The city of Kelowna is spending almost $12 million to keep residential developments well away from the Glenmore landfill. It has purchased 182 acres of land at the south end of the landfill, known as Diamond Mountain. Last spring, a development company proposed building a 1,000-unit housing project on the property. City council rejected the […]
All that’s left of the C&C Ranch on South Texas Road in Kahnawake is the floor. On Tuesday evening, a fire destroyed everything. Cynthia Jacobs, who runs the place with her partner, Christopher Homer, had just left the barn and gone home. “I saw the smoke from my house and I came out, and I […]
DENVER, Colo. — In Georgia, a pecan farmer lost out on his chance to buy his first orchard. The local Farm Service Agency office that would have processed his loan application was shut down. In Wisconsin’s dairy country, a 55-year-old woman sat inside her new dream home, worried she would not be able to pay […]
A washroom fault has been spotted in West Kelowna’s plans to build a multi-use indoor recreation facility, but city councillors say the project won’t go down the drain. City staff reported to the mayor and council on Tuesday that the dome facility they’re planning needs to have indoor bathrooms. The layout plans of the multi-use […]
The Regina Pats and Regina Exhibition Association Limited‘s (REAL) new lease agreement gives both parties time to consider the option of either refurbishing the Brandt Centre at Evraz Place or to build a new entertainment facility. The two groups announced the agreement on Thursday, which won’t expire until May of 2023. “We’re pleased to continue […]
Pincher Creek is known to be one of the windiest spots in Alberta, but it also holds a national title for recording the most dramatic temperature change in Canada. On Jan. 10, 1962, Pincher Creek saw temperatures rise 41 C as Chinook winds boosted the mercury from -19 C up to 22 C. WATCH: Chinook […]
Hunting is a divisive topic at the best of times, and it’s probably not a good idea to start a conversation on a dating app by bragging about it. It’s quite likely you could be speaking to someone who is against the practice, or more unfortunately, someone whose job it is to make sure hunters […]
Saying he respects the gay and lesbian community, Minnesota forward Andrew Wiggins tried to clarify comments he made about Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder’s behavior during a heated game. Thunder center Nerlens Noel was taken off the court on a stretcher in the third quarter after Wiggins collided with Noel on a dunk attempt […]
A former Nazi prison guard who was deported by Donald Trump has died in Germany. Jakiw Palij, 95, was a former Nazi collaborator who served in the SS as a labour camp guard in the Second World War. He had a 14-year deportation dispute in the US earlier last year. But today the US ambassador […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A Republican congressman from Iowa who has been accused in the past of racism asked in an interview published on Thursday (Jan 10) how the terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” became offensive to Americans. “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization – how did that language become offensive?” Representative Steve King asked […]