost from strong factory orders

 World shares were mixed on Monday, with China leading gains as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing, partly driven by a surge in orders ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month.

Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S., pointing to research that cautions about the risks of exposure to...

California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves' descendants

A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, the state’s two large public university systems.

Today is Cyber Monday, one of the biggest online shopping days of the year

Today is Cyber Monday, expected to be among the biggest online shopping days of the year.

Scientists gather to decode puzzle of the world's rarest whale in 'extraordinary' New Zealand study

It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand clustered around a near-perfectly preserved spade-toothed whale hoping to...

Kelowna shines during the holiday season 

As the festive season approaches, I am reminded how grateful I am to the community we all call home.

$15K fine for Blackwell Dairy after inspection of private landfill turns up unauthorized waste

The owners of Blackwell Dairy have been fined $15,000 after a government inspection found unauthorized waste in the farm's private landfill.

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