A storm has blown through Kelowna Wednesday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, significant winds along with thunder and lightning.Just before 4:30 p.m., the storm hit the downtown core, with the strong winds blowing trash and branches around the city streets.Castanet has not received any report…
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Lethbridge preparing for future without commercial flights
Commercial flights will no longer land or take off in Lethbridge after June 23. However, the city says 98 per cent of air traffic is expected to remain.
Government to begin paying out one-time GST credit top-up for eligible Canadians
The Liberal government’s one-time GST rebate top-up, announced earlier this year, is set to begin landing in some Canadians’ banks accounts starting on Friday.
Vancouver Pride Society facing significant long-term funding shortfall
On Wednesday, Vancouver city councillor Rebecca Bligh put forward a motion asking the city to give the society a one-time cash injection of $75,000.
Canada endorses plan to send remaining Marineland belugas to Spain, across U.S.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has endorsed a rescue plan that would see all of Marineland’s remaining beluga whales split up and sent to Oceanogràfic València in Spain or one of four U.S. locations.
What Canadians need to know about a ‘technical recession’
While the term technical recession may have some usefulness as a political tool, does it actually have economic significance? CBC News looked into the definition of a technical recession, how it differs from a regular recession and whether Canadians need to be concerned.
North Bay’s mayor and council are underpaid ; Coun. Gardiner calls for a review
Salary and benefits will be compared across the north
AISH-to-ADAP change leaving some Albertans with less income: ‘Really struggling’
An Alberta couple with permanent disabilities say they’re facing a significant drop in income due provincial changes that will leave them struggling to survive.
Edmonds Civic Roundtable talk: Separating media fact from fiction feels like a full-time job
A sobering statement emerged from the Edmonds Civic Roundtable talk on Media Literacy Monday night, featuring two local school librarians who specialize in teaching children to sort through misinformation and […]
Eric Swalwell collects thousands of votes in California governor’s race
Thousands of California Democrats cast ballots for Eric Swalwell even though the disgraced ex-congressman’s zombie campaign for governor was suspended after allegations of rape and sexual assault.