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As warmer weather sets in across the Okanagan, outdoor enthusiasts are soaking it in. “We love it, ” said West Kelowna resident Francine Lauze. “Anytime we can get outside to enjoy the warm weather, it’s beautiful.”But with the warm weather about to heat up even more this weekend, there’s  a concern for potential fire starts.“Things are already dry and this, these hot temperatures are just going to exacerbate that,” said Karley Desrosiers, a fire information officer with B.C. Wildfire Service.“We do expect that there will be some more wildfire starts, so we do have crews on standby, in anticipation of…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new oil pipeline out of Alberta is “more likely than not.” In his first sit-down interview with The Canadian Press since becoming prime minister more than a year ago, on Friday Carney said given the increased global demand for secure new sources of energy due to the war in Iran, and Canada’s need to diversify to Asian markets, a new pipeline is “more probable than possible.”“It’s all part of a bigger package. We’re making progress on that bigger package,” Carney said, referring to the memorandum of…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another Quebec-based furniture company says it is ceasing manufacturing operations effective immediately as its lenders move to appoint a court-supervised receiver to wind down the business. The company said the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec is expected to seek a court order on May 4 to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as receiver under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.eSolutions, which includes Bush Business Furniture, Bush Furniture and Bestar, said the proposed receiver would oversee an orderly wind-down and sale of assets through a court-supervised process.The company said the shutdown will result in job…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2026 7:00 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government says it will table legislation in the coming days that would allow people in relationships to find out if their partner has a history of domestic violence. The law would be based on Clare’s Law, which already exists in the United Kingdom and several Canadian provinces.The law originated in the U.K. and is named after Clare Wood, a woman who was murdered in 2009 by a partner she didn’t know had a violent criminal history.There has been…

As the Conservatives accuse the government of abusing its new-found majority powers, government House leader Steven MacKinnon is saying the Liberals want to ensure committee meetings are “transparent” and “open.” Since the Liberal government officially became a majority on Monday, its MPs have moved to go in camera at several committee meetings and moved to adjourn unilaterally in one instance.At a press conference Friday, MacKinnon said committees are vital to the parliamentary system and the government is responsible for ensuring accountability and transparency.“We’re determined to continue to extend our hand across the aisle and to work with opposition parties to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A U.S. appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone. A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is requiring that the abortion pill be distributed only in-person at clinics.“Every abortion facilitated by FDA’s action cancels Louisiana’s ban on medical abortions and undermines its policy that ‘every unborn child is human being from the moment of conception and is, therefore, a legal person,’” the ruling states.Judges have long deferred to the FDA’s…

In a blog post explaining the changes, Microsoft says it decided to drop the Run menu’s “Browse” button — a shortcut to user files — after finding “very low usage.” Instead, Microsoft added support for a new “~” command, which leads to your user directory.Microsoft says it built the new Run menu using code from Command Palette, a utility available through PowerToys that allows you to quickly run commands, open websites, search files, and more. Windows 11 Insiders can enable the new Run menu by going to Settings > System > Advanced and turning the option on. An early version…

The Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) says various evolving forms of violent extremism are becoming increasingly difficult to address and even understand, with secret and anonymous online radicalization challenging investigators’ ability to keep pace. The agency’s annual report released Friday said violent extremism “continues to pose a significant threat to Canada’s national security and remains a critical operational priority for CSIS,” noting such extremism is “motivated by an increasingly diverse range of beliefs and convictions.”Those sometimes conflicting beliefs create what CSIS calls a “salad bar” of motivating grievances — particularly in the ideologically-motivated violent extremism landscape, which the agency…

“If you look forward to June, the majority of our supply constraints will be on several Mac models,” Cook said. “We think looking forward that the Mac Mini and the Mac Studio may take several months to reach supply-demand balance.” He added that both devices saw “higher-than-expected demand” as well, with many people buying up the device to use with AI agents like OpenClaw.The global memory shortage poses challenges for Apple as well, as Cook said that the company expects “significantly higher memory costs” going forward, which could have an “increasing impact” on Apple’s business.

Weston, FL, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Michael Carbonara today officially announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Florida’s newly redrawn 22nd Congressional District, declaring his intent to challenge Debbie Wasserman Schultz under the Senate-passed congressional map adopted this week. Carbonara revealed his decision live on the Florida’s Voice radio program with host Drew Steele. “The lines may have changed, but the cause and the community I am running to represent are still the same,” said Michael Carbonara. “Democrats have taken away our freedoms, and I am running to restore them.” The redrawn FL-22, enacted…