3 d. ago Kelowna’s business community calls on province to help cover growing vandalism costs

"We've spent about now, about $9,000 in the last year and a half on windows,” said Michael Neill, who owns Mosaic Books told Global Okanagan last week.

Economics

8 d. ago B.C. Premier David Eby seeks cover over provincial support for DULF

Vaughn Palmer: The Drug User Liberation Front, whose founders have been convicted of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, have received several hundred thousand dollars in funding

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1 week ago Man dies in Calgary police custody, sparking ASIRT investigation

Mental health call turns fatal in the community of Dover on Sunday afternoon

Events

2 w. ago Kelowna Women’s Shelter and Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society Call on the Okanagan Community to Stand Up Against Domestic Violence

KELOWNA, British Columbia, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As November 1 marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), the Kelowna Women’s Shelter (KWS) and the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society (COEFS) are calling on the Okanagan community to deepen its understanding about domestic violence and its impacts. The key learning is that […]

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2 w. ago Nova Scotia NDP demand answers from health minister on pressures at Lower Sackville ER

Opposition Leader Claudia Chender held a news conference outside the Cobequid Community Health Centre on Wednesday to call for answers. 

Politics

2 w. ago Black community calls on Montreal to recognize notable figures

Multiple community organizations have come together to convince the city of Montreal to honour some of its notable Black figures.

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3 w. ago Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow wants $210M from province as speed camera ban takes effect

City requests $210 million from province to cover loss of revenue from automated traffic fines

Economics

3 w. ago First Canadian location of popular New York bar concept opens in Toronto next year

A bar concept that's been making a splash in major cities like London and New York is finally landing in Toronto. The in-progress Mirvish Village development at the southwest corner of Bloor and Bathurst may have only come at the expense of the iconic Honest Ed's discount store, but, on the bright side, it's already shaping up to be a pretty sweet place to be.Word on the street is that the development, which will add a swath of mixed-use retail and residential units to the block of Bloor West between Bathurst and Markham Streets, will be home to Pizzeria Badiali's second location, which is exciting enough on its own, but there's even more good news about the development to deliver.Taking over one of the development's restored heritage homes on Markham Street, at the western edge of the complex, a brand-new concept called Book Bar will soon be joining the community.Book lovers across the city have been mourning the loss of a go-to social space ever s...

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3 w. ago B.C. woman ‘terrified’ to be without MS drug but province doesn’t cover it

Cassandra Nieman was prescribed the drug Ocrevus, which not only greatly improved her vision but also kept other symptoms at bay. But without coverage, it costs $20,000.

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