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Apple said it had removed Meta's WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed from the store on Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. Their remova... [...]

Sia has collaborated with Paris Hilton on a new song. The 48-year-old singer and the 43-year-old socialite-and-DJ have joined forces for Sia's new single 'Fame Won't Love You' which will feature on ‘Reasonable Woman', which will drop on May 3. The single collab is n... [...]

Grimes has promised fans she will “cap the disarray” at Coachella this weekend following her disastrous show at the festival last week. The 36-year-old singer took to the stage at the music event held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, last weekend but was left frustrated and... [...]

Taylor Swift has hinted she still "can't forgive" Kim Kardashian for their headline-grabbing feud. The 34-year-old pop superstar went to ground back in 2016 after being branded a snake and a "liar" when a public dispute between her and Kim's then husband Kanye West led t... [...]

New research from UBC Okanagan's Dr. Clayton Lamb examines how to preserve southern mountain caribou populations until the animal's habitat can sustain greater numbers. Photo credit: Line Giguere/Wildlife Infometrics. Thanks to drastic and evidence-based solutions, more southern mountain caribou roa... [...]

A B.C. cannabis company is suing a transport firm for $834,901 after a shipment was seized at the U.S. border. In an April B.C. Supreme Court notice of civil claim, We Grow BC Ltd. and Albert-based Westleaf Labs claimed Kelowna-based Seven Elk Shipping had been told not to take the [...]

The experience of a woman seriously injured in a scooter crash in Thailand is a reminder to travellers to do their research before purchasing travel medical insurance, say travel experts. Danielle Kliaman broke all the bones in her foot when she was hit by a truck while riding a scooter [...]

A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-lik... [...]

The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, but didn't participate in the apparent attack, officials said. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting o... [...]

The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The decision — part of an ongoing, [...]

Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader. The voters began queuing up at pollin... [...]

Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian president announced on Friday. Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in ... [...]

The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in the mass killing of a newcomer family in Ottawa has no plan to seek bail, his lawyer says. Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested and charged in early March with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, after police found the [...]

Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault is taking the stand after Tuesday's federal budget promised to amend the Financial ... [...]

As Canada's biggest bookstore-turned-gift-giver's-paradise edges toward privatization, it's evident from a stroll around one of its Toronto stores that the retailer knows some things haven't been working. Epsom salts and body lotions that previously lined Indigo Books & Mus... [...]

B.C.'s top court has overturned a jail sentence for a “predatory” Kamloops fraudster who bilked her employer for $11,000 to pay for concert tickets, weekend getaways and electronics. Michele Huston, a 50-year-old grandmother, was sentenced in September to 12 months in prison and a ... [...]

Columbia Shuswap Regional District staff and directors were eager to take action after receiving a report on community feedback received in response to last year's devastating Bush Creek East Wildfire. The CSRD hired Monogram Consulting to conduct a series of meetings in order to gather feedback... [...]

A former employee is suing the Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede. Court documents show Vanessa Emily Walker filed a claim against the Armstrong IPE on April 16, claiming severance pay in lieu of notice. Walker is seeking $12,600 – a total of $12,756 with filing fees included. Walker ... [...]

A Penticton-based film will soon be premiering at the local box office, after making its way through film festivals last year. Making her feature directorial debut is Canadian filmmaker Caitlyn Sponheimer, who is a Directors Guild of Canada nominee, Reykjavik Talent Lab alumna and Telefilm Canada an... [...]

The 200-block of St. Paul Street will once again be filled with vendors, crafters and artisans as the Kamloops Farmers' Market kicks off its 2024 season on Saturday. “We're pretty excited to have it back,” said Greg Unger, farmers' market manager, adding this year marks t... [...]