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Teens learn hard way yellow light means stop not hit the gas
KELOWNA - Two teens involved in a serious collision at a Kelowna intersection managed to escape with only minor injuries Sunday night. Kelowna RCMP say an officer came upon the accident at Harvey Avenue and Spall Road at 8:09 p.m. Nov. 30. Witnesses say a black Chevy Impala traveling west on Harvey was moving fast,...
2015 Tourism Kelowna board of directors announced
KELOWNA - Tourism Kelowna announced their new 2015 board at their recent annual general meeting held at the Delta Grand Resort, Wednesday There were 100 people in attendance Dec. 3. The event provided attendees with an overview of Kelowna’s 2014 tourism indictors and key Tourism Kelowna results for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, as well as...
Vehicle give-away contest will benefit someone in need
KELOWNA - A contest to benefit either a family in need or a local non-profit group will award the winner a restored Ford Explorer, along with $1,000 toward insurance. Three companies including the Royal Sun Alliance insurance group, Craftsman Collision and BCAA joined forces to give away the almost-like-new 2010 Ford Explorer. The RSA donated...
RCMP investigate victim said held against his will
KAMLOOPS - A man who is known to police was taken into custody because they believed he was holding someone against their will because of drug debts. An investigation into the initial complaint led Mounties to a residence at 300 Campbell Avenue in Kamloops. When they arrived, the man associated with the complaint was arrested...
Kelowna man crashes and dies near Kamloops
KELOWNA - A Kelowna man was killed when he crashed with a tractor-trailer just south of Duck Range Road near Kamloops Saturday. Jairo Alexis Vicioso David, 34, of Kelowna was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle when the accident happened at roughly 5 p.m. Nov. 28, according to an RCMP media release. David...
$356,000 TRU funding to improve B.C.’s health sector
KAMLOOPS - TRU announced today the institution will receive $356,000 of $1.5 million in government funding for 43 new health education spaces. The announcement was made at Thompson Rivers University which is one of seven post-secondary institutions receiving funding to support students and B.C.'s health sector according to a media release from the province. The...
Poultry cull begins in B.C., 80,000 birds to be euthanized because of avian flu
VANCOUVER – The destruction of as many as 80,000 birds at four poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley has begun in the effort to stem the spread of avian flu.
Why snot? Gooey gunk is actually a vital part of your body’s protective arsenal
TORONTO – It's icky and messy and sometimes it clogs your airways, making you feel like you can't breathe. Heck, even its name is repugnant.
‘There’s your new spacecraft, America:’ NASA’s Orion splashes down after critical test mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's new Orion spacecraft made a "bull's-eye" splashdown in the Pacific on Friday following a dramatic test flight that took it to a zenith of 3,604 miles and ushered in a new era of human exploration aiming for Mars.
Police cases unite diverse demonstrators; stir US debate and protests
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Thousands took to the streets from New York City to San Francisco for a second straight night to protest a grand jury clearing a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.
TRUly United campaign credited with game-changing fundraising model
KAMLOOPS - The unprecendented results of a Thompson Rivers University fundraising campaign is setting the bar in the post-secondary sector. President Alan Shaver recently announced the university's staff and faculty raised more than $203,000 for both the TRU Foundation for student scholarships and bursaries and also for the Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way which supports...
Veterans deserve special rights like aboriginals, lawyer tells B.C.’s top court
VANCOUVER – Veterans deserve special treatment under the constitution in the same way aboriginals are guaranteed unique rights, a lawyer for six soldiers injured in Afghanistan has told British Columbia's top court.
Obesity can shave years off life, and years of life lived free of disease
TORONTO – A new study suggests obesity can shave years off lives and — before it does — dramatically increase the time obese people spend dealing with two major chronic conditions.
B.C. says action taken on 75 per cent of missing women report recommendations
VICTORIA – Attorney General Suzanne Anton says British Columbia is a safer place for women compared to when serial killer Robert Pickton was prowling Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Kinder Morgan president says policing costs are not company’s responsibility
BURNABY, B.C. – The president of Kinder Morgan says his company isn't responsible for the policing bill related to pipeline protests at a Metro Vancouver conservation site.