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Jennifer Stahn
First fall weekend warm and sunny in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - The first weekend of autumn will be a typical one in the Okanagan, with warm days and cool nights. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to be just above the seasonal normal high of 17 Celsius throughout the Okanagan, though overnight we can expect things to cool off a bit more than normal....
With winter on the way snow tire season is upon us
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With snow already falling at higher elevations throughout the region the rush to beat the deadline for having snow tires installed on your vehicle is on. While winter does not officially start until late December snow can fall, especially on mountain passes, a lot earlier and as a result provincial regulations require winter...
Rare super moon lunar eclipse over the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN - Not only will the last total lunar eclipse until January 2019 take place Sunday evening, it will also be a harvest, or super, moon, meaning it will appear to be a very large red moon for part of the evening. The moon will completely pass through the Earth’s shadow Sunday evening, Sept. 27,...
Kamloops RCMP searching for missing man
KAMLOOPS - A 38-year-old man known to frequent backcountry areas was reported missing by his family yesterday. Kamloops RCMP say Dustin Ryley Morgan was reported missing by his family Sept. 23. Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for his vehicle, a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado pickup with B.C. license plate 6984LR. Morgan...
Two B.C. men face weapons charges after bull elk shot and abandoned
GOLD RIVER, B.C. – Two men accused of shooting a bull elk and leaving its body behind on Vancouver Island face a list of firearms offences.
Batmobile’s distinct traits — including sleekness, power — warrant copyright protection: Court
SAN FRANCISCO - Batman won't have to worry about Batmobile knockoffs after a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday the caped crusader's vehicle is entitled to copyright protection. The Batmobile's bat-like appearance and other distinct attributes, including its high-tech weaponry, make it a character that can't be replicated without permission from DC Comics, the copyright holder,...
Okanagan College to host seventh annual Powwow
KELOWNA - Okanagan College is hosting its seventh annual traditional powwow at the Kelowna campus. Richard Jackson Jr. of the Westbank First Nation will be the emcee of the event, which will bring together Aboriginal students and community members from across the region. Richard has more than 40 years of knowledge and experience in directing...
Harlem Globetrotters hitting the court in Penticton
PENTICTON - The world famous Globetrotters will show off their basketball skills in Penticton as part of their 90th world tour celebration next year. The team will return to the South Okanagan Events Centre on Feb. 29, 2016, for a 7 p.m. show. The Penticton stop is one of 320 games that will be played...
YMCA Cycle for Strong Kids raises record $75,000 to support Okanagan children and families
KELOWNA - YMCA of Okanagan smashed its event fundraising record on Saturday, raising $75,000 at its 9th Annual Cycle for Strong Kids event. In 2014, the event raised $63,000. Held at the H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre, nearly 300 participants raised funds and took part in unintimidating hourly stationary cycle classes with music, prizes, snacks...
Judge rules ‘Happy Birthday’ is free to public; deals blow to company who collected on copyright
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - In a gift to many musicians, movie-makers and other content-creators, a federal judge has found that the song Happy Birthday To You is entirely in the public domain. But the move could mean millions lost for the music publishing company that has been collecting on the copyright to one of the...
Suspect in murder of Alberta father and daughter to make first court appearance
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The suspect in the slaying of a father and his young daughter in a southern Alberta mountain community is to make his first court appearance this morning.
Egypt President pardons Canadian journalist for Al-Jazeera English, others ahead of holiday
CAIRO – The Egyptian president on Wednesday pardoned two journalists for Al-Jazeera English and dozens of human rights activists, state media and the lawyer of one of the reporters said.
Animal-rights lawyers sue to give macaque monkey the copyright of disputed selfie photos
A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs should be declared the copyright owner of the photos, rather than the nature photographer who positioned the camera, animal-rights activists contend in a novel lawsuit filed Tuesday.
B.C. coast should brace for ‘monster’ El Nino year: Professor
VICTORIA – The "monster" El Nino weather system expected to hit Canada's West Coast later this fall and winter could lead to higher tides, flooding and erosion in low-lying coastal areas, says a professor at the University of Victoria.
Hard drive with personal info on 3.4 million B.C. and Yukon students lost
VICTORIA – The B.C. government says a hard drive containing personal information and student records of 3.4 million residents in British Columbia and Yukon has been lost.
Oscar Pistorius case to be heard by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Nov. 3
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Nov. 3, when prosecutors will again press for a murder conviction against the double-amputee athlete.
Crown wants 20 years for B.C. man at centre of teenage prostitution ring
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man found guilty of luring teenage girls into prostitution should spend more than 20 years behind bars, says a Crown lawyer.
Miley Cyrus confident science and sentiment coincide in battle against wolf cull
VICTORIA – Miley Cyrus didn't see any wolves, but her visit to British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest convinced her that killing wolves to save endangered caribou is wrong, says the conservation group that hosted the music superstar.
Father’s punch to the face saves British Columbia toddler in cougar attack
TAHSIS, B.C. – A Vancouver Island man punched a cougar in the face Monday to rescue his two-year-old girl from its jaws.
Risk of frost in the Okanagan tonight
OKANAGAN - If you haven’t already harvested all your tomatoes you should spend some time covering them up today — there’s a risk of frost through much of the Okanagan tonight. Environment Canada is calling for a risk of frost tonight, Sept. 21, in the North and Central Okanagan with temperatures expected to dip as...
Mom of Baby Doe arrested, boyfriend charged with murder in girl’s death: Prosecutor
BOSTON – A mother has been arrested and her boyfriend is charged with murder in the death of a little girl whose body was found inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor island this summer, a prosecutor said Friday, after a monthslong campaign to learn the child's identity.
Former Olympic boss John Furlong wins defamation case filed by journalist
VANCOUVER – Former Vancouver Olympics CEO John Furlong did not defame a freelance journalist who reported on allegations he abused First Nations students, a judge ruled Friday.
A timeline of Canadian-born Omar Khadr’s long legal odyssey
EDMONTON – A look at the long legal odyssey of Canadian-born Omar Khadr:
Faced with thousands of migrants, European nations shut borders, block bridges, halt trains
ZAGREB, Croatia – Thousands of migrants were trapped Friday in a vicious tug-of-war as bickering European governments shut border crossings, blocked bridges and erected new barbed-wire fences in a bid to stem the wave of humanity fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.