BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran is waiting for Lebanon to show a desire to accept its military assistance, Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday, reiterating an offer of support to the U.S.-backed Lebanese military. Mohammad Javad Zarif, whose government backs the powerful Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, was speaking at Beirut airport at the start of his […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai political party that nominated a princess as its candidate for prime minister could be banned from a general election in March after an activist said on Sunday he would file a petition seeking its dissolution. Thailand’s Election Commission is to meet on Monday to consider the candidacy of Princess Ubolratana […]

A rising conservative activist and Trump supporter is facing criticism after a video of her defending nationalism and differentiating it from Adolf Hitler’s policies went viral. Candace Owens is the communications director of Turning Point USA, a conservative advocacy group. She made the comments at a December event in the U.K. to promote the launch […]

(Reuters) – Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA is taking steps to remove at least two American executives from the board of directors of its U.S. refining subsidiary, Citgo Petroleum Corp, according to people close to the matter. Citgo is facing unprecedented challenges to its finances and management after the U.S. government last week imposed tough […]

A section of Highway 3 in B.C. that was closed in both directions earlier Saturday because of high avalanche hazard, then avalanche snow removal, has been reopened. According to DriveBC, the highway was closed between West Avalanche Gate and East Avalanche Gate — approximately halfway between Salmo and Creston. The closure was originally because of […]

Halifax Regional Police are investigating two assaults that happened in the city early Saturday morning. Police say just before 1:30 a.m., officers received a call that one male was being beaten up by three others in the 10-20 block of Plateau Crescent. About 10 minutes later, a call was received that a male in the […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he would reiterate on Monday at a planned meeting with Britain’s Brexit minister that the EU would not re-open the Brexit deal, but was ready to rework the political declaration that accompanies it. Barnier is to meet British Secretary of State for Exiting the […]

An Oliver man was arrested on Thursday after an alleged assault. According to police, the RCMP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) was needed to help arrest Bradley Cairns following an arrest warrant for the 56-year-old man. Oliver RCMP said on the evening of Feb. 5, a suspect was alleged to have committed an assault and uttered […]

A serious crash has closed Highway 97 in Kelowna on Friday. RCMP say the highway between Edwards Road and the university overpass is closed in both directions. Southbound traffic is being diverted through Quail Ridge Boulevard and northbound traffic is being detoured through Hereron Road. Part of Highway 97 in Kelowna was closed on Friday […]

A third detour route around the rockslide that’s currently blocking Highway 97 near Summerland was announced on Friday by the Ministry of Transportation. The new detour is on the west side of Okanagan Lake: The Trout Creek Forest Service Road, between Peachland and Summerland. “This route will accommodate light vehicles, five tons or less, providing […]