RJ Barrett drilled a 29-foot three-pointer in the dying seconds of overtime as the undermanned Toronto Raptors staved off playoff elimination with a 112-110 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
Month: May 2026
Vehicle fully engulfed on Westside Road above former Lake Okanagan Resort
Bright flames and heavy smoke can be seen above Lake Okanagan Resort on Friday night, with what’s believed to be an old motorhome on fire. Lake Country resident Stefan Rapacz said that he could see the vehicle fire across the lake along Westside Road in Kelowna. "I see flashing lights n…
Winnipeg police training needs update after fatal shooting of 16-year-old: expert
A policing expert recommended Friday that Winnipeg police factor in age and someone’s cultural background when responding to high-risk situations.
Saskatoon and Regina open city golf courses to the public
Saskatoon and Regina are opening their city courses as temperatures across the province begin to rise. Golfers hit the links while the weather is warm.
Liberals want committees to be ‘open,’ minister says as Tories cry foul
Since the Liberal government officially became a majority, its MPs have moved to go in camera at several committee meetings and moved to adjourn unilaterally in one instance.
Quebec says it will table domestic violence prevention law modelled after Clare’s law
Quebec plans to introduce legislation allowing people to find out if a partner has a history of domestic violence, based on Clare’s Law.
‘Who we are’: Albertans remember Fort McMurray wildfire 10 years later
Thick, blackened and maimed tree stumps dot nearly every major road in the hilly community enveloped by some of Canada’s largest oil reserves.
We have given you a university — if you can keep it
The defunding of Memorial is not a story of fiscal misfortune or demographic bad luck. It is one of a deliberate, decades-long ideological project whose purpose is the transformation of public universities from civic institutions into market instruments.
Pickup begins for new pink, grey recycling bins in the Central Okanagan
Get your pink and grey bins ready.Today marks the start of a new recycling initiative for communities across the Central Okanagan.Recycle BC, the non-profit responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling in B.C., is taking over management of curbside recycling servic…
Will Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr be new ‘minister’ in charge of Defence Investment Agency?
Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr is not saying whether he will be getting a promotion to a full-fledged ministry after a key announcement in the Carney government’s spring economic update.The fiscal update released on Tuesday promises to introduce new legislation to increase the authority and budget o…