December

• Greater Kelowna enjoys minor job growth in December, StatCan data shows

  Victoria had the best unemployment rate in B.C., coming in at 3.4 per cent. That was down from 3.5 per cent in November, making it the fourth lowest unemployment rate in Canada.

  Economy

  Jan 6, 2023
  
• London-St. Thomas loses 1,200 jobs to close out 2022: Statistics Canada

  The area’s unemployment rate dipped slightly to 5.8 per cent last month, down from 5.9 in November and marking the second time that figure has dipped below 6 per cent since June.

  Consumer

  Jan 6, 2023
  
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• LSTAR wraps 2022 with 2nd-lowest number of home sales in the past decade

  Only 299 residential properties exchanged hands last month, which is down from 451 properties in November 2022, according to LSTAR.

  Economy

  Jan 5, 2023
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• Cinemas, concerts and sports venues reopen in Quebec

  Venues across Quebec's cultural sector are set to partially reopen Monday as the province eases health restrictions put in place to contain COVID-19.

  Entertainment

  Feb 7, 2022
• Benchmark house price reaches $1 million in the Central Okanagan

  The Central Okanagan benchmark price is now not far off Metro Vancouver's, where the benchmark price is $1.23 million. While prices are up, the number of houses sold has dropped.

  News

  Jan 6, 2022
• Accelerants, suspicious person found at Kelowna construction site: RCMP

  The motive is not known but the actions of the individual, had they been successful in their efforts, had the potential to cause serious damage to property.

  Crime

  Dec 24, 2021
• Operation Red Nose not running in Manitoba this holiday season

  For the second straight holiday season, Operation Red Nose is putting the brakes on its program in Manitoba.

  News

  Oct 14, 2021
• Bus driver charged in fatal 2018 pedestrian collision in Burnaby

  It's alleged Suresh Chand Lal was behind the wheel of a Coast Mountain bus when a woman was struck and pinned underneath it in December 2018.

  Crime

  May 30, 2020
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• Canadian Blood Services launches holiday blood drive in New Brunswick

  Canadian Blood Services is looking for 770 donors between Dec. 23 and Jan. 5.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2019
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• Funding announcement aimed at repairing White Rock Pier expected Thursday

  A small group of volunteers say they may know where to find the funding to fix the White Rock Pier.

  Apr 30, 2019