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The federal government still has not announced its clean electricity strategy, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney saying it would land weeks ago. At a news conference in Halifax on March 26, Carney told reporters the government would be releasing "next week" a strategy to expand the electr...

Instagram and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. posted results Wednesday for the first quarter that exceeded expectations, showing growth in earnings, but the social media giant also increased its forecasted capital expenditures for the year. The company earned $26.77 billion, or $10.44 per share,...

Four young local musicians are being empowered through a grant from the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO). The North Okanagan Community Concert Association (NOCCA) received the $600 grant for its Warming Up the Act program through the 2026 Greater Vernon Arts, Culture and Youth Project Gran...

Veteran Canadian comedian John Wing will perform in Kamloops next month. Train Wreck Comedy is bringing Wing to the Sagebrush Theatre on Tuesday, May 12. Wing's lengthy stand-up career includes more than 350 TV appearances, plus two hour-long CBC specials. 'John Wing is one of Canada's true comedy h...

The City of West Kelowna is on track to reopen the Mount Boucherie Community Centre. The former city hall is being returned to its former stature at a cost of $4.8 million. The Childcare BC New Spaces Fund is providing $3.61 million of that to help create 16 daycare spaces and 64 after-school spaces...