British Columbia’s health minister says she will visit Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) amid mounting pressure over what critics say is a pediatric care crisis at the facility. It comes after local BC Conservative MLAs Gavin Dew (Kelowna-Mission), Kristina Loewen (Kelowna Centre) and Macklin McCall (West Kelowna-Peachland) pressed the minister to visit the site earlier Monday….
A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering his 33-year-old roommate and friend who didn’t make it out alive from under the rubble. Khaled Elgamal, 28, of Surrey, B.C., says Hamza Benhilal was one of two people who died after a slab of mountain gave way last Thursday, raining rock…
Teenage batsman Yuvraj Samra scored 45 runs Sunday as Canada celebrated qualification for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Bermuda in the final game of the four-country Americas Qualifier. Canada’s seven-wicket win over the Bahamas on Saturday, coupled with Bermuda’s nine-wicket loss to the Cayman Islands, sealed the Canadian…
Iranian Canadians and Jewish groups turned worried eyes to the Middle East on Sunday, as U.S. strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites raised fears of escalating violence. Nimâ Machouf, a member of a Montreal Iranian women’s association, said family members in Iran are living “from one bomb to another.” “I’m very worried because this will only accelerate…
Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman said she “firmly” believes that both countries could reach a trade deal within the 30-day deadline discussed at the G7 summit in Alberta last week. “We can’t do anything to force the U.S. side to come to a deal, but we do think we have a good…
Delaney Baie Pridham scored her league-leading ninth goal of the season as the Ottawa Rapid defeated the Calgary Wild 3-1 in Northern Super League action on Saturday in Ottawa. Pridham has nine goals in nine games for the Rapid (4-3-2), who are third in the six-team league with 14 points. WATCH | Rapid climb up NSL…
By Chuck Chiang The Canadian Press Posted June 21, 2025 7:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nearly 200 homes in Yukon are on alert for possible evacuation due to nearby wildfires as temperatures soar into the high 20s across the territory this week. Yukon’s Emergency Coordination Centre says…
Four people are missing after an Airmedic helicopter crashed near Natashquan, a community on Quebec’s North Shore, around 10:30 p.m. Friday. The air ambulance was in the process of a medical evacuation and crashed into a lake shortly after takeoff, according to Nic Defalco, a spokesperson for Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB). Four crew members and…
Canada coach Jesse Marsch is downplaying a CONCACAF investigation into his actions during the Canadian men’s opening game at the Gold Cup. Marsch told a news conference in Houston, in advance of Canada’s game against Curacao on Saturday, that the issue was of more interest to the media than the team. Noting that the disciplinary…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A West Kelowna, B.C., hair salon is cleaning up after a costly overnight break-in that left staff stunned and shelves nearly bare. When employees arrived at New Image Hair Salon on Gossett Road Wednesday morning, they discovered the business had been ransacked — hair products stolen in…
