Shelley Jordan
People shell-out to eat crocodile for charity
KELOWNA - A recent charitable event challenged those with adventurous palates to a dinner featuring 30 kinds of exotic meats not commonly found in the local grocery store — and it was a success. The event named Wild Game Night took place during Oktoberfest and proceeds will now go to the Kelowna's Gospel Mission to...
Work by over seventy local artists featured in new exhibition at Kelowna Art Gallery
KELOWNA - More than 70 artists will soon have their best work on display at the Bring out your Best exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery. The gallery asked the public to submit pieces for inclusion in the exhibition. The large response means the show will feature a variety of media including photography, painting, sculpture...
Extra caution urged for pedestrians and motorists with 5 deaths in 11 days
KELOWNA - With five pedestrian deaths across the province in the last 11 days, the B.C. Coroners Service is urging motorists and those on foot to take extra care. In four of the five cases, the pedestrians - who ranged in age from 73 to 87 years - were struck by vehicles that were making left-hand turns....
Man enters bank and pulls out a gun in Princeton
PRINCETON - Police are looking for suspects following an armed bank robbery in Princeton Monday afternoon. The robbery happened at the CIBC located at 226 Bridge Street at roughly 2:50 p.m. Dec. 1. Mounties were called and witnesses say the lone male suspect entered the bank, pulled out a handgun and demanded money. He fled...
Young Kamloops football player paralyzed from neck down as family awaits prognosis
KAMLOOPS – Within six days, Evan Mutrie went from being a football player for the Kamloops Broncos to being on life support, paralyzed from the neck down after contracting a rare virus.
Two more farms in B.C. under quarantine due to avian flu
VANCOUVER - Two more farms in southwestern British Columbia have been placed under quarantine because they received chickens from a facility infected with avian influenza, though officials don't yet know whether any birds at the new sites actually have the virus. The announcement brings to four the number of farms in B.C.'s Fraser Valley now...
RCMP charge Montreal boy, 15, with terror-related charges
MONTREAL – A 15-year-old Montreal boy appeared in court Wednesday to face terrorism-related charges.
Rockets defeat Saskatoon Blades
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Saskatoon Blades 5-1 on Wednesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, snapping a mini three game home winless streak and improving to 23-3-3-0 on the season. Rourke Chartier scored twice while Nick Merkley had a goal and two assists as the two Kelowna forwards continued to sit one-two...
Free flu clinic postponed due to high demand
VERNON - Don't roll up your sleeve just yet — a public flu clinic in Vernon has been rescheduled because demand is exceeding supply. Public flu clinics at the Schubert Centre, 3505 30 Ave. for Dec. 4 and Jan. 8 will instead take place Jan. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. according to a...
Free flu clinic postponed due to high demand
SUMMERLAND - Don't roll up your sleeve just yet — a public flu clinic in Summerland will be rescheduled because demand is exceeding supply. Public flu clinics at St. John's Lutheran Church Dec. 4 has been postponed, but a new date and location will not be chosen until additional vaccine is ordered, according to a...
Saskatchewan scientist finds ancient cancer in man who died 4,500 years ago
SASKATOON – A group of researchers, including a Saskatchewan scientist, have found what may be the oldest case of human cancer in the world.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon girl located in the Shuswap
UPDATE: 11:10 A.M. DEC 3 VERNON - A Vernon teen missing for over a month has been located by police in the Shuswap area. Susan Clarke, 15, was found safe and sound in Chase the night of Dec. 2, after going missing from her group home Nov. 29 Police issued a press release asking for...
TV watching time is shrinking while smartphone use, streaming increases, report says
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Americans are turning away from live TV on the tube and tuning in to streaming services, a Nielsen report says.
Vernon once again represented at Canada Cup of Curling
VERNON - The race to the 2018 Winter Olympics is on and Jim Cotter of Vernon is among those competing at the 2014 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling in Alberta this week. The 11th renewal of the Cup, which runs Wednesday through Sunday at the Encana Arena in Camrose Alta., will feature the top...
West Kelowna fire chief announces spring retirement
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna will say goodbye to fire chief Wayne Schnitzer, a member of the fire department on the Westside for 22 years. Schnitzer began his fire service in 1979 as a payed, on-call firefighter in Surrey, becoming a full-time career firefighter in 1982. He joined the former Westside Fire...