Shelley Jordan
WHO pushes cervical cancer screening, steering toward HPV testing
TORONTO – New guidance from the World Health Organization is urging countries to do more to prevent cervical cancer, pushing for increased use of HPV vaccine and organized screening programs.
Montreal massacre continues to divide politicians on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – Twenty-five years after Marc Lepine killed 14 women at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique, the massacre is still creating sharp political divisions on Parliament Hill over the nature of the crime and the proper response to it.
Avian flu reported on two farms in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER – Two poultry farms in southwestern British Columbia are under quarantine and thousands of birds are set to be euthanized after the discovery of an avian influenza of the H5 subtype, provincial and federal agencies said Tuesday.
Big spike in aboriginal women behind bars, government study finds
OTTAWA – A new report says there has been a big spike in the number of aboriginal women in Canada's prisons.
Concerns about E.coli prompt ground beef recall in western Canada
OTTAWA – Federal health officials are recalling packages of ground beef produced by Winnipeg-based Cargill Meat Solutions due to concerns about E.coli.
Ontario man arrested in 1970s murders of two B.C. girls including one from Merritt
VANCOUVER – Shari Greer made a promise to her 11-year-old daughter as she grieved over the girl's grave site that she would never give up the hunt for the killer.
Homicide dropped last year, rate hits 1966 level: StatsCan
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the country's homicide rate fell last year to 1.44 victims for every 100,000 people, its lowest level since 1966.
Program moves Penticton First Nations students closer to employment goals
PENTICTON - Ten Aboriginal learners in the Okanagan region are on the path to becoming early childhood educators thanks to a community- based education and training partnership with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology. The Ooknakane Friendship Centre and En'owkin Centre in Penticton are partnering with the institute on the program, which is receiving funding in the amount of $101,302....
Police confirm gunshots on 43 Avenue
VERNON - Vernon RCMP ramped up patrols in the 2900 block of 43 Avenue after a report of a gunshot being fired in the early morning hours Tuesday. RCMP received the report at 12:40 a.m. and went out to investigate. After talking to people in the area, Mounties confirmed gunshots were the source of the...
Arts council funding supports local expressions of art
VERNON - Two local cultural venues are getting a little boost from the B.C. Arts Council to put toward offering arts and culture to the community. The Vernon Public Art Gallery Society was awarded $14,550 to support the 2015 Okanagan Print Triennial. The display will be shown in collaboration with the Kelowna Art Gallery. The...
Pepper-sprayed patron at Vernon Rec Centre
VERNON - A man was peppered-sprayed in the changeroom at the Vernon Recreation Complex Wednesday night and police are still searching for a suspect. Staff called RCMP at roughly 9:15 p.m. Nov. 26 to report the incident. When Mounties came to investigate, they were told the suspect ran out the back door of the complex....
Vees take on Warriors Saturday
PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees will take on the West Kelowna Warriors Saturday at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The Vees are coming off two straight wins against the Merritt Centennials and in the second game Sunday kept fans on the edge of their seats with four goals scored in the third period for a...
Elderly pedestrian dies in bizarre accident in Oliver
OLIVER - Police want to speak to the driver of an older model Chevy pickup truck after a woman was stuck and ultimately killed while crossing Main Street at the intersection of Fairview Road in Oliver Tuesday morning. The accident happened at 6:21 a.m. Nov. 25. RCMP say the elderly woman was attempting to cross...
Oliver First Nations training program aimed at future employment
OLIVER - Seventeen Aboriginal learners in the Okanagan are enrolled in a community-based education and training partnership between Okanagan College and the Osoyoos Indian Band that's designed to improve their chances for future employment. The program will provide Aboriginal learners with upgrading courses, employment readiness and workplace certificates. It is one of five new partnerships worth a...
Money donated to KGH to help repair broken hearts faster
KELOWNA - The latest donation to help create a Hybrid Operating Room at the New Interior Heart and Surgical Centre being built at Kelowna General Hospital is coming from the Warm Hearts Charitable Foundation. A press release from the hospital refers to the Hybrid OR as one of the highest priority needs at the hospital...