Exiled ethnic Uighur shares accounts of harassment by Chinese authorities and expresses concern for missing family members caught up in sweeping security operations back home. Exiled Uighur activists are urging the international community to take a harsher line against China over its alleged crackdown on the Muslim minority in Xinjiang. Beijing has been accused of […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer said on Monday that the United States would have to start making changes to its military posture on the Korean peninsula over time if talks with North Korea advance. “The more successful we are in the diplomatic track, the more uncomfortable we will be in the military […]

ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) – China on Tuesday kicked off its largest airshow with a display of its aviation ambitions, unveiling a life-size model of a long-haul jet it is developing with Russia and showing off its J-20 stealth fighter jet in a roaring flight demonstration. The biennial Airshow China, being held in the coastal city […]

Several vehicles in Penticton had their mirrors smashed on Saturday night, according to RCMP. The vehicles were parked on Forestbrook Drive. Police are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious or witnessed the mischief to contact RCMP at 250-492-4300. Related Penticton man and 3 friends embark on fundraiser for brother Penticton killer found dead […]

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia Prime Minister Youssef Chahed named 10 new ministers on Monday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will inject fresh blood into his government which has been widely criticized for failing to fix an economic crisis. Chahed named Jewish businessman Rene Trabelsi as minister of tourism in the Muslim Arab country. Source: […]

Peel Regional Police say officers are looking for a Mercedes and a beloved miniature schnauzer that was allegedly stolen from a Mississauga home on Monday evening. Police said the vehicle, a white two-door Mercedes with the licence plate KELLYCAM, was left running in front of a home in the Mississauga and Kane roads area, north […]

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that China is welcome to invest in Brazil and that trade between the two countries could grow. Bolsonaro’s remarks in a television interview contrasted with his portrayal of China on the campaign trail, when he depicted it as a predator seeking to dominate key […]

It’s been little more than 100 years since a B.C. family lost a relative in the First World War. Private Antonio Donatelli died on the battlefield in Europe on Sept. 27, 1918, just months after he enlisted with the B.C. regiment of the Canadian Infantry in New Westminster. In honour of the 24-year-old’s sacrifice to his country, […]

What time is it? Where am I? Oh man, right — it’s the day after a time change weekend. It’s the day they say most accidents occur because we’re just too dang dozy to concentrate on the simplest of tasks. Though I must say, I do like to fall back more than spring forward, because at least […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s deputy chief executive Frans Timmermans will lead the center-left campaign in May’s EU parliamentary election, the party said on Monday, after fellow commissioner Maros Sefcovic stepped aside. Sefcovic, who is vice president for energy on the European Commission, said he endorsed Timmermans, the executive’s first vice president, in his […]