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Several injured as Tornado tears through Ottawa and Gatineau, Que.
OTTAWA – A tornado ripped through the Ottawa area Friday afternoon, damaging homes and vehicles…
iN NUMBERS: Hiking trails, campsites in Okanagan, Kamloops (there are lots)
Anywhere can be a campsite or a hiking trail if you get creative enough. But…
It’s more difficult than you’d think for police to deal with fugitives in BC
A Hells Angels prospect was arrested in Kelowna earlier this month for a sex crime…
iN PHOTOS: Images from search and rescue efforts at Westside Road landslide
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue documented the search effort at the Westside Road landslide that…
iN NUMBERS: It’s a wrap. Ski season is over in Okanagan, Kamloops
Ski season is over in Kamloops and the Okanagan and hopefully you didn’t break anything…
Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with…
North Okanagan fire truck flown to Guatemala for new lease of life
The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department’s ladder truck served the area faithfully for 30 years, and…
Angry BC teacher who grabbed students’ phones gets reprimanded
A BC French teacher who snatched students’ phones and laptops without asking, seemed angry and…
BC teacher’s ‘unprofessional language’ gets her suspended, reprimanded
A BC teacher who used unprofessional language in an email to a parent about another…
Vernon RCMP officer accused of ‘discreditable conduct’
A Vernon RCMP constable stands accused of discreditable conduct. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Const. Shaun…
BC toddlers win $2,500 after parents have dispute with daycare: Human Rights Tribunal
Two young children who were booted out of a BC daycare after their parents had…
Private security company says crime on rise in downtown Kelowna despite falling crime rate
The latest crime data for Kelowna shows the city’s situation is improving but a security…
BC LNG worker awarded $2,000 after company forced drug test
A painter who slipped and twisted his ankle while working at the LNG project in…
People smoking pot in West Kelowna face tough fines, confusion
WEST KELOWNA – If you’re caught lighting up a cigarette in a West Kelowna park…
Kamloops city councillor getting into the cannabis business
KAMLOOPS – An incumbent Kamloops city councillor seeking re-election is hoping to open a cannabis…
Construction stalls at Okanagan Falls medical cannabis facility
OKANAGAN FALLS – A recent halt in construction activity at the Sunniva Canada medical cannabis…
Florida Trump supporter charged in chilling mail-bomb plot
WASHINGTON – Federal authorities on Friday captured a Florida man with a criminal history and…
Machine breakdowns, long lines mar vote on Election Day
ATLANTA – Problem signs that arose during weeks of early voting carried into Election Day…
North Okanagan Remembrance Day ceremonies
NORTH OKANAGAN – Remembrance Day is this Sunday, Nov. 11 and here are some details…
Dozens of applications filed for pot shops in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Forty-one applications have been made to the City of Kelowna in the first…
George HW Bush flies back to capital for final salute
HOUSTON – Sent off with a 21-gun salute, George H.W. Bush left his beloved Texas…
Thousands salute Bush funeral train 4141 on final Texas ride
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Thousands waved and cheered along the route as funeral train No.…
Cost of opening a cannabis store in Kelowna is about to double
KELOWNA – A proposed business licence fee of $9,465 will mean the City of Kelowna…
Enderby city council considering three cannabis stores
ENDERBY – After efforts to open a Starbuds location in Lake Country stalled recently, the…