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Jennifer Stahn
Passengers killed, injured or missing after train derails on busiest US corridor
PHILADELPHIA – Daylight revealed mangled train cars Wednesday after an Amtrak passenger train derailed and overturned on the nation's busiest rail corridor, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others. Some remained missing.
B.C. ministry facing lawsuit to review toddler Isabella Wiens’ death in care
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's children's ministry will review the case of a toddler whose death in foster care prompted a high-profile lawsuit against the province.
O.J. Simpson trial recreated for TV by John Travolta, Cuba Gooding Jr. and David Schwimmer
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Like many people, John Travolta remembers where he was when O.J. Simpson was riding in a white Ford Bronco in that infamous slow-speed pursuit in 1994 before he surrendered to police and later faced murder charges in the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman.
TRENDING NOW: Sixty years of nursing
SeeSee Rigney has been a nurse for sixty years and her coworkers decided to celebrate her in style this past week. At 90 years old Rigney is the oldest working nurse in the United States, and filled with energy of those half her age. Her coworkers at Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma, Wash., recently threw...
Electoral boundary changes go to public hearing in Kamloops, Vernon
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Changes are being recommended in many electoral areas across the province and this week you can get your say in on those changes at three meetings throughout the region. The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission held public hearings in the fall and earlier this year a report outlining the recommended changes was released. In...
Program of the Year award goes to Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers
KELOWNA - The Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers received three awards at the recent B.C. Crime Stoppers provincial conference held in Prince George. The Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers was awarded the Program of the Year Award, recognizing this program as the top producing program in the province of British Columbia for illegal drugs seized and the...
College professor’s novel finalist for national literary award
KELOWNA - Continuing to the capture the attention of the literary world, Okanagan College English Professor Dr. Alix Hawley’s debut novel All True Not a Lie in It has received a nod from one of the country’s most reputable literary competitions, the Amazon.ca First Novel Award. Hawley is one of five finalists for the award...
UBC celebrates passionate teachers who make a difference
STUDENTS HELP SELECT WINNERS OF ANNUAL TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS KELOWNA - Two UBC professors, nominated by their students, were honoured last week for their innovative and collaborative teaching methods at UBC Okanagan. Each year, a senior and junior faculty member is congratulated for making a difference in the classrooms, labs, and on campus. “We are...
Reminder to keep dogs off Kelowna sports fields, school grounds and beaches
KELOWNA - Many outdoor sporting activities are in full swing in the Central Okanagan. Our municipal sports fields and school playing fields are busy most nights with team practices and on weekends with scheduled games. While it’s great to see so many families out and supporting an active lifestyle, dog owners should leave their dog...
Female reporter says she stood up to sexist hecklers because she’d had enough
TORONTO – A social media firestorm touched off by a female TV reporter who fought back against sexually explicit taunts hurled by soccer fans has also cost one Toronto engineer his job.
Fire danger ratings reach extreme
OPEN BURNING RESTRICTIONS START FRIDAY THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Open fires were already set to be restricted in many parts of the Kamloops fire centre beginning May 15 but with unseasonably warm and dry weather well under way, the entire fire centre will now be put under restrictions beginning this weekend. The Clearwater and Salmon Arm fire...
Another major earthquake shakes Nepal, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 1,000
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A major earthquake hit a remote mountain region of Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 37 people while triggering landslides and toppling buildings less than three weeks after the Himalayan nation was ravaged by its worst quake in decades.
UPDATE: Kamloops teen located
UPDATE: 3:28 P.M., MAY 12, 2015 RCMP say 15-year-old Kyla Spijksma has been located and is safe. 11:06 A.M., MAY 12, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for help locating a teen last seen by her family Monday evening. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says Kyla Spijksma, 15, was last seen by her family...
Kelowna takes 3-0 lead in WHL championship series
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-3 on Monday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Hockey League Championship series. Rourke Chartier scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Rockets attack while Nick Merkley had three assists and Leon Draisaitl a...
Lake Country households to receive Community Survey
LAKE COUNTRY – Randomly selected households in Lake Country will be receiving a 31-question community survey in the mail this week. “Residents’ input on programs and services offered by the District of Lake Country will help the municipality make important decisions on future community investment,” said Community Development Manager, Jamie McEwan. “The results of the...
New wildfire recruits put through paces
MERRITT - More than 200 seasonal firefighter applicants have made the cut and this month they are being put through a ‘rigorous’ bootcamp near Merritt. About 1,000 people, many of which are post-secondary students, apply for the positions every year. Provincial Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says the job is "very in demand" and the...
B.C. First Nation says no to more than $1B in first stage of LNG vote
PORT SIMPSON, B.C. – The first of three votes on a natural gas benefit offer worth over $1 billion has been unanimously rejected by a First Nation on British Columbia's northwest coast.
Public information session for Lakeshore Road upgrades, Dehart to McClure Roads
KELOWNA - A public information session will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Okanagan Mission Community Hall, 4409 Lakeshore Rd., for the planned upgrades on Lakeshore Road between Dehart and McClure Roads, scheduled for construction this summer. This segment of Lakeshore Road currently lacks full urban infrastructure so...
Landlord hounds B.C. dog owners for fecal samples to sniff out ‘poopetrator’
VANCOUVER – It was just before midnight when Claude Paulin-Dupere and his dog Moustache bounded out of their second-floor apartment to descend for his pet's last potty before bed.
Annual WHL Awards and 2015 WHL Bantam Draft set to take place this week
KELOWNA - The 2015 WHL Awards are set for tomorrow afternoon in Calgary while the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft will kick off on Thursday morning. Both events will be available live at www.whl.ca. The WHL Awards, held annually to recognize the WHL’s best performers on and off the ice, takes place at 12 p.m. Mountain...
Graduating student’s invention hits the ground running
KELOWNA - An Okanagan College student’s ingenuity has the potential to provide running parents with a better experience as they push their children’s strollers or wheelchairs while jogging. Melissa Lang undertook a capstone graduating project as part of her Therapist Assistant Diploma program at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus. An avid runner, Lang was inspired by...
Quesnel Lake future still cloudy after Mount Polley mine disaster: report
VICTORIA – A lake in British Columbia likely survived a major pollution disaster when a tailings pond at the Mount Polley mine collapsed last summer, but it needs constant monitoring to track any long-term impacts, says a new report.
Majority of Canadians lack full understanding of sexual consent, poll finds
TORONTO – An online poll commissioned by the Canadian Women's Foundation suggests most Canadians are lacking knowledge about the definition of sexual consent.
Register now for Bike to Work or School
KELOWNA - Cyclists across the Central Okanagan are gearing up for Bike to Work Week, May 25 to May 31 and it’s time to register now. Go to Biketowork.ca to sign up New this year are even more Celebration Stations and an easy registration process, so you can register as a team, a school, or...