After one of the most economically alarming years since the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s economy has held up shockingly well. The last Labour Force Survey of 2025 was released on Jan. 9, and it showed that overall, 8,200 more Canadians had jobs than in the month before. Unemployment ticked up to 6.8 per cent, but that […]
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The Central Okanagan saw its lowest population growth this decade in 2025. According to the latest population numbers from Statistics Canada, as of July 1, 2025, the greater Kelowna population — which includes West Kelowna, Peachland, and Lake Country — rose by 1.2 per cent to 254,605 people in 2025 compared to 251,648 in 2024.
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Police in Surrey are investigating an overnight shooting at a home in Surrey’s Bear Creek neighbourhood that is believed to be extortion-related. Police responded to a call at 2:20 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 17) of shots fired outside of a home in the 8600 block of Galway Crescent. Upon arrival, police found that the home had
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Internationally acclaimed trumpet player Rachel Therrien and her Latin Jazz Project will be stopping in Maple Ridge as part of a tour of Western Canada. Her Latin Jazz Project is the result of postgraduate studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, and is also informed by her many musical experiences in Latin America
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The lack of respite beds — particular in one of B.C. oldest communities — is a major concern for seniors and caregivers, says B.C. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt. “They’re desperate for respite care — some relief to take the pressure off so they can recharge, fill their bucket up and then be able to be
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