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Kelowna, B.C., is still in the off-season but this year the tourism season is expected to get an earlier start. “We think we’re in for a very, very good and early tourism season,” said Ellen Walker-Matthews, president and CEO of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA).The city is hosting several major events this spring and summer starting with the Memorial Cup in May.That will be followed by the CFL’s Touchdown Kelowna games in June and the B.C. Summer Games in July.But TOTA officials also say the 2026 FIFA World Cup, taking place in Vancouver starting June 11, will likely also…

Australians stranded in Qatar will soon be able to bus to Saudi Arabia as the federal government works to bring citizens home safely from the Middle East.With Qatari airspace closed, Assistant Immigration Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said bus transfers from Doha to Riyadh would become available.”We’ve made a safety assessment that the opportunity for people to return home is much better in Riyadh, because there’s larger openings of airspace,” the assistant minister told reporters on Saturday.Once in the Saudi Arabian city, travellers will need to secure seats on commercial flights back to Australia.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will provide…

KUALA LUMPUR: The family of Malaysia’s influential former finance minister filed a lawsuit on Friday (Mar 6) against the prime minister, chief of police and the government to halt what they said were false claims of a plot to overthrow the government allegedly involving his widow and sons.A week ago, police announced an investigation into an alleged conspiracy to “topple the government and sabotage national stability”, which they said involved a local influential figure as well as an international media agency.Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday the suspect had engaged the PR firm to launch a coordinated attack aimed…

Our business reporter Peter Eavis looks at the global implications of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway to the south of Iran. He analyzes ship activity in the strait, comparing it before and after the United States and Israel initiated attacks on Iran.By Peter Eavis, Sutton Raphael, Leila Medina, Stephanie Swart, Blacki Migliozzi, Christiaan Triebert, Keith Collins, Jacqueline Gu and Rebecca F. ElliottMarch 6, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. is “doing very well” in Iran, nearly a week after the military coordinated with Israel on airstrikes in Tehran that left its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dead.”Somebody said, ‘How would you score it from zero to 10?’ I said, ‘I’d give it a 12 to a 15.’ Their army is gone. Their navy is gone. Their communications are gone. Their leaders are gone,” Trump said. “Two sets of their leaders.”The president made the remarks after Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy…

Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal speaks about reimagining “Bride of Frankenstein” to create her new gothic thriller “The Bride!” which she wrote, produced and directed. The star-studded cast includes Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale and her brother, Jake Gyllenhaal.

The CEO of Anthropic is apologizing for a leaked internal memo amid a feud with the Pentagon over its AI model. The memo criticized the Trump administration and OpenAI. It comes after the Defense Department declared Anthropic a supply chain risk or a possible security risk.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One person is dead and another remains in critical condition after a small plane crashed Friday morning on the Los Altos Golf Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico, while attempting to make an emergency landing, state police said.New Mexico State Police and Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to the crash just before 11:40 a.m. local time and found two people stuck inside the aircraft.The plane was not on fire, but had “significant damage,” according to the fire department. A small plane crashed on the Los Altos Golf Course, Friday, in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday.…

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he believes Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the line of succession to the British throne for his “deplorable” actions, but noted he would respect the process currently playing out in the country. “Personally I do, yes,” Carney told reporters in Tokyo when asked about the former prince Andrew.“There is a process (underway) to define that process, but I certainly think his actions, which are deplorable and have caused him to be stripped of his royal title, certainly merit, if that’s the word — necessitate is a better word — his removal from the…

Cadillac will enter the Formula One grid with one of the best driver pairings of any new team this century, but it could take years for them to be competitive.