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UPDATE: Missing North Okanagan teen located
UPDATE: 6:30 A.M. JUNE 15, 2016 VERNON – A teenage girl from the North Okanagan…
Week could kick off with showers and thunderstorms in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The cooler, wetter weather is expected to continue through the beginning of this…
The pretty, pesky peacocks of Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE – Sure they’re pretty to look at, but they’re also feeding on carefully…
Rain, thunderstorms to kick off Okanagan weekend
OKANAGAN – This weekend will look a lot different than the last one, when we…
Expect minor traffic delays during annual Ride for Dad
OKANAGAN – RCMP would like to advise the motoring public of anticipated minor traffic delays during…
New report on child labour raises call for supply chain transparency law
OTTAWA – A new report says Canadian consumers may be unwittingly buying goods made by…
B.C. justice branch says nurses, pharmacists OK to help in assisted dying
VANCOUVER – When Dr. Ellen Wiebe performed her first assisted death of a new legal…
Feds quietly singling out passport fraudsters with photo-matching scheme
OTTAWA – Federal officials used photo-matching technology to identify 15 high-risk people — all wanted…
Chemical castration manages sexual impulses, but courts can’t order it: experts
TORONTO – The treatment Gordon Stuckless hopes will help him secure a lighter sentence is…
Axl Rose demands Google take down unflattering pictures
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Axl Rose is demanding Google take down several unflattering images of…
Doctor wants B.C. to assure nurses they won’t be prosecuted for assisted death
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia doctor who has become an outspoken advocate for assisted death…
Ottawa commits an extra $30 million in annual funding for legal aid programs
Ottawa plans to give the provinces more money for legal aid programs to help improve…
Man charged after fight leads to stabbing near Oliver
OLIVER – A man was left with serious injuries after he was stabbed during a…
Residents to take stock, retrieve belongings in hardest-hit Fort McMurray areas
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Residents of three neighbourhoods most badly damaged by a Fort McMurray…
University of B.C. unveils draft sexual assault policy in wake of complaints
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia has unveiled its draft sexual assault policy, but…
Behaviour of mentally ill dad who killed kids doesn’t stick out: psych nurse
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A mentally ill British Columbia man who killed his three children…
One dead following motorcycle crash on Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS – A man is dead following a motorcycle crash on the Coquihalla Highway late…
Languages commissioner says more power needed to force Air Canada to respect law
OTTAWA – Air Canada consistently flouts the Official Languages Act and Parliament must do more…
Donated WWII Japanese internment camp photos show slice of normal life
VANCOUVER – The black and white picture shows teenage girls posing for the camera with…
One of two nannies at prime minister’s residence to be let go as of July 1
OTTAWA – Come Canada Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family will be down to one…
B.C. treaty negotiation process looks to speed up agreements, set deadlines
VICTORIA – Stalled land-claim treaty talks in British Columbia are about to undergo a series…
Calgary trial hears parents of dead diabetic teen forged blood sugar readings
CALGARY – A doctor says the parents of a diabetic boy who would eventually die…
Fertile minds needed for agriculture plan update
KELOWNA – Residents are invited to provide input on a draft Agriculture Plan vision statement…
B.C. plane crash like landing on a pillow thanks to 40 years of flying experience
SURREY, B.C. – A Surrey, B.C., man is telling a remarkable story of flying skills…