Emergency crews were called to West Kelowna’s Princess Mobile Home Park just after 11 a.m. Monday morning. Four fire trucks and command and safety units responded to a blaze on the 2000-block of Boucherie Road after a neighbour noticed smoke. “Our crews responded really quickly and did a quick investigation,” assistant fire chief Brent Watson […]
A washout north of Okanagan Falls has temporarily closed a section of Eastside Road. The transportation ministry set up a detour on McLean Creek Road so residents in the area could still access their homes. Officials said a full geotechnical assessment will be carried out on Tuesday. Related Woman dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning […]
US tech stocks fall amid fears of a crackdown on Huawei Technologies, and S&P 500 tech sector slips nearly 2 percent. United States stock markets were lower on Monday as a US crackdown on China’s Huawei Technologies raised concerns of a bigger impact on chipmakers and stoked fears of an escalation in the trade war […]
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canadian tariffs on U.S. bourbon, playing cards and licorice have officially been lifted. The tariffs targeting products to have political impact in the states of prominent Republican lawmakers were retaliation for the steel and aluminum tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on Canada almost a year ago. Canada and the U.S. […]
The body of a 72-year-old fisherman was recovered from a lake in Musquodoboit Harbour over the weekend. Nova Scotia RCMP say they received a call on Saturday of an overdue fisherman from Dollar Lake Provincial Park. Several rescue crews responded to the lake and the man’s body was recovered early Sunday morning. Police say the […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s “genocidal taunts” and warned him not to threaten the country. With tensions rising, Mr Trump tweeted on Sunday: “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran.” Mr Zarif said the president should look at history. “Iranians have stood […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US military said one of its warships sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday (May 19), a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense ties between the world’s two biggest economies. The busy waterway is one of a growing […]
US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Iran, suggesting it will be destroyed if a conflict breaks out between the two countries. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran,” he said in a tweet on Sunday. “Never threaten the United States again!” The US has deployed […]
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — The small community where a gunman stormed into a church service and killed 26 people in 2017 crossed an emotional milestone on Sunday, with the dedication of a new First Baptist Church worship center that is fortified against potential future danger. Built of beige Texas limestone, with two towers that can […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Iran on Sunday, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again,” Trump said in a tweet. Tensions between Washington and […]