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Work is about to get underway on some major park and recreation improvements in Kelowna.Phase 5 of the Glenmore Recreation Park is set to get underway this summer, including construction of much-anticipated pickleball courts.The work will also see installation of temporary washrooms, an arti…

A petition has been presented in the BC Legislature urging the provincial government to do something to ensure the future of Kelowna’s Childhood Connections.Kelowna-Mission MLA presented the petition containing 2,510 signatures of community members.Childhood Connections may have to shut down…

The Toronto Blue Jays won their home opener last night, but some fans were still angry. Not at the game, but at the placement of a longtime icon in the stands: Home Plate Lady.

Payments company Square says restaurants on the eclipse’s path of totality saw a jump in sales on Monday as people flocked to find the best spots to see the celestial event.

In the last year, Vale (VALE) trended lower. Yesterday’s 5.93% break out is an unusual pattern. Expect traders to potentially take profits on higher volume today. Last month, FT reported that Value may have a £3 legal suit to defend, related to the Mariana dam disaster.After peaking at over $50, Intel (INTC) broke below $38 on Monday. Bears have enough momentum to send the chip giant down to $30. The firm relied too heavily on outsourcing chip production to Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM). Furthermore, it started work on the $100 billion U.S. factory investments. Risks are so high that the…

Back on April 1, 2015, this paper published a story claiming the City of Edmonton was going to spend $87.5 million constructing “all-season overhead coverings for the city’s 95 kilometres of bike lanes.” The canopies, designed to keep snow and rain off bicycle commuters, would be “steel-framed, heated and lit.” Dozens of angry readers called […]

The BC First Nations Justice Council has released a detailed plan for broad reforms it says will improve the lives of Indigenous women and girls.

A total solar eclipse is now at its peak in Ontario.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Supreme Court has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against Aviva Canada and Aviva General Insurance Company over a discretionary travel deductible the insurer imposed on medical and rehab accident benefits expenses. Aviva imposed a 25-kilometre (round…The post Court upholds Aviva’s travel deductible for trips to medical appointments appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

To get an idea of the financial toll extreme weather is taking on this country’s agriculture industry, look no further than the government of Saskatchewan’s books.  The prairie province had forecast a more than $1 billion surplus for the fiscal…The post Why climate change on the farm equates to a big bill appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.