Category: News

A cup of coffee is keeping a small business in Toronto alive – but it could also be a death sentence.

Schools locked down, neighbours told to shelter in place, police with weapons drawn.It’s an increasingly familiar sight in Southern Interior communities. So what’s behind the seeming rise in calls that either prompt a large police response or the deployment of the Emergency Response Team?The…

The Crown prosecutor in David Lindsay’s assault case said it’s “like Christmas Day” when an accused makes allegations against a judge while the case is still ongoing. And the comments made by Lindsay back in March could lead to him serving an additional four months in jail.The second…

Significant changes are coming to the Emergency Support Services program in the Central Okanagan.The volunteer organization that cares for evacuees in emergency situations came under fire during last year’s McDougall Creek Wildfire when as many as 24,000 Westside residents were forced from their…

Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users content and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight.

Just months after the closure of an iconic McDonald’s location on Halifax’s Quinpool Road generated an outpour of nostalgia online, a new one has opened next door.

Authorities are asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by the suspect to come forward, but sex work advocates say going to police only further increases risk.

Neal Condron made history Thursday, becoming the first Special Olympian to be named Brockville and Area’s Sports Person of the Year. Condron, who recently brought home a gold and a bronze medal in Nordic skiing at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary, beat out four fellow nominees: sprint car champion Matt Billings, track […]

Possible changes to the Council Remuneration By-Law includes a vehicle allowance of $7,200 for the mayor

The Mayor and Council for the City of Kelowna met with the Uptown Rutland Business Association on Thursday to officially announce the introduction of Rutland’s new on-call team, who will assist in clean up and crime reduction. “It’s a very big day for me. I’m pleased, I’m excited, I’m thri…