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Two people injured in Lake Country ATV crash
LAKE COUNTRY - A Vernon teenager is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after an all terrain vehicle crash in Lake Country Wednesday evening. The 18-year-old was driving a mini-ATV on Williams Road around 7:45 p.m., Aug. 12, when both the driver and passenger, an 18-year-old Vernon woman, were ejected. RCMP believe the vehicle experienced...
Uggie the canine actor, known for role in Oscar-winning movie ‘The Artist,’ dies
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who became a canine star for his scene-stealing role in the Oscar-winning movie "The Artist," has died.
NHL star Patrick Kane dropped from video game cover over police investigation
VANCOUVER – EA Sports is pulling Patrick Kane from the cover of its "NHL 16'' video game after police confirmed last week the Chicago Blackhawks star is the subject of an investigation.
Man injured while free diving in Okanagan Lake has died
KELOWNA - A man who was critically injured while free diving near Paul’s Tomb on Sunday has died. The B.C. Coroners Service says 27-year-old Kevin John Stephens was free diving in Okanagan Lake and had submerged for several minutes before his girlfriend, also a free diver, brought him to the surface. “After several minutes she...
100 Men Who Give a Damn selects the Canadian Mental Health Association as its first charity recipient
KELOWNA – The success of the 100 Men Who Give a Damn!, a group of men who want to give back to their community but have limited time, has grown to 210 members and counting. On Wednesday, August 5th, over 140 members in attendance had the opportunity to hear pitches from three local charities –...
Buskers set to take over Bernard Avenue
KELOWNA – The best kept secret from last summer returns to Bernard Avenue this Thursday, Aug. 13, from 7 to 8 p.m. as more than 15 different, local, street performers take over two blocks of Bernard Avenue as part of the now annual “Buskers on Bernard”. “We started this fun event in 2014 as a...
Dozens drop out of ‘biased’ energy board review of Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – Dozens of participants have dropped out of the controversial National Energy Board review of Kinder Morgan's proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, saying they can no longer support a "biased" and "unfair" process.
More evacuations ordered as Northern California blaze grows
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A wildfire that forced some California residents to flee their home for a second time in recent weeks is rapidly growing, prompting authorities to order more evacuations.
West Kelowna steps up water use regulations
WEST KELOWNA - Due to continuing hot, dry weather, the City of West Kelowna has moved to stage two watering regulations. Residents are advised that, effective immediately, outdoor watering is prohibited between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and is only permitted two days per week, as follows: - Even numbered addresses water on Tuesdays and...
Fentanyl death count surges in Canada
RCMP WORKING WITH CHINA, UNITED NATIONS TO FIND ORIGIN OF SMUGGLED DRUG
Dutch prosecutors say possible fragments of Buk missile system found at MH17 crash site
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they have found what they believe could be parts of a Buk missile system at the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down last year.
Fertility for kids with cancer through experimental tissue-freezing
CHICAGO – Barely 2 years old, Talia Pisano is getting tough treatment for kidney cancer that spread to her brain. She's also getting a chance at having babies of her own someday.
VIDEO: Kamloops Pipe Band gets results in Scotland
KAMLOOPS - As one of only five Canadian bands at a recent festival in Perth, Scotland, the Kamloops Pipe Band put on a memorable performance this past weekend and earned a second place finish. The Kamloops Pipe Band was the only band representing B.C., the other bands were out of Edmonton, Alta., and Dartmouth, NS.,...
Man finds knife blade in back three years after stabbing
YELLOWKNIFE – A man from the Northwest Territories has filed a lawsuit against health officials claiming they failed to find a knife blade buried in his back for three years.
Stranger who kissed reporter on camera apologizes
VANCOUVER – A CBC journalist who was kissed by a stranger on live TV has received an apology, but she's still being attacked by others online for making a complaint to police.
Prison for man with hepatitis C who stabbed store employee with dirty needle
KAMLOOPS – Stabbing a store employee with a dirty needle has netted a Kamloops man with hepatitis C more than two years in prison.
Premier meteor shower to light up the sky this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - One of the best meteor showers of the year is set to peak this week, sending up to 60 shooting stars through the sky every hour. The Perseids meteor shower is visible from July 17 to Aug. 24 every year and is set to peak overnight Wednesday, Aug. 12 this year. Environment Canada...
UPDATE: Kamloops boy located
UPDATE: 7:09 P.M., AUG. 10, 2015 RCMP say Bryston Krug has been located unharmed and has been reunited with his family. 2:01 P.M., AUG. 10, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A 12-year-old boy has once again gone missing and Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public will help locate him. Bryston Krug was reported missing Sunday evening, Aug....
Okanagan set to break record temperatures this week
OKANAGAN - Grab your sunscreen, hat and a cool drink, we have a hot, sunny and likely record-breaking week ahead of us in the Okanagan. Temperatures soared above the 30 Celsius mark over the weekend, well above the 27 C seasonal normal high for this time of year, but we can expect things to get...
B.C. fishing guide and his client accused of trying to corral deer in water
KITIMAT – A British Columbia fishing guide and his Portuguese client face several charges over allegations they tried to catch a deer while it was swimming in the Douglas Channel, on the northern coast.
Vernon man admits to possession of child porn in Canada-wide bust
VERNON – A Vernon man will be sentenced in October after his arrest in a Canada-wide child pornography investigation.
Leaders surprise at first debate of federal campaign
OTTAWA - Whatever impressions Canadians might have had about Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau were thoroughly confounded Thursday in the first televised leaders' debate of the 2015 election campaign. Harper, the hyper-partisan of the House of Commons, was nowhere to be seen and neither was "Angry Tom" Mulcair, the chief inquisitor of question...
Warm, sunny weekend on tap for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - After a break from the heat we will need to again dig out the sunscreen for a hot and sunny weekend. While temperatures were in the low- to mid-20s the last two days, just below seasonal normal highs of 27 Celsius, and were accompanied by up to eight millimetres of rain, we can...
Charges filed against man who raised $24K for fake film to be narrated by Clint Eastwood
HELENA, Mont. – Montana officials have filed fraud and theft charges against a man accused of scamming investors into giving him more than $24,000 to produce a cowboy documentary he said would be narrated by Clint Eastwood.