Author: wrowan

PHOTOS: Canadian Cowgirls home show draws large crowd

Hosting their Ride with Canadian Pride home show, Terry Jenkins and the Canadian Cowgirls precision drill team dazzled the crowd of approximately a thousand people at TJ Stables in Chatham on Sunday afternoon. The show featured trick riding and other manoeuvres, with riders of all ages proudly donning the red and white. (Trevor Terfloth photos) […]

Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode

Microsoft launched Teams’ Together Mode during the pandemic to give the illusion of a bunch of people sitting in a conference room together, even if they were really sitting at home without pants on. But times have changed, and it’s now being retired in favor of a more simplified Teams experience. The feature used AI to cut your head and shoulds out, and place you in a virtual space with others in the meeting. It could definitely feel gimmicky – especially when you’d tap co-workers on the shoulder, or give virtual high fives – but it did limit visual distractions. The changes are being rolled…

Environment Canada issues London’s first heat warning of 2026

Just in time for Victoria Day, the unofficial start of summer, London is facing its first heat warning of 2026, following a brutally cold winter and a cool spring so far. As of Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada was declaring a heat warning beginning midday Monday, Victoria Day, through the end of Tuesday, falling under the […]

Annual Knox Mountain Hill Climb returns to Kelowna

The roars of engines are reverberating around Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Park this weekend, with the return of the annual Hill Climb. Those with a need for speed have been making the annual pilgrimage to Kelowna for 67 years. The event draws people in from all over the Pacific Northwest. Over S…