2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (275+ words) With the addition of a Provincial Sales Tax on several business services looming next month, the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce is calling on the B.C. government to walk back the move. The tax expansion, introduced in Budget 2026, is set…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (119+ words) Alberta's premier is taking a hands-off approach to a First Nation defying her government by announcing it will offer safe haven for gender-affirming medical care. Danielle Smith says she doesn't have any authority over the First Nation and respects its…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (645+ words) Thousands of U.S. President Donald Trump's most ardent followers have gathered in Dallas for "Trump-a-palooza" this week — and many are parroting the president's constant bashing of Canada. Lona Heins from Tennessee said Canada is now "communist" and no longer shares the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (389+ words) Kelowna RCMP say they responded to a reported break-and-enter at a home on DeHart Avenue Wednesday morning. Police were called to the 744 DeHart Avenue at approximately 8:40 a.m. after a resident reported that an unknown individual was inside the home and had…...

4+ day, 13+ min ago   (115+ words) The federal government and Alberta are pledging to build at least 1,460 affordable housing units across the province. Ottawa will provide up to $220 million through Build Canada Homes, a federal agency formed to speed up the delivery of the housing, while…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (370+ words) Long-time Kelowna accountant and volunteer Todd Sanderson has announced a bid for a Kelowna city council seat. Sanderson, a former president of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Kelowna Association and founder and first president of the Uptown Rutland…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (131+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal agency that oversees government procurement to remove all Canadian-origin products from its "awards schedules" after Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs came into effect. In a post on social media, Trump says "the Canadian…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (161+ words) A group of Alberta business leaders is urging voters to choose Canada in next month's secession referendum but admits it's an issue fraught with tension on the front lines. The Business Council of Alberta is composed of more than 130 chief…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (297+ words) Scott Anderson did not mince words after the American Secretary of War made a disparaging post about cadets in Canada. Pete Hegseth ignited a storm of criticism for posting a picture of two cadets at the Vernon Military Camp that…...