Month: September 2024

A second man has been arrested and is facing nearly 100 criminal charges in connection with an auto-fraud investigation in Toronto.

Five hours ahead of the first screening of “Saturday Night” at the Toronto International Film Festival, fans were already lined up along the red carpet and waiting for celebrities to arrive.

Kelowna’s Tantalus Vineyards is celebrating the start of its 2024 harvest.Calling it a ‘micro-harvest’, the winery has started to salvage what it can from its Pinot Noir vines. The grapes will be used for a small lot of sparkling wine.It’s slim pickings after extreme cold last winter d…

The City of Kelowna is reaching out to prospective contractors with the ability to provide significant improvements to the audio-visual and technology systems at Prospera Place.The search, in the form of a request for qualifications, went out late last week.“Although the arena has unde…

Collett House, one of several pre First World War homes on Kelowna’s heritage registry, met with the wrecking ball Tuesday.The house at the corner of Pandosy Street and Royal Avenue was built more than 100 years ago.According to the City of Kelowna website, the house was “distinguished…

A prolific Kelowna offender whose ongoing list of crimes has continually put him the spotlight has again pleaded to assault.On Aug. 8, Tyler Jack Newton pleaded guilty to assault, a matter from November 2023 he was set to go to trial for this week, a representative of the BC Prosecution Service …

Ontario’s progress in giving children with autism access to government-funded core therapy has slowed so significantly that at times the number of kids enrolled is actually declining, despite a ballooning wait-list, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press.

Greater Toronto Area-real estate watchers say the combination of high interest rates and an uptick in new condo units coming online has led to an oversupply that will take time to balance out.

Metro Vancouver weather forecast includes geomagnetic storm, northern lights  Vancouver Is AwesomeNorthern Lights Forecast: Here’s Where Aurora Borealis May Be Visible Tonight  ForbesNOAA issues Sept. 10-11 view line map for the US northern lights forecast  Midland Daily NewsThe Russell-McPherron Effect Could Light Up The Skies With Stunning Auroras Soon  IFLScienceWe are entering a prime time to see the aurora borealis  CBC.ca

A warning from a concerned parent after multiple frighteningly close encounters with a cougar on an acreage just southwest of the city on Tuesday.