Laird White crouches over a workbench, a mid-size grip in one hand, a digital scale in the other, and a look that tells you he takes this very seriously. “If we can pull 26 grams out of the club, suddenly it travels faster, and the player feels the club head better,” he says, eyes scanning […]
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Seniors who have trouble sleeping can take a free workshop that might help. The event is coming on Jan. 22 at the Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre (12150 224 St.), hosted by the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society. Titled “Sleep Smart: How Rest Shapes the Aging Brain,” this workshop will help older adults understand the connection
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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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