Kelowna man records strange lights streaking across sky

A Kelowna man and his family spotted something so unusual in the sky above Kelowna that he waited a few days before deciding to share it with Castanet.Bobby Vandenhoorn lives a few blocks from Orchard Park Mall and he was on his rooftop patio Friday night hoping to see the Northern Lights betwee…

Loophole leaves taxpayers picking up tab for MP travel

A loophole in the House of Commons’ spending rules has allowed MPs travelling to party conventions to bill taxpayers for more than half a million dollars over the past year — even though House of Commons rules normally prohibit MPs from charging expenses linked to partisan political activity.

“Show us the business case” for health unit merger

Mayor Kevin Davis says he has yet to see how a proposed health unit merger would benefit the citizens of Brantford. Speaking at a Tuesday council committee meeting, Davis said he’s “very much opposed” to the Brant County Health Unit – Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit merger. “We now have a fine balance between urban and rural […]