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The Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder has died aged 82. His passing comes months after the death of the other surviving original member of the group Denny Laine – and was confirmed by the band's current guitarist John Lodge and Mike's family, who said on Friday (26.04.24) he die... [...]

A court in Romania's capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors' case file against Tate met the lega... [...]

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there's a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it's alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with sexual assault su... [...]

Imperial Oil Ltd. reported a first-quarter profit of $1.20 billion, down from $1.25 billion in the same quarter last year. The company says the profit amounted to $2.23 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, up from $2.13 per diluted share in its first quarter last year when [...]

A CSIS officer's allegations that she was raped repeatedly by a superior in agency vehicles set off a harassment inquiry, but also triggered an investigation into her that concluded the alleged attacks were a “misuse” of agency vehicles by the woman. She is the same officer whose sex... [...]

Peregrine falcons are laced with higher levels of toxic flame retardants than any animal in North America — possibly more than any in the world — decades after the banned chemicals were phased out, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Tec... [...]

TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new legislation threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. TikTok is already banned... [...]

The future was just starting to appear bright for Mykyta Zakharchenko. The 18-year-old's youth in Ukraine was shadowed by two major conflicts with Russia before he escaped to Canada in 2022. With harrowing experiences of war behind him, he recently graduated high school, competes internationally... [...]

It was evident to the federal government as early as last fall that Loblaw and Walmart might be holdouts to the grocery code of conduct, jeopardizing the project's success. Documents obtained through access to information legislation shed new light on the federal government's efforts to c... [...]

Chicken Kiev, AI-generated press releases and the annoyance of fan selfies while performing — there was a lot on the minds of the Pet Shop Boys as the iconic British duo prepared to release a new album. Their 15th studio album, “Nonetheless,” comes Friday — 40 years (and 50 m... [...]

Canada's farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can't survive in this northern climate. Crops are getting planted later in the year than eve... [...]

The first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race was mostly a civil affair Thursday but it wasn't all smooth sailing for former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi. Close to 500 people turned out at the Yates Theatre in Lethbridge to hear Nenshi, three current NDP members of the legislature: [...]

Scotland's leader cancelled a speech Friday as he fights for his political life in the wake of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement, a move that has exposed the government to peril. First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party was due to deliver [...]

Six people died in the first two months of 2024 due to unregulated drug use. In 2023, 53 people died, and Interior Health is looking to prevent drug related deaths amid the on-going opioid crisis. The health authority is hosting free naloxone training sessions at the Vernon branch of the [...]

The Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory will be back in action with its annual migratory bird count this year, after a hiatus due to staffing challenges. Located south of Okanagan Falls on the unique habitat of Vaseux Lake, the observatory team has been gathering data every year in the late summer [...]

District of Sicamous Coun. Gord Bushell presented his draft of a new transportation corridor zoning classification at a Wednesday meeting — proposed for use along the stretch identified for use as a rail trail. The 50-kilometre trail, which is intended for pedestrian and cyclist use, is plann... [...]

Teams from 28 schools across the Kamloops-Thompson school district squared off in the district's Battle of the Books competition with the aim of encouraging students to read — and the winners were crowned on Thursday. The battle sees students read a list of books assigned to them, discus... [...]

Terry Girard and his wife Sylvie moved to Peachland from the coast a few years back after Terry accepted a position with the City of West Kelowna. "He has a full-time job, too. So he does this on the side," says Sylvie Girard. Believe it or not, this is Girard's [...]

Dozens of people filed into 405 Tranquille Rd. on Thursday morning to brainstorm ways the community could keep supporting street-entrenched people after the North Shore drop-in centre closes its doors. Local real estate agent Brendan Shaw has purchased the property and gave The Loop 20 days to vacat... [...]

A Kamloops man who snapped and levelled a brutal beating on his girlfriend has been ordered to spend more than three months in prison. Mitchell Brody Lee McMillan, 33, pleaded guilty Thursday in Kamloops provincial court to charges of assault, assault by choking and uttering threats, as well as two [...]