Restaurant industry in Okanagan hoping for busy August
With the second half of summer underway, tourism operators in the Okanagan are hoping business will pick up after a slow start to the season. Some businesses are blaming provincial…
Three more named and charged with violent disorder after last Saturday’s Bristol riot
Three men have been remanded in custody after they appeared in court charged with violent disorder in relation to last Saturday’s clashes between far-right protesters and the police. The three…
Oklahoma latest state to confirm presence of potentially deadly tick
An invasive tick that can potentially transmit deadly diseases to humans continues to spread across the United States. The Daily Mail reported that Oklahoma was the 20th state to confirm…
‘Not forgotten’: Family and advocates reflect 10 years after the death of Tina Fontaine
WINNIPEG — When Elroy Fontaine thinks about his older sister, Tina Fontaine, his mind takes him to a park in Winnipeg’s Point Douglas neighbourhood. It’s where the two would sometimes…
US election 2024: Harris leads Trump in three key states, new poll shows
Poll shows Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has edge over Republican rival in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona,…
‘I was ambushed’: Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ details capture
Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was taken against his will to US amid conflicting accounts of arrest last month. Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada (left) and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a…
Large geological feature known as the ’Double Arch’ and the ’Toilet Bowl’ collapses in southern Utah
PAGE, Ariz. — A large geological feature in southern Utah known as the “Double Arch,” the “Hole in the Roof” and sometimes the “Toilet Bowl” has collapsed, National Park Service…
Uvalde shooter’s uncle begged police to let him talk to the gunman
DALLAS — The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down, according to…
Putin left ‘nervous’ and angry after Ukraine’s ‘slap in the face’ with surprise Russia invasion
A “seething” Vladimir Putin has been left feeling “nervous” in the wake of Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russian soil, Kremlin officials have claimed. The fuming Russian premier, 71, is understood…
Israeli attack on Gaza school renews calls for US to end support for Israel
Advocates urge Washington to stop sending weapons to Israel after attack kills more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza City. Palestinians look at the damage at the site of a deadly…