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Canadian doctor recalls toll measles took on kids before MMR vaccine
TORONTO – Dr. Frank Jagdis knows measles. As a medical student in the pre-vaccination 1960s and later as a practising pediatrician in Victoria, he saw the toll that measles took on children who came down with the viral infection.
Four B.C. patients challenge medical marijuana regime in Federal Court
VANCOUVER – A lawyer representing four patients has told a Federal Court judge that Canada's new rules governing medical marijuana are forcing them to choose between their health and their liberty.
CFIA says more countries restrict Canadian beef imports due to BSE
EDMONTON – More countries are restricting Canadian beef over concerns about mad cow disease.
Psychiatrist recommends man who beheaded bus passenger should go to group home
WINNIPEG – Experts are recommending a man who beheaded a fellow passenger aboard a Greyhound bus should be transferred from a mental facility to a Winnipeg hospital with an eye to moving him to a community group home.
SD67 appoints new director of instruction
PENTICTON - The Board of Education of School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) is pleased to announce that Todd Manuel has been appointed Director of Instruction – Student Support Services, effective August 1, 2015. For the past seven years Todd has worked as a school-based administrator and teacher in the district. He is currently Principal...
West Edmonton Mall named in Al-Shabab terror threat
EDMONTON - A leader in Edmonton's Somali community says al-Shabab is despised among ex-pats for its barbarity and his biggest fear is a misplaced backlash over threats the group has made to West Edmonton Mall. Jibril Ibrahim, president of the Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton, says he spoke with police about a purported al-Shabab...
Board of variance applications being accepted
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna is now accepting applications to fill five at-large positions on the Board of Variance for a three-year term. The Board of Variance deals with applications for minor variances in situations where compliance with the zoning bylaw regarding siting, dimensions or size of a building or structure, siting...
Possible telephone service disruptions at district facilities
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna will be servicing its telephone system on Tuesday, Feb. 24 beginning at 7 a.m. which may cause a temporary disruption in telephone service to the District’s Municipal Hall, Elliott Road and Bartley Road facilities. Members of the public can connect with the District via email at info@districtofwestkelowna.ca...
Enjoy the ice time at Stuart Park
KELOWNA - Skating season is coming to a close at Stuart Park’s outdoor rink. Rising temperatures and sunny skies in the forecast indicate the outdoor rink could be closing over the next few days. Until then, the rink will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., ice maintenance and weather permitting. “Crews have...
Kelowna yard waste pick up program is underway
If all this mild weather has sent you out in the yard for some pre spring clean- up, you’ll be happy to hear you can start using your yard waste cart again, yard waste collection is back on! Starting Monday, March 2nd, all residents on municipal curbside garbage collection can benefit from yard waste pick...
Kelowna’s composter sale is back
Here’s your chance to cut your garbage in half and do your yard a huge favor this gardening season with a new backyard composter. “Backyard composting is super easy, anyone can do it, and it’s something the whole family can get in on
Baby dead, 4 children in hospital, after substance spill in Alberta apartment
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – One of five children taken to hospital after they were exposed to some type of fumigant in a northern Alberta apartment block has died.
Canadian director Chris Williams wins best animated feature for ‘Big Hero 6’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Canuck director Chris Williams collected his first Oscar on Sunday night for the super-hero animated comedy "Big Hero 6," beating out two fellow Canadians in a category stacked with compatriots.
Rebuilt West Kelowna landmark grabs heritage award
WEST KELOWNA - The $537,000 CNR Wharf Project in West Kelowna has won a Central Okanagan Heritage Society award. It was determined by District council in 2010 the CNR Wharf was in need of reconstruction having deteriorated to the point it put the public at risk. The popular swimming area was closed to the public...
Mar Jok Elementary School rings in Chinese New Year with grand opening
WEST KELOWNA - A new West Kelowna elementary school has held its grand opening and the opportunity to bring the Chinese New Year — year of the goat — into the celebration wasn't ignored. The event on Wednesday, Feb. 29 was attended by the family of Mar Jok, the new school's namesake. He immigrated to...
Floyd Mayweather says he and Manny Pacquaio to meet May 2 in richest fight ever
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Fight is finally on.
Mountie who fired Taser lied at inquiry into Dziekanski’s death: B.C. judge
VANCOUVER – The RCMP officer who stunned Robert Dziekanski with a Taser at Vancouver's airport lied at a public inquiry into the Polish immigrant's death, a judge ruled Friday.
B.C. ballot blunder to cost thousands of dollars: teachers’ union
VANCOUVER – The union representing British Columbia teachers says the profession's regulatory branch has bungled an election by mailing out voting packages without ballots.
President of pipeline routed through Kamloops says B.C. spill plan doesn’t need to be public
VANCOUVER – An emergency response plan for the proposed $5.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will remain secret in British Columbia — even though a similar plan was recently made public in Washington state.
Lack of funding forces closure of Kelowna overnight homeless shelter
KELOWNA - Homeless people in need of a warm place to spend the night will have fewer options next week. In an effort to protect their year-round services, Inn From the Cold is closing their overnight services as of March 1, 2015 due to lack of funding, according to a media release. Normally, the overnight...
Mom of autistic boy who was handcuffed says school system failing kids like hers
OTTAWA – The mother of a nine-year-old autistic boy who was handcuffed by a police officer during a "difficult day" at school says children like hers are being failed by the education system.
Online campaign raises close to $65K for funeral of 3-year-old Toronto boy
TORONTO – Donations are flooding in to an online campaign to raise money for the funeral of a three-year-old boy who died after wandering away from a Toronto apartment into the bitter cold.