Okanagan Latest News

• Kevin Spacey settles U.K. sexual assault cases out of court

  The Oscar-winning actor has denied all allegations against him and maintains that the incidents raised in the lawsuits either did not happen or were consensual.

  Entertainment

  36 mins
• Pierre Poilievre will be on Joe Rogan podcast expected later Thursday

  While the episode has not been released yet, Poilievre hinted that the discussion revolved around U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada.

  Politics

  45 mins
• U.S. beats Canada in latest world happiness rankings

  Canada ranked 18th last year, finishing behind the 23rd-ranked United States, also finding that life evaluations for Canadians under 25 years old have dropped significantly.

  Canada

  2 hours
• Advertisement
• Joseph Duggar of ’19 Kids and Counting’ accused of molesting a minor

  Police said that Joseph Duggar 'admitted his actions to the victim’s father' after he was confronted by him.

  Crime

  2 hours
• EU leaders push back against joining attacks on Iran as oil prices rise

  European leaders have deflected entreaties from U.S. President Donald Trump to send military assets to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

  World

  3 hours
• B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire

  The decision, announced in the February budget, comes amid a shortfall of long-term care beds that is projected to soar over the next decade as the population ages.

  Canada

  3 hours
• Trump threatens to ‘massively blow up’ world’s largest natural gas field

  The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbours directly into the conflict.

  World

  3 hours
• Is the pain of the K-shape economy bleeding into the middle class?

  Canada's middle class appears to be struggling, with new data showing more are taking on debt as financial pain bleeds out into broader sections of the economy.

  Consumer

  6 hours
• Electronics price hike due to global memory chip shortage ‘May just be the new normal’

  Dwight Dubowits has been in the computer business for over 40 years and says the shortage of RAM is causing a seismic shift in the industry.

  Consumer

  Mar 18
• Prospera Place urged to pull the plug on controversial comedian coming to Kelowna

  'If you look up any of the clips on YouTube, it only takes a second for him to get into trashing immigrants, Indigenous people, women, trans folks, queer folks.'

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Advertisement
• Merritt father warns others after medical emergency involving his young son

  Jamie Stevens believes the tick latched onto his son during a recent short hike they did in a grassy area on a bluff near their home.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Advertisement
• CBSA says efforts to ‘disrupt extortion networks’ led to 70 removal orders

  The agency says that as of last Thursday, it had issued a total of 70 removal orders on various inadmissibility grounds, and 35 have been enforced.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Artificial turf fields can be deadly for coho salmon: UBC study

  While recycling thousands of tires is good, the UBC study found that the fill leaches into storm-water a chemical called 6PPD-quinone, which is known to kill coho.

  Environment

  Mar 18
• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – March 18

  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying

  The UCP government introduced a bill stipulating only those likely to die of natural causes within a year would be eligible for medical assistance in dying.

  Politics

  Mar 18
• Markwayne Mullin makes case as new DHS head but faces temperament questions

  The Oklahoma Republican senator faced questions from a Senate committee about his vision for the Department of Homeland Security as he seeks to take over from Kristi Noem.

  U.S. News

  Mar 18
• As Cuba suffers and Trump eyes U.S. ‘takeover,’ is Canada doing enough?

  The federal government has provided some aid but has not commented on the Trump administration's policy toward Cuba or the president's rhetoric, which has escalated in recent days.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Hockey Hall of Fame says U.S. gold medal pucks to be part of permanent collection

  The Hall released a statement about its artifacts from the Games on Wednesday, a day after Jack Hughes said he wanted the puck so he could give it to his father, Jim.

  Trending

  Mar 18
• Trump pays respects to 6 U.S. service members killed in Iraq crash

  All six crew members of a KC-135 Air Force refueling aircraft were killed last week in a plane crash over friendly territory in western Iraq, supporting operations against Iran.

  U.S. News

  Mar 18
• Advertisement
• Man arrested for breaking into pygmy hippo Moo Deng’s enclosure at Thai zoo

  The spike in visitors since Moo Deng’s viral fame has been so significant the zoo had to limit public access to the baby’s enclosure.

  Trending

  Mar 18
• Advertisement
• U.S. aggression will meet ‘impregnable resistance,’ Cuba’s president says

  The comments came after new threats by Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that the Cuban government's socialist economic model needs to “change dramatically.”

  World

  Mar 18
• U.S. eases Venezuela oil sanctions amid Iran war energy crisis

  U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war. The Treasury issued a broad authorization allowing Petróleos de Venezuela S.A, or PDVSA,...

  World

  Mar 18
• Son of Norway’s crown princess should get more than 7 years: prosecutors

  Marius Borg Høiby previously pleaded guilty to several minor offences but pleaded not guilty to the most serious charges, including four counts of rape.

  World

  Mar 18
• Could Canada join the EU? French foreign minister says ‘maybe’

  Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday, Barrot said the European Union is attracting more candidate countries, suggesting 'maybe Canada at some point' will sign up.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Global Affairs Canada eyes taking ‘more risks’ in uncertain world: document

  The foreign affairs department is struggling under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cuts, and now is 'challenging traditional assumptions' about its work.

  Politics

  Mar 18