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Jennifer Stahn
Local gifts and food to get you through the holidays
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With fresh foods and resources available on our doorstep, giving local is easy in our region. Many natural resources help create the gifts we put under our Christmas trees — from wood products and minerals, to cider and wine. And of course if you have a natural tree or a wood fire you...
Snowfall warning for Coquihalla
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you were planning on hitting the highways tonight you may want to think again, up to 25 centimetres of snow is expected by Friday afternoon. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt, noting 20 to 25 cm of snow is expected before the Pacific...
Vancouver mayor asks developer to dump Donald Trump’s name from city tower
VANCOUVER – Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is urging a developer to drop Donald Trump's name from a downtown tower project, saying the U.S. presidential hopeful's "hateful positions" have no place in the city.
Canadian dollar plunges below 72 cents US for first time since May 2004
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar plunged below 72 cents US this morning for the first time since May 2004, extending a series of 11-year lows set in recent weeks.
Cats and dogs get in on trend of ugly holiday sweaters
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Ugly sweaters aren't just a Christmas tradition for people. Cats, dogs and even guinea pigs are joining the party.
Ashley Madison hack: Not the wake-up call some expected, experts say
TORONTO – Far from the wake-up call some expected, the data breach that aired the personal dealings and financial information of Ashley Madison clients has yet to spur concrete changes in web security or the online dating industry.
Saving them from ‘sin of lust:’ Mennonite man jailed for child assault
MINNEDOSA, Man. - A man from an old-order Mennonite community in Manitoba has been sentenced to one year in jail after court heard children were beaten with leather straps and cattle prods to "save" them from the "sin of lust." The 59-year-old man was an elder in the community and was sentenced earlier this week...
Trade war with U.S. likely averted, but Canada keeps retaliation on the table
A looming trade war between Canada and the U.S. over meat labelling moved closer to resolution Wednesday, but Ottawa is keeping the threat of retaliation on the table until there's a full surrender south of the border.
Trudeau says he can’t compel Pope to apologize for church’s residential schools
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confesses he can't compel an apology from the Pope for the role of the Catholic Church in Canada's residential school system.
Isolated reserve without clean water to finally get its ‘Freedom Road’
WINNIPEG – A reserve under one of the country's longest boil-water advisories is expected to get formal word Thursday that it will get a lifeline to the outside world after decades of living in virtual isolation.
Vancouver coast guard base shuttered by Conservative government to re-open
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver coast guard base shuttered amid controversy by the former Conservative government will be re-opening.
Refugee arrivals set to ramp up to average two planes a day: minister
OTTAWA – The next planeload of Syrian refugees is set to arrive on Friday and the pace is then expected to pick up to an average of two planes a day between now and the end of the year.
B.C. privacy report recommends government stop triple deleting its emails
VICTORIA – A former privacy commissioner says British Columbia's government must drop its policy of deleting potentially sensitive emails in an effort to improve its freedom-of-information practices.
VIDEO: How we deal with rock slides in B.C.
LYTTON - A rock slide on Highway 12 between Lytton and Lillooet on the weekend shut down the highway, but with a little drilling and blasting crews were able to reopen the roadway Monday. The rock slide was discovered Sunday, Dec. 13, and by Monday afternoon a single lane had opened to alternating traffic. By...
Family stumbles on fossil of new species of flightless bird on Vancouver Island beach
VICTORIA – A family out for a stroll on southern Vancouver Island stumbled upon the extraordinary fossilized remains of a 25-million-year-old flightless bird that has created a flap in the world of paleontology.
B.C. family attempted to claim $50M prize anonymously before stepping up
VANCOUVER – It's been a $50-million dollar question across Canada for the last 21 months: who owns the lone winning ticket from a 2014 Lotto Max draw.
Earthquakes felt in Kamloops, Princeton
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Princeton has been a hot bed of earthquake activity in the past week and today Kamloops joined in on the action. According to Earthquake Track Princeton has experienced three earthquakes ranging from 1.7 to 2.2 magnitude over the past seven days, including one yesterday afternoon, Dec. 15. Another four were recorded in the...
B.C. government IT systems vulnerable to threats: auditor general
VICTORIA – Many British Columbia government organizations lack a strong enough line of defence against hacking, system threats and disruption, according to the province's auditor general.
Debate picking up over whether to put away statues of Canada historical figures
HALIFAX – The debate over whether to knock statues of controversial figures off their pedestals has erupted again in Canada, as history writers and academics in two cities differ over how the present should influence the honouring of the past.
Vancouver ‘Catfe’ opens as cats and customers mingle
VANCOUVER – A new Vancouver coffee house is inviting patrons to cuddle up with a rescue kitten while sipping their café au lait.
Kelowna’s historic ‘reefer’ boxcar to find new home in Revelstoke Railway Museum
KELOWNA – A boxcar thought to be the last of its kind will soon be moved from Kelowna to the Revelstoke Railway Museum, says the Kelowna Museums Society.
Duffy says he faced threats from Harper’s team over expenses
OTTAWA – In Mike Duffy's telling, his last months inside the Conservative caucus were a devastating series of betrayals and threats, designed to force him into admitting he had botched his Senate expenses.
Group representing 73 businesses calls on B.C. to halt logging of ancient trees
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – Communities along the West Coast of Vancouver Island say the provincial government needs to step in to save the ancient, massive trees that grow in the Walbran Valley.
B.C. children’s representative should focus on advocacy, not oversight: report
VICTORIA – A new report that puts British Columbia's children's watchdog in the crosshairs of a malfunctioning ministry is riddled with faulty conclusions, including that the deaths of some children in care is inevitable, said Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond.