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A government sign outside the Cottonwoods Extended Care home in Kelowna, B.C.,  promises a bigger and better facility is on the way. However, plans to replace the 50-year-old care centre are no longer moving forward, at least not for now.“We were absolutely shocked when we turned to the capital project section of the budget,” said Gavin Dew, Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission.  “I’m very concerned about the impact for seniors on access to long-term care. We badly need more capacity.”Tuesday’s provincial budget revealed the indefinite pause on construction.The news comes a year and half after former health minister Adrian Dix announced…

Details of a 51-year-old’s confession have been revealed in court after he fatally pierced his Mirrabooka housemate’s skull with a 7.5cm drill bit.

Removal from a position, especially a senior post, typically signals the end of a person’s career in Chinese politics. It is also often difficult to find private sector employment following removal.Insiders and analysts said the caution about officials’ overseas family ties reflected the party’s growing concerns about fugitives moving embezzled funds abroad.The party insider added that China’s cross-border judicial cooperation with the US had become more challenging in recent years compared with other countries due to the intense rivalry between Beijing and Washington.A provincial official familiar with disciplinary matters said scrutiny had intensified because none of the “naked officials” involved…

Environment group says FBI is visiting climate activists’ homes as Trump administration rolls back pollution protections.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareEnvironmental group Extinction Rebellion has said that climate change activists associated with the group are being investigated by the Trump administration, which is also openly working to roll back environmental protections in the United States.The group’s New York chapter said that at least seven of its activists have been visited by FBI agents since Trump’s second term began last year, including one person who had two special agents from…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could have a critical impact on local disaster response without assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a public safety expert warned.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Jeffrey Halstead, the director of strategic accounts at Genasys, a communications hardware and software provider to help communities during disasters, said the DHS shutdown could impact emergency response and recovery efforts now that FEMA support has been restricted.”Every time that the government enters into one of these shutdowns, there’s a distinctive part of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NBA All-Star break did not end well for Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball. He crashed his custom Hummer in the city Wednesday.Video footage obtained by WSOC-TV captured the moment when Ball’s vehicle smashed into a gray sedan heading straight while he was attempting to make a left turn.Ball’s Hummer, which was wrapped in a camouflage pattern, continued to roll slowly as the sedan remained in the video’s frame. There was clear damage to both vehicles. LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets drives by Paul Reed of the Detroit Pistons during…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Detroit’s police chief is moving to fire two officers who allegedly contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during routine traffic stops, which is a violation of department policy.Police Chief Todd Bettison said the officers’ actions led to detentions and ran counter to longstanding department rules prohibiting involvement in federal immigration enforcement, FOX 2 in Detroit reported.The two officers have not only been suspended, but Bettison has asked the city’s Board of Police Commissioners to approve their termination.Bettison said the Detroit Police Department does not participate in immigration enforcement activities and stressed…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon’s only supervised consumption site, Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), reports that it treated triple the number of overdoses in 2025 compared to 2024. PHR says it has also supported 22 per cent more people over the past year and successfully performed more than 150 interventions.The clinic says its stats are telling of the toxic drug crisis in the city.“With 150-plus overdoses reversed in the last year through our onsite paramedics and drug testing, we are a vital partner in community safety,” PHR executive director Kayla Demong said. 1:43 Prairie Harm Reduction calls…

A man has been charged with terrorism offences after police seized several phones during a routine traffic stop in Sydney’s south west.

HONG KONG: Tech firms led gains across Asian equities on Thursday (Feb 19) following a positive lead from Wall Street, where traders also welcomed strong United States data that suggested the world’s top economy remained in rude health.The advances came even as the figures tempered expectations for more interest rate cuts and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting showed policymakers growing concerned about inflation.Oil prices stabilised after surging more than 4 per cent on Wednesday on fresh US-Iran concerns.Seoul’s Kospi led gains, jumping more than 2 per cent to a record high as it reopened after the Chinese New…