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Jennifer Stahn
Wet weekend could clear the air in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The temperatures will continue to stay above seasonal normals but will come with…
Suspicious fire at abandoned Rutland house
KELOWNA – An early morning fire at a boarded up house in Rutland has been…
Mumbai sets no-selfie zones as deaths linked to selfies rise
MUMBAI, India – Look around in any major Indian city, and you will find someone…
‘A helluva lot of money:’ Low oil prices put Alberta on track for $10B deficit
EDMONTON – Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the prolonged cratering of world oil prices…
Apple: Congress, not courts, must decide
WASHINGTON – Apple Inc. will tell a federal judge this week in legal papers that…
‘We are in a state of shock:’ First Nations declare health emergency
TORONTO – First Nations leaders from northern Ontario declared a public-health emergency on Wednesday related…
Another tropical animal washes up on a cold B.C. beach
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. – Researchers say a third tropical animal has found its way to…
Flatulent, foul-mouthed and barefoot: Uncivil servant made co-worker ill
OTTAWA – A public service board has granted an Ottawa bureaucrat the right to work…
Okanagan College raises tuition two per cent; introduces tuition for upgrading
Okanagan College will be increasing its tuition for domestic and international students by two per…
Foster parents lose bid to keep Metis toddler in B.C.: lawyer files appeal
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia foster mother says she refuses to give up hope after…
Judge strikes down law barring patients from growing medical marijuana
VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge has ruled that medical marijuana patients have the right…
Meet the Vancouver stuntman who plays the buzzy surprise role in ‘Deadpool’
TORONTO – Vancouver actor-stuntman Rob Hayter has found himself at the centre of online buzz…
Roll Up The Rim winner loses $100 prize to social media ‘friend’
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – A Newfoundland woman says she lost a $100 Tim Hortons gift…
Sen. Mike Duffy’s legal fate now in hands of the judge as trial wraps
OTTAWA – Arguments in the landmark and lengthy trial of Sen. Mike Duffy concluded Tuesday…
Closing of Stuart Park rink leads to opening of the gate
KELOWNA – Consistently warm temperatures have ended the outdoor skating season. The Stuart Park outdoor…
Have your say with new online budget survey for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna has launched a new, interactive online budget survey which asks…
Premier spring competition celebrates B.C. wine excellence
KELOWNA – The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society is delighted to announce the 22nd Best of…
No one notices B.C. mayor wearing same suit to every meeting for 15 months
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A Coquitlam, B.C., mayor wore the same suit to every council meeting…
B.C. Hydro seeks court injunction to remove Site C dam protesters
VANCOUVER – Protesters have no legal right to block construction of the Site C dam…
Canadian teenager dies after Pearl Harbor helicopter crash
HONOLULU, Hawaii – A 16-year-old passenger died Monday after being injured last week in a…
B.C. baby whose parents were fighting to treat with cannabis oil dies in hospital
VANCOUVER – A severely ill baby whose parents were fighting to have treated with cannabis…
Help locate this missing Rock Creek woman
ROCK CREEK – Help is needed locating a woman who has been out of contact…
Okanagan flirting with spring-like temperatures
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature has been dishing out warmer temperatures most of February and the…
Warmer weather sticking around in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The above-normal temperatures are expected to stick around at least a little longer…