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Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas is rolling out what city officials are calling a new business CCTV registry, but the initiative appears to be a relaunch of a program that already existed. The registry is being promoted as part of a five-point plan announced Tuesday to help address crime in the city.“We are launching the new business CCTV registry to help the RCMP identify nearby cameras during investigations,” Dyas said during the announcement.But a look back suggests the idea isn’t new.A similar program was introduced six years ago under a previous mayor and council. A pilot CCTV registry was launched in…

A chain link fence is the only barrier between a Penticton, B.C., heavy duty truck dealership and the Fairview homeless encampment. “Our property boundary is about 30 metres away from the main encampment,” said Luke Bradley, truck sales consultant at Inland Truck and Equipment.  “”It’s too close for comfort.”Despite signage prohibiting fire activity in the area, three blazes have erupted at the encampment in just the past two weeks.Two broke out within hours of each other on Jan. 19 and destroyed two tent structures.The third fire happened this past Tuesday.While fire officials said no one was hurt in any of…

A Canadian Armed Forces member who was deployed with the military’s NATO mission in Latvia has died, the Department of National Defence said Friday. Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, a Hamilton, Ont., native, died Thursday near Riga, Latvia, the department said in a statement.“The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Gunner Halmagean’s death by the Latvian Military Police with support from the Canadian Forces Military Police is ongoing,” the statement said.“At this time, there is no indication this incident poses an increased threat to the safety and security of our deployed members.” Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic,…

Peloton said on Friday that it’s cutting around 11 percent of its staff, mostly impacting “engineers working on technology and enterprise-related efforts,” reports Bloomberg.Last August, Peloton laid off six percent of its workforce and told investors it would continue layoffs globally in 2026, in an attempt to cut at least $100 million of annual spending by the end of the fiscal year.Peloton’s latest strategy shift to reverse the effect of its pandemic-era boom stalling out has also brought new hardware with Peloton IQ AI features. The Cross Training Series that debuted last October includes a new Bike, Bike Plus, Tread,…

There were two anti-ICE protests planned in Vancouver on Friday, but one turned into a celebration. Two B.C. businesses were the focus of the protests due to their ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.However, one protest was scrapped after Jim Pattison Developments confirmed on Friday morning that it will not be moving forward with its sale of a warehouse in Ashland, Va, to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.“In moments like these, it shines a bright light on corporate ties between Canada and (U.S. President Donald) Trump’s administration,” Emily Lowen, the leader of the BC Green Party, said.“And I…

Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Jeffrey Epstein from its online gaming platform? As spotted by XboxEra, the latest batch of Epstein’s emails shows that in December 2013, he was “permanently suspended due to harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players.”But it appears the real reason may be simpler: A second email from Microsoft to Epstein the very same day shows he was banned because he was a registered sex offender, and because Microsoft was among the companies that agreed to purge registered sex offenders from their systems.It’s not clear if Epstein played Xbox himself, though. In July…

Newly unsealed court documents are shedding light on what police allege was an anti-government militia plot to violently seize land in the Quebec City region, involving four men with ties to the Canadian Armed Forces. The records, released after Global News and other media organizations went to court, outline the alleged scope of the plan and reveal the existence of a police informant embedded in the group.According to the documents, Master Cpl. Marc-Aurèle Chabot is accused of being the ringleader of the alleged cell. Investigators allege he believed society was on the brink of collapse and planned to take over…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to address his party faithful this evening in Calgary in a speech that many anticipate will set the tone for the Tories heading into the next election. It is also meant to set the tone for the leadership review vote that happens moments after his speech wraps. Delegates are widely expected to confirm Poilievre’s continued leadership.Conservatives have kicked off their national convention in Calgary with a focus on the future and a vision of a party united in the face of Liberal attempts to divide it.“Canadians are looking for serious leadership and real, tangible…

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As part of Grammy Week in Los Angeles, Oxford Healthspan will offer a preview of its new Primeadine® GF Powder on February 1, through a custom Primeadine Longevity Shot, served during an invite-only celebration of artists and industry professionals. In music, longevity isn’t about looking younger. It’s about sustaining the stamina, recovery, focus, and resilience required to perform, tour, and create over decades in a high-pressure industry. With that backdrop, Oxford Healthspan was invited to introduce its Primeadine Longevity Shot – a format created for moments when schedules are compressed and performance demands…

The stock prices of some major video game companies, including Take-Two Interactive, Roblox, and Unity, had notable declines on Friday, just a day after Google announced its Project Genie tool that lets users prompt AI to generate interactive experiences, Reuters reports. Take-Two’s stock price closed at $220.30 (down 7.93 percent from yesterday), Roblox’s closed at $65.76 (down 13.17 percent), and Unity’s closed at $29.10 (down 24.22 percent).Other AI tools have received significant pushback from artists and creators over allegations of theft of their work to train the underlying AI models, AI’s water and electricity usage, and what this means for…