PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s approval ratings hit new lows as the “yellow vest” protests gathered pace, according to an Ifop-Fiducial poll for Paris Match and Sud Radio published on Tuesday. Macron’s approval rating fell to 23 percent in the poll conducted late last week, down six points […]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday a visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “a possibility” and that such a trip would help to improve Pyongyang’s relationship with the United States. Moon made the comment when asked by reporters during a state visit to New Zealand […]

KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) – British broadcaster and environmentalist David Attenborough on Monday urged world leaders, meeting in Poland to agree ways to limit global warming, to get on and tackle “our greatest threat in thousands of years”. Known for countless nature films, Attenborough has gained prominence recently with his “Blue Planet II” series, which highlighted […]

Turn on your radio every weekday morning to 980AM CKNW and you’ll hear a familiar voice. That’s the unmistakable tone of broadcaster Jon McComb, heard on Vancouver airwaves for 35 years. McComb began his radio career in his home state of Arizona when he was only 17 years old. That began the start of a […]

Penticton RCMP are looking for witnesses to a hit and run. The incident happened last Friday at 2 p.m. when a female was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Nanaimo Avenue and Ellis Street. Police say the driver fled the scene. “One witness stated they saw a small grey car approaching the intersection […]

If you wanted to get your hands on a Compass Card wristband, you’re almost out of luck. Dozens of people lined up outside the Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station in Vancouver on Monday morning to get their hands on one of the wristbands. TransLink was selling 2,000 Monday morning — 1,000 adult wristbands and 1,000 concession wristbands. […]

Police in Oxford county are investigating a reported armed robbery at a convenience store in Drumbo. The OPP responded to the store at 6:15 p.m. Sunday. Police say two men entered, with one of the men brandishing a weapon. The suspects fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash and tobacco products. The store […]

ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni Houthi officials are expected to travel to Sweden shortly for talks as early as Wednesday to end the nearly four-year-old war after the Saudi-led coalition allowed the evacuation of some of their wounded for treatment. Prospects for convening talks have risen as Western allies press Saudi Arabia, leader of the Sunni […]

A 39-year-old man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Barrie, police say. According to Barrie police, on Nov. 9, just before 3 p.m., officers received a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted in a wooded area between Red Oak Drive and Farmstead Crescent in Barrie’s south end. Police […]

Over the weekend, we learned of the passing of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States of America, at age 94. Immediately, tributes started to pour in and will continue through his state funeral, referencing the kind of man he was: a war hero, a successful businessman, and a humble family man of values who […]