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Kelowna man charged in death of Calgary toddler

KELOWNA – A Kelowna man has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a Calgary toddler in 2005. Police caught up with Ryan John Podhorodecki, 32, in Victoria where he was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 21, and transferred to Calgary to face the manslaughter charge.  Calgary police Staff Sgt. Colin...

Former Kamloops student part of ultra-extremist terror group

KAMLOOPS - Current and former TRU students have expressed shock and confusion after learning an alumnus and former Wolfpack volleyball team member joined forces with an international terrorist organization. Brothers Collin and Gregory Gordon, originally from Calgary, disappeared in 2012 only to turn up in Syria after the pair were allegedly recruited by the Islamic...

WestJet encourages winter season in South Okanagan

PENTICTON - The arrival of WestJet in Penticton is encouraging the City, tourism and other organizations throughout the South Okanagan to focus on what the region as to offer in the winter season. AirCanada will no longer be the sole airline flying out of Penticton once WestJet joins the ranks at the end of October,...

Kelowna native stabbed to death in Calgary

CALGARY - A woman from Kelowna who was living in Calgary died over the weekend, stabbed to death during an alleged domestic assault, and now her friends are hoping to raise the money to help her father travel to pick up his daughter's ashes. The gofundme.com fundraiser "For Suzie" was put together for 39-year-old Susan...

Calgarians scramble for snow shovels

CALGARY - Expect a surge of visitors from Calgary to the Thompson-Okanagan thanks to a forecast early blast of winter. Environment Canada is predicting the temperature will fall to 2 C on Monday and warns Cowtown residents will likely see their first snow of the season. Because snow in early September is so rare, the...