A Kelowna woman is in the running for a $40,000 prize in the Fab Over 40 competition.Jenny Rider, 42, is currently first place in her group in the world-wide competition for women over the age of 40.The winner of the vote-based competition receives $40,000, the cover of a beauty magazine and…
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Vancouver quietly proclaimed Chip Wilson Day as billionaire installed sign calling B.C. NDP ‘communist’
On the same day Chip Wilson erected a controversial sign at his Vancouver mansion, the city was quietly honouring the billionaire and his wife.
New bill banning trans participation in sport dehumanizing: Advocate
A legal expert and trans advocate is raising questions about newly-tabled legislation by the Alberta government that bans transgender women and girls from female sporting divisions.
Graffiti at home of Vancouver mayor follows bomb threat, other alarming incidents
Someone spray-painted graffiti onto the home of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim on Halloween – marking the latest in a string of incidents targeting the property this year.
Kelowna to explore pre-zoning select transit-supportive corridors to provide more housing
The City of Kelowna is exploring the idea of pre-zoning certain transit supportive corridors in an effort to speed up construction of much-needed housing.The pilot program would satisfy one of the initiatives the city has committed to under terms of the $31.5 million Housing Accelerator Grant th…
Group of teenage girls bear sprayed in Kelowna while trick-or-treating
A group of young teenage girls were treated by paramedics Thursday night after they were bear sprayed while trick-or-treating in the Upper Mission.About six 13-year-old girls were trick-or-treating along Quilchena Drive when they came upon three teenage boys at about 8:30 p.m.“Three bo…
Why exploding pager attacks should give P&C pros pause
An attack causing pagers and walkie-talkies used by members of terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon to explode, killing and injuring both militants and civilians, should concern P&C insurers and brokers working with companies reliant on global supply chains, sources say.…The post Why exploding pager attacks should give P&C pros pause appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
Enbridge in talks about Mainline pipeline expansion as Canadian oil output grows
Enbridge Inc. has begun talks with its customers about expanding its Mainline pipeline network to handle growing volumes of Canadian oil output, the Calgary-based company said Friday.
More than half of human trafficking incidents in Canada remain unsolved
More than half of human trafficking incidents remained unsolved in Canada by police as the number of incidents increased over the past decade, according to new data released Friday.
Cost to open Portage and Man rises $8M
The cost to reopen Portage and Main to pedestrians is rising.