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Sentes donation continues regional auto dealers’ strong support of trades expansion at Okanagan College
KELOWNA - One of the valley’s most prominent automotive dealers has come forward with a major donation towards the renovation and expansion of Okanagan College’s Trades Training Complex, and the support goes far beyond dollars and cents. Sentes Automotive has pledged $50,000 toward the Bright Horizons Building for Skills fundraising campaign to support a student...
United Nations special rapporteur to speak about Indigenous rights
KELOWNA - While many of the world’s remaining natural resources are mostly found in Indigenous people’s territories around the globe, there continues to be a basic violation of their rights while others access and harvest these resources. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, an Indigenous leader from the Cordillera Region in the Philippines, will be in Kelowna to discuss...
B.C. man accused of raping disabled girl deported back from U.S.
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man who vanished in 1980 under accusations he raped a disabled girl has been deported back to the province from the United States to face trial.
Buy a cheap composter
KELOWNA - Here’s your chance to cut your garbage in half, give your garden a chemical free boost – and save money. For one more week you can pre order a backyard composter, food digester, or worm cycler — at a reduced rate. Until Tuesday, March 31, the Regional Waste Reduction Office is offering subsidized...
Give your property a 20 minute makeover
KELOWNA - Do you have 20 minutes to spare to make a difference in your community? At 10 a.m. on Wednesday April 1st the Regional Waste Reduction Office challenges you to give just twenty minutes of your time to the 20 Minute Make-Over – a community-wide spring clean-up blitz. “The 20 Minute Make Over kick...
Angelina Jolie undergoes further preventive surgery to reduce cancer risk
LONDON – Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone more preventive surgery, having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in hopes of reducing her risk of cancer.
Mulder, Scully making return to TV on Fox’s revived ‘The X-Files’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Agents Mulder and Scully are making their television return.
Accused B.C. terrorist told undercover officer he worried he was being set up
VANCOUVER – Months before being arrested in an elaborate RCMP sting operation, John Nuttall tells an undercover officer he worries that he is being set up by the police.
Another reason traffic cops set up traps along roadways
KELOWNA - With 50 violation tickets handed out for traffic violations last weekend, the Central Okanagan Traffic Services has a message for drivers. Slow down and move over when emergency services are trying to do their job. Central Okanagan and Kelowna Municipal Traffic Services set up an enforcement operation on Highway 97 near Old Vernon...
Backcountry users warned about avalanche conditions in four regions of B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A special avalanche warning has been issued to people accessing backcountry terrain in four regions of B.C.
Women struck by plywood while out for a walk in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY - Two women out for a stroll in Lake Country were struck by a leather covered, wooden pick-up box cover which apparently flew off a passing truck last week. The pair were out walking their dogs at around 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 14, in the 3500-block of Woodsdale Road when the incident occurred,...
Germanwings jet crash in French Alps
JET CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPS WITH 150 ON BOARD; OFFICAL SAYS AIRLINE ASSUMES IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
Two airline passengers arrive in B.C. with measles: health officials
VANCOUVER – Health officials in Vancouver say two people who arrived in the city on a flight from Beijing have tested positive for measles.
Four local pharmacies to participate in ground-breaking genomics project
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The concept of tailored medical care based on individual DNA was once the stuff of science fiction novels but now the possibility is ever closer with four pharmacies in the Thompson-Okanagan signed on to take part in a first-of-its-kind genomics project. The 'Genomics for Precision Drug Therapy in the Community Pharmacy' project is...
Harper describes expanded ISIL war motion, seeking airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper's proposal to expand and extend Canada's war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has been summarily rejected by both opposition parties.
Highlights of the Regional Board Meeting – March 23, 2015
Westside Regional Wastewater Plant Budget The Regional Board has approved additional budgetary expenses for 2015 associated with the temporary transport of biosolids for approved disposal. As a result of an ongoing protest in the Merritt-area where an approved composting facility is located, the Regional District has been prevented from delivering biosolids to the contractor’s site...
Find out how YLW plans to spend $55.6M
KELOWNA - Kelowna International Airport is inviting the general public to an open house so they can see for themselves how construction projects costing $55.6 million will change the landscape at YLW in the year ahead. The open house takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 31 on the Messanine level at...
WestJet warns customers after uncovering ticket scam for conference
CALGARY – WestJet (TSX:WJA) is warning customers after uncovering a scam involving a deeply discounted airfare offer for travellers headed to an upcoming conference in the United States.
Court hears accused terrorist worry killing children will anger Muslims
VANCOUVER – As time ticks by with no news of an explosion, accused B.C. terrorist John Nuttall becomes increasingly panicked about a potential Muslim backlash if too many children die in the legislature bomb plot.
Woman protesting Bill C-51 expelled from the Commons for exposing her breasts
OTTAWA – The words "C-51: State terrorism" were scrawled on a woman's breasts after she whipped off her top in the Commons on Monday, resulting in her being ejected from the public gallery.
How to help West Kelowna become a community in bloom
WEST KELOWNA - The Partners in Bloom, West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation, have already begun planning for this year’s Communities in Bloom National competition entry and are hosting a community meeting to seek support and volunteers from residents, organizations and businesses. “We are really excited about this year’s competition because we have so many...
Burning fire hazard debris today
KELOWNA - With good air quality and venting conditions today (Monday, March 23, 2015) the Regional District of Central Okanagan advises controlled burning is underway in Rose Valley Regional Park off Pettman and Bowes Roads. This is to dispose of fire hazard debris collected as part of a multi-year B.C. Wildfire Management Branch fire hazard...
Pulled from icy creek, toddler is revived after 101 minutes of CPR, makes full recovery
In a survival story his doctors call extraordinary, a 22-month-old Pennsylvania boy whose lifeless body was pulled from an icy creek was revived after an hour and 41 minutes of CPR and has suffered virtually no lingering effects.
B.C. aboriginal band enacts laws to govern territory after historic court win
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A British Columbia aboriginal nation granted rights and title by Canada's high court has introduced its own laws governing its territory and resources within the area.