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Descrease article font size Increase article font size West Kelowna RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of a 57-year-old woman. According to police, officers conducted a wellness check at a home in the Westview Village Mobile Home Park on Saturday. Upon entering, officers found the body of Cindy Walsh.“Cindy stayed in the house a lot, didn’t see much of her, her mate kind of came and went,” said one neighbour who Global News agreed to grant anonymity to for security reasons. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered…

Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting about trade between the United States and China since President Trump raised tariffs on Chinese imports to triple-digit levels last month.Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, and Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, plan to meet with Chinese officials during a trip to Geneva, where they will discuss trade and economic matters, according to separate announcements from the office of the trade representative and the Treasury Department.A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that He Lifeng, the…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Currencies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The Taiwanese dollar recovered its footing today, but as we’ve written before, what happens in Taiwan might not stay in Taiwan. Understandably, there are still concerns that the recent dash for dollar hedges from Taiwanese life insurance companies is too late. JPMorgan analysts yesterday warned that Taiwan’s lifers will “be the major victims of TWD appreciation”. However, as Joshua Younger and Brad Setser wrote in Alphaville earlier this year, there has been a “weird financial dance between Taiwanese life insurers and US homebuyers”,…

One thing to start: OpenAI will remain under the control of the group’s non-profit arm, with the ChatGPT maker reversing course after intense criticism from Elon Musk over plans to convert into a for-profit company.And another thing: Credit Suisse agreed to pay $511mn and plead guilty to helping American taxpayers hide more than $4bn from authorities under an agreement with the US Department of Justice, admitting it violated a deal struck a decade ago for similar reasons.And a macro plug: How should central banks navigate the new world order? Pose your questions about monetary policy to Chris Giles and other…

Despite the Coalition reeling from its worst Federal election result in history, regional WA was painted blue.

The United States Supreme Court has allowed a ban on transgender military members to take effect while legal challenges over the restriction continue. On Tuesday, the court’s conservative majority issued an unsigned order lifting a lower court’s injunction that had blocked the ban from taking effect. The order also indicated that the Supreme Court’s three left-leaning judges – Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson – sought to deny the emergency request to lift the injunction. Since taking office for a second term on January 20, President Donald Trump has sought to curtail the rights and visibility of transgender…

What we know about Israel’s plans to capture Gaza What we know about Israel’s plans to capture the entire Gaza Strip 02:22 President Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living.”As of today, it’s 21, three have died,” Mr. Trump said of the hostages being held by Hamas, noting that until recently it was thought that 24 people were still alive. Speaking at the White House, he did not elaborate on the identities of those now believed to be dead, nor how he had come to learn…

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Arista Networks — Shares of the cloud computing stock slid 7%. First-quarter revenue narrowly beat LSEG consensus estimates, coming in at $2.00 billion, versus the $1.97 billion the Street expected. Adjusted earnings also beat estimates, landing at 65 cents per share, compared to the 59 cents per share analysts sought. Super Micro Computer — Shares slid about 5% after the server maker missed expectations for the third fiscal quarter and gave a weak outlook for the current three-month period. Super Micro reported earnings 31 cents per share, excluding items, and $4.60…

The United States and Houthis in Yemen reached a deal to halt American airstrikes against the group after the Iranian-backed militants agreed to cease attacks against American vessels in the Red Sea, President Trump and Omani mediators said Tuesday.Mr. Trump broke the news of the truce during an unrelated Oval Office meeting with Canada’s prime minister, surprising even his own Pentagon officials.“They just don’t want to fight,” Mr. Trump said. “And we will honor that and we will stop the bombings. They have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up…

They’ve come from all over B.C. Eighty band members have assembled in the Netherlands for a tour in memory of the Canadians who played a major part in the liberation of the country and an end to the Second World War.“We have put our hearts and souls into what we’re doing,” said Jock MacDonald of the Kimberley Pipe Band. 2:31 VE Day: Retracing the steps of Canadian troops in the Netherlands Up at the crack of dawn each day, it’s been a hectic schedule the last two weeks. At every stop, they’ve received a warm welcome from the residents of…