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Marshall Jones
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BOSTON BOMBER TAKEN ALIVE: REPORTS
Update: Apr 19, 5:54 p.m.
Bad dog talks back
Take the worst parts of a two-year-old and add it to large stubborn puppy. Result: A dog that wants to watch TV and isn't afraid to argue with you about getting off the couch. %%Video1%%
Disgraced NDP candidate going rogue
RYSWYK STORY POLARIZES READERS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS Dayleen Van Ryswyk is going on her own. The NDP election signs were barely taken down when the former candidate announced today that she will run as an independent MLA. She was forced to resign her party position due to what some called racist comments posted on a...
Women can be their own worst critics
Women describe themselves to an artist. Then a friend describes them to an artist. The difference in the pictures and descriptions is amazing. %%Video1%%
Osoyoos police blotter: Don’t chase the musicians!
On April 13, 2013 the Osoyoos RCMP received a report of a hit and run on Spartan Drive. A witness called to report seeing a small black vehicle back into a parked car and drive off without checking for damage. The witness was quick to obtain a licence plate from the offending vehicle and provided...
Vees tie series with 3-2 win
A third period flurry propelled the Penticton Vees to a 3-2 win in Game Four of the Fred Page Cup Final. The win evens the best-of-seven series at two games apiece, and sets up a best-of-three finish starting Thursday in Surrey. The Vees held serve on home ice and kept pushed their record to a...
Way too much time on their hands
You are a talented engineer. You have access to materials. In this case Lego. What do you create? A paper airplane maker, of course. %%Video1%%
Penticton Vees back in series
Brad McClure made sure he didn’t leave it to chance on Monday. The Vees forward sniped two first period goals, one short-handed, as the Penticton Vees held off the Surrey Eagles 3-2 Monday in Game Three of the Fred Page Cup Final. The Eagles lead now shrinks to 2-1 in the best-of-seven BCHL Championship. McClure...
Vees down 2-0 despite fifty shots on net
The little guy came up big for the Surrey Eagles in Game Two of the Fred Page Cup Final. Michael Santaguida stopped all fifty shots he faced, including twenty-one in the third period, as the Eagles blanked the Vees 2-0 on Saturday night. The Eagles now have a 2-0 series lead with Game Three set...
Your kids don’t listen this well
Pay attention Your employees don't listen this well. Your husband doesn't listen this well. Your wife doesn't listen this well. Your team-mates don't listen this well. Your students don't listen this well.... %%Video1%% Still paying attention BONUS DOG: The great minds on the interwebs that brought you Talking Animals bring you more Talking Animals, this...
UPDATE: Problem at Westside Road overpass explained
UPDATE: 9:47 a.m. April 15 The Ministry of Transportation has the answer for why pavement under the Highway 97 at Ledcor Road was buldging during the afternoon commute Friday. Public affairs officer Kate Trotter says a contractor was filling the abandoned sewer line under the highway with high slump concrete when the pressure built up...
Why cry little guy? Mom did what?
Why so sad? This Tumblr photo series is going viral right now, I guess parents all understand the helpless feeling when kids cry for no apparent reason whatsoever. This mom takes, well, let's say a photojournalism approach. When she sees tears well up, she's ready with her camera. This poor little fella is going to...
Who wants to be a Blacksmith?
The dying art is on fine display. Bet these tools last a little longer than what you find at the garden centre. %%Video1%%
Blazers sweep Rockets
The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night in Kamloops, completing a four game sweep of the Rockets and advancing to the WHL Western Conference final. Kale Kessy deflected a point shot in for the winning goal at 2:24 of overtime to give Kamloops the win, the second straight overtime...
Spring author series returns to library near you
The Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts Library System is bringing back its Spring Author Series with three weeks of author events in May at the Kamloops Library and Thompson Rivers University. The first event, which is co-sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts and TRU, features Canadian author Gail Bowen. The longtime crime writer will read...
Bubba’s is better than yours
This could be the single greatest attraction to golf since Tiger Woods. %%Video1%%
Blazers preparing brooms against Rockets
The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Kelowna Rockets 5-4 in overtime Tuesday night in Kamloops to take a three games to nothing strangle-hold in the team's WHL Western Conference semi-final series. JC Lipon scored the winner 3:43 into overtime, ending an entertaining, back and forth battle between the two WHL BC division rivals. Rockets forward JT...
Sport fields now open
As warm weather approaches, many residents and sports leagues will use one of the 30 City sports fields to enjoy activities ranging from Frisbee to baseball. Yesterday marked the official opening of all City sports fields, including public washrooms which are now open until 8 p.m. Throughout the season, City staff perform routine maintenance that...
Venture Okanagan invests in keeping kids safe online
A Kelowna entrepreneur with a stellar track record for helping keep kids safe online is positioning himself to do it once more, this time with some additional support from Venture Okanagan. Chris Priebe, who helped his brother make Club Penguin the safe and secure site that has since become an industry standard, now runs 2...
Are you prepared for spring flooding?
With the current snow melt and rain in the forecast, North Okanagan residents are reminded that they are responsible for all measures required for flood protection of private property. To assist property owners who may experience flooding, communities of the North Okanagan, in conjunction with North Okanagan Emergency Management (NOEM), have implemented a comprehensive Sand...
Vees back to Fred Page Cup after OT win downs Warriors
No one knew it at the time, but Brock Balson played hero again for the Vees in the Interior Conference Final. Balson tipped a James De Haas shot just 1:44 into overtime, as the Vees came from behind to upend the West Kelowna Warriors 2-1 in game five; the Vees winning their second straight Interior...
Rockets make history to meet Blazers in second round
OVERTIME NEEDED TO BEAT T-BIRDS The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime in game seven on Wednesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, winning its best of seven series with Seattle in thrilling fashion. Tyson Baillie scored the winning goal at 5:10 of overtime, scoring his third goal of the game and...
Hearing into RCMP jail sex scandal preceded by report
Three Kamloops RCMP officers and a jail guard should learn next week if they will stand trial after allegedly failing to intervene on two women having sex in city cells while in police custody. Cpl. Kenneth Brown, Const. Evan Elgee, Const. Stephen Zaharia and jail guard David Tompkins, face one count each of breach of...
Vees fail to finish off Warriors
One night after the Penticton Vees staged an epic comeback; it was the West Kelowna Warriors turn on Tuesday. The Tribe rallied from a 4-1 third period deficit to beat the Vees 5-4 in overtime in game four. The Warriors avoided the sweep and snap the Vees seven-game winning streak in the process; game five...