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AI may think otherwise but the Okanagan is not losing its identity - Okanagan Taste

20 hours ago | castanet.net | Allison Markin

On occasion, especially when I have a mild case of writer’s block, I’ll pull up an artificial intelligence writing tool and ask it what I should write about. Usually, the suggestions are not super surprising but can give me a slight creative poke in one direction or another. This exercise can also tease my technical interests, as I ponder what algorithms are picking up out there on the vast interwebs. So, when this AI idea came up, I was a bit taken aback.
Cassie is due back for a second day of testimony in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial - World News

1 day ago | castanet.net | Michael R. Sisak |Larry Neumeister

The R&B singer Cassie returns to the witness stand Wednesday after a day spent recounting grotesque and humiliating details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs. During her first day of testimony Tuesday at Combs' sex trafficking trial, Cassie described being pressured into degrading sexual encounters with paid sex workers. She also recounted being beaten numerous times by Combs when she did things that displeased him — like smiling at him the wrong way.
Future first overall pick - Offbeat

1 day ago | castanet.net | Sarah Dubetz

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Kid DJ - Around The Web

1 day ago | castanet.net | Sarah Dubetz

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Lillooet hospital emergency room will be temporarily closed on Wednesday - Kamloops News

1 day ago | castanet.net | Kristen Holliday

The Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre emergency room will be closed for a 13-hour period on Wednesday. It’s the latest in a series of closures for the ER, which has now seen five temporary closures over the past week. The emergency room was most recently closed over Sunday night. In a news release, Interior Health said emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.
B.C. AI CEOs excited Canada has first dedicated minister of AI - Business News

1 day ago | castanet.net | Glen Korstrom |Tara Deschamps |Lauren Krugel |Matt O'Brien

Executives in B.C.'s artificial intelligence (AI) sector are excited for what they think it means for Canada to have its first dedicated minister of AI in a government cabinet. Prime Minister Mark Carney this morning unveiled his new cabinet, and it includes former broadcaster Evan Solomon as the minister of AI and digital innovation. Past ministers that would have overseen AI have held other titles.
Teacher in Greater Victoria School District charged with sexual exploitation: police - BC News

1 day ago | castanet.net | Sarah Crookall |Jeff Bell |Phil Melnychuk |Glen Korstrom

A Greater Victoria School District teacher is awaiting trial on five charges related to youth sexual assault. Marnie Burnham, 36, who also taught under the name Marnie Forin, was arrested on Feb. 15, 2024, after a Saanich police investigation. She faces three counts of sexual exploitation and two counts of telecommunication to lure a child under 18.
Point Roberts businesses continue to suffer - BC News

1 day ago | castanet.net | Sarah Crookall |Jeff Bell |Phil Melnychuk |Glen Korstrom

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist - May 13, 2025 / 5:54 pm | Story: 550284A Greater Victoria School District teacher is awaiting trial on five charges related to youth sexual assault. Marnie Burnham, 36, who also taught under the name Marnie Forin, was arrested on Feb. 15, 2024, after a Saanich police investigation. She faces three counts of sexual exploitation and two counts of telecommunication to lure a child under 18.
Penticton council decides no fences necessary at leash-optional park area for dogs - Penticton News

1 day ago | castanet.net | Chelsea Powrie

A leash-optional dog zone at Riverside Park in Penticton will continue unfenced. The area was part of a trial conducted in recent years exploring more city-owned places for dogs to roam free. Council had concerns that the area's closeness to walking pathways made it unappealing for a permanent off-leash area, and asked staff to come back with more information. There is $50,000 left in the budget for development of a potential Dartmouth dog park, which could be redirected.
What's in Trump's big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more - World News

1 day ago | castanet.net | Kevin Freking |Lisa Mascaro |Zeke Miller |Bassem Mroue

Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding as leaders work to enact many of his campaign promises. House committees have been laboring for months to draft the legislation, which Republicans have labeled “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,’’ a nod to Trump himself. Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to approve the package and send it to the Senate by Memorial Day.