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Kelowna, B.C., city council is expected to vote on a controversial land swap proposal on Monday after a seven-hour long public hearing on an issue that has divided the community. If approved, the land swap between the city and a development company would see a portion of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course on Penno Road industrialized.“The proposed development of asphalt, bricks and mortar is not the best use for any portion of Kelowna Springs,” said one opponent at Tuesday’s public hearing.The issue is a contentious one that has divided the community.“I do support this proposal as I do believe it…

LOMPOC, Calif., March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, today announced the successful launch of its Alpha Flight 7 Stairway to Seven mission. Alpha lifted off from Firefly’s Space Launch Complex 2 at the Vandenberg Space Force Base at 5:50 pm PDT on March 11 before completing an orbital insertion and delivering a demonstrator payload for Lockheed Martin. Firefly’s Alpha rocket also performed a stage two engine relight and validated key Alpha Block II upgrades, including a new in-house avionics suite and enhanced thermal protection system, ahead of the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size One man has been charged in connection to a violent knife attack on a Kelowna, B.C., cab driver. On Sept. 2, 2025, cab driver Jarmanpreet Singh was allegedly attacked by a man during a dispute over payment after Singh had dropped off two passengers. The man’s connection to the passengers is unknown.Roy Paulson with Kelowna Cabs says the situation escalated quickly.“They pulled a knife and he put his arms up and stuff and he ended up getting stabbed and cut. He ended up with 30 stitches,” Paulson said.Video from the scene shows…

LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Artrix, a global provider of cannabis vaporization hardware solutions, today announced the launch of Influx, a new vape hardware platform engineered to address a growing industry challenge: achieving strong vapor output without compromising terpene flavor performance. As cannabis extracts evolve toward higher terpene content and increased viscosity, the market has faced a persistent trade-off. Premium extracts, such as live resin and live rosin, require lower temperatures to maintain their delicate terpene integrity, yet many devices rely on excessive heat to generate the dense vapor clouds consumers expect. The result is often a…

On any given day, a number of people can bee seen in varied conditions loitering outside eRx Pharmacy in the southwest neighbourhood of Sunalta. According to Mark Wang, who owns the YYC Botox next door, the situation has been getting worse recently. “They have been doing ‘OAT’, opioid agonist therapy for the last four or five years,” explained Wang. “In the last year it has significantly picked up in terms of their proportion patient base.”OAT involves prescribing methadone or another synthetic opioid to help people suffering from addiction by reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms, and for anyone who is unhoused…

LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — URBANICA Furniture today highlighted ergonomic office seating designed to pair with standing desks and sit stand routines, featuring the Novo Chair and the Onyx Chair. Both models are positioned for workdays with repeated transitions between standing work blocks and seated focus time, where quick, consistent adjustment helps users reset into a supportive seated posture. “Standing desks encourage movement, but most work still happens in seated focus,” said a URBANICA spokesperson. “We designed these ergonomic chairs to make it easier to reset into a supportive seated posture after standing, with adjustments that fit…

The Alberta government said it is moving funding from Boyle Street Community Services’ Intensive Case Management Team. They call that program a housing first initiative. The province said the funding was to support 200 clients, but it had a caseload of 54. Social services minister Jason Nixon said this program wasn’t seeing the results other programs were and the decision was made to move the money where it would be better used.“That program in particular has not been meeting the same level of results as participants in other programs when it comes to intensive housing management,” Nixon said.“Nobody will lose…

Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone will come with an iPad-style interface that will allow users to view apps side-by-side, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman also reports that the outer display will be around the size of a small iPhone. The inner display will reportedly come with a wider aspect ratio, similar to Google’s first-generation Pixel Fold, but not foldable flagships currently on the market, like the Pixel Fold 10 or Galaxy Z Fold 7.Though the updated layout could make multitasking easier, Gurman reports that the folding iPhone won’t run existing iPad apps. Still, Apple is reportedly trying…

As the City of Calgary deals with an alarming rate of serious collisions on its roads, experts and parents of students alike say they’re shocked by the behaviour of bystanders following a recent hit-and-run. Just after 7 a.m. Tuesday, a youth was walking in a marked crosswalk in Calgary’s Taradale neighbourhood when they were struck by a white sedan, which then fled the scene.Security video from a nearby home shows the boy writhing in pain on the ground, trying to crawl out of the roadway. Police say the boy ended up in hospital with a broken leg.Making matters worse, several…

TORONTO, March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New data from an Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey shows both Canadian job seekers and employers overwhelmingly agree networking is essential to more easily obtaining employment. Yet many job seekers feel unprepared, unsure of where to do it or how to do it in an increasingly digital world and are divided on whether digital platforms help or hinder the process. More than three-quarters of job seekers (82%) say networking is important to getting a foot in the door. Hiring managers agree even more strongly (86%), with a plurality (45%) saying networking is even…