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Court full as preliminary hearing starts for accused in Calgary stabbings
CALGARY – Several people wept softly and dabbed away tears in court Monday as the preliminary hearing began for a man accused in Calgary's worst mass murder.
Attempted luring of a young boy prompts RCMP warning
KELOWNA - Police are asking for your help to find a man who allegedly attempted to lure a child into his house in Rutland a week ago. Mounties say the incident happened Feb. 26 at roughly 2:30 p.m. while a 10-year-old Kelowna boy was riding his scooter on the path in the area of Gramiak...
Sex offender Michael Sean Stanley who fled Canada for Seattle arrested in rape case: Sheriff’s office
SEATTLE – A high-risk sex offender who fled Canada for Seattle has been arrested in the rape of a 69-year-old woman, authorities said Monday.
Los Angeles police kill man in struggle that was captured on video, draws anger
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Three Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man as they wrestled with him on the ground, a confrontation captured on video that millions viewed online. Authorities say the man was shot after grabbing for an officer's gun.
Warriors set for BCHL playoffs
WEST KELOWNA - With some help on the last day of the regular season the West Kelowna Warriors are into the BCHL playoffs after 58 games. The Warriors, who grabbed the 4th seed in the Interior Division with a 6-2 win over Surrey on Saturday, were thankful for their 1st round opponent Penticton knocking off...
Suspects take two guns during terrifying home invasion
VERNON - RCMP are asking for public assistance to help them find several suspects who forced their way into a Vernon home to steal guns from a safe at The Strand Lakeside Resort. The resort is located along Okanagan Landing Road near Okanagan Landing Elementary School. The 34-year-old victim of the home invasion was restrained,...
‘Once in a lifetime’ Canada Games come to a close after 17 days of competition
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The Canada Games are viewed by many as a way to bring the country closer together.
Health Canada warns about bedbug control products after 2 Alberta children die
EDMONTON – The federal government is warning Canadians of what it calls the "extreme danger" of using unregistered products to fight bedbugs.
8 people dead, including gunman, in house-to-house shooting rampage in Missouri
TYRONE, Mo. – TYRONE, Mo. – A man who authorities say may have been unhinged by the death of his ailing mother killed seven people and then took his own life in a house-to-house shooting rampage that wiped out a swath of this tiny town in the Missouri Ozarks.
Missing, murdered women roundtable agrees to keep discussions going
OTTAWA – It was a day of talks punctuated by powerful symbols.
Spring into fitness and fun with the latest West Kelowna Recreation Guide
One of the best seasons in the Okanagan is spring and what better way to enjoy it than trying a new program or renewing your registration for a favourite activity found in the Spring 2015 West Kelowna Recreation Guide. With 80 pages packed full of drop-in and registration-based fitness and leisure programs, the rec guide...
Art gallery displays Mystifying Images Made from Simple Materials
KELOWNA - Will visitors to the new exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery get into heated arguments about what the charcoal drawings represent? Some people might see tubular bells, others might see a maze for a lab rat, or a pinball machine. Or maybe we are looking at an interpretation of an engineering schematic. Don’t...
Twenty-Three Kelowna organizations receive grants
KELOWNA – Twenty-three local organizations have received more than $732,000 in funding from the provincial government through the Community Gaming Grant program. Organizations Receiving Grants: Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs - $191,000 New Opportunities for Women (Now) Canada Society - $87,000 Clubhouse Child Care Centre - $73,700 Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society - $66,000 Kinsmen...
Kasugai Gardens opens Sunday for season
KELOWNA - Kasugai Gardens will open Sunday, March 1 for the season. The gardens will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Victoria Day weekend. Throughout the summer months the gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Labour Day weekend. Kasugai Gardens provides a tranquil environment featuring traditional...
HEALTHBEAT: Many unanswered questions about e-cigarettes, including use with tobacco products
WASHINGTON – The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and often e-cigarettes are part of the mix.
Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek’s Spock, dies at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of "Star Trek" fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died.
How not to be a victim of fraud
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - RCMP are reminding residents they have the power to protect themselves from fraud by checking out the latest scams in the area. Scammers use a variety of methods to swindle the unsuspecting including phone calls, email or even a knock at the door. People might fall prey to internet phishing, text scams and...
Wage increase approved for West Kelowna firefighters
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna firefighters' wages and property tax bills with both get a bit of a bump over the next few years following the approval of a new collective agreement. West Kelowna council has ratified the new collective agreement between the International Association of Firefighters Local 4457 and the District of West Kelowna....
Couple married 67 years dies holding hands in their California home, just as they wished
FRESNO, Calif. – After spending 67 years together as devoted husband and wife, there was no question how Floyd and Violet Hartwig would end their lives — together.
‘I want to kill’: B.C. terror suspect appears eager as Canada Day nears
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man accused of plotting to bomb the provincial legislature on Canada Day appeared eager to carry out the attack in the days leading up to the holiday, telling an undercover RCMP officer they were in the middle of a war, his trial has heard.
Second World War veteran, home invasion victim Ernest Cote dead at 101
OTTAWA - Ernest Cote, a celebrated Canadian veteran of D-Day who lived a storied life both on and off the battlefield, has died at the age of 101. Cote was remembered fondly Thursday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and senior cabinet members, but also by historians like Serge Durflinger, who said the former soldier led...
Plunging gas prices slow January inflation to 1.0%: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Rate cut? What rate cut? Thursday's sluggish January inflation reading from Statistics Canada is the latest signal to many economists that another interest rate cut is not likely to be in the cards on Wednesday at the Bank of Canada's next policy meeting. "Developments that have taken place since the last Bank of...
West Kelowna council highlights: February 26, 2015
SILGA Resolution Council agreed to submit the following resolution to be considered by the Southern Interior Local Government Association at its annual general meeting April 28 to May 1: INTERFACE WILDFIRE PROOFING WHEREAS the Province of British Columbia continues to experience large, aggressive wildfires and in 2014 experienced the third highest fire season (in hectares...
Popular three-minute thesis contest returns to UBC campus
KELOWNA - Imagine having three minutes to explain what you’re passionate about. And there’s money on the line if you do a good job. That’s the challenge facing a group of competitive grad students at UBC’s Okanagan campus, going head to head in the annual 3MT (three-minute thesis) event. Finalists from campus run-offs will compete...