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Interior Savings, UBC team up to go places never thought possible
Adaptive outdoor cycling equipment turns disabled riders into Explorers Unique cycling machines that can help people with disabilities get outdoors onto hiking and skiing trails will also help UBC Okanagan students to better understand physical limitations. Interior Savings recently contributed $20,000 through its Community Investment Fund for the purchase and delivery of specially designed cycles...
Motorists Urged to Watch For Roadside Workers
With temperatures warming and spring on its way, West Kelowna roadside workers will be out in force tending to the community’s boulevards and roadways. Motorists are urged to watch for these workers and obey the new provincial legislation to slow down and move over when passing a vehicle with a flashing light. Beginning as soon...
‘Saturday Night Live’ anniversary special grows to 3 1/2 hours; lineup includes West, Wiig
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special apparently is bursting at the seams with talent.
Medical professionals try to answer burning questions on doctor-assisted death
TORONTO – In the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada's historic ruling that struck down the ban on physician-assisted death, health professionals are grappling with a host of thorny ethical and practical issues raised by the decision.
VIDEO: A snort among barks: Amy the pig draws attention as she excels in Seattle dog agility class
KENT, Wash. – One student in a suburban Seattle dog agility class is drawing a lot of attention, and not just for her athletic skills. Amy is a pig.
Agriculture minister says Alberta BSE case will not affect beef trade
EDMONTON – Mad cow disease has been confirmed in a beef cow on an Alberta farm, but the federal agriculture minister says the discovery won't affect Canada's international beef trade.
Accused B.C. terrorism suspects worried about running out of methadone: trial
VANCOUVER - The trial for a husband and wife accused of plotting to bomb the B.C. legislature on Canada Day heard they were worried their plan would be hampered if they ran out of methadone. John Nuttall relayed that concern in a video recorded in late June 2013 during an undercover operation. The jury has...
Mayor Basran talks about big changes during State of the City address
KELOWNA - Mayor Colin Basran says big changes to the Kelowna landscape over the next four years will also result in a more diversified economy for the city. During the annual Kelowna Chamber of Commerce State of the City lunch Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the Capris Hotel, Basran described the changes coming to the city,...
Be aware of the high cost of putting a ring on it this Valentine’s Day
TORONTO – Popping the big question with an engagement ring on Valentine's Day may sound spontaneous and romantic but financial experts advise doing some legwork before getting down on one knee.
Unifor serves strike notice on CP Rail; could walk off the job Sunday
MONTREAL – Federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch remains hopeful that an agreement can be reached in time to avert a railway strike after a second union issued strike notice on Thursday.
Police issue warning after woman attacked on Harvey Avenue
KELOWNA - Mounties are looking for a man who assaulted a woman on Harvey Avenue in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 7. The incident happened at 5:12 a.m. while the 21-year-old woman was walking in the area of Burtch Road, according to an RCMP media release. Mounties were told the woman was walking...
West Kelowna council highlights: February 10, 2015
Strategic Priorities 2014 Final Update Council was provided a final update on its 2014 Strategic Priorities and activities undertaken in the fourth quarter (October to December). Highlights of this quarter include: · Westlake Road grand re-opening · 2014 Local Government Election administration · New Council orientation and inaugural meeting · Westlake/Hudson RapidBus transit stations constructed...
Fire in dryer suspected cause of blaze in hotel at Silver Star Resort
VERNON – A fire in a hotel at the Silver Star Mountain Resort in Vernon has caused extensive smoke and water damage.
Trial delayed for B.C. man accused of fatal 2010 speedboat-houseboat crash
KAMLOOPS – Concerns about a lack evidence disclosure have prompted a B.C. Supreme Court judge to delay the trial of a man accused in a fatal B.C. boat crash.
‘Let’s go do jihad’: Accused B.C. terrorist explains conversion to Islam
VANCOUVER – Accused terrorist John Nuttall told an undercover officer in the weeks leading up to his alleged Canada Day plot to attack the British Columbia legislature that he converted to Islam because he wanted "jihad," his trial heard Wednesday.