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Rob Ford speaks from rehab, says he’ll be back to fight for re-election: report
TORONTO – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is speaking out while in rehab, telling a Toronto newspaper he'll be back for this fall's municipal election and be on the ballot for mayor.
Hundreds of letters, thousands of petitions force B.C. agriculture-bill changes
VICTORIA – Hundreds of letters and thousands of petitions have forced the B.C. government to make changes to a proposed law affecting the management of the province's farmland.
Shovels pierce soil for Predator Ridge firehall
VERNON - Construction is underway for the new fire hall at Predator Ridge. The City of Vernon, Vernon Fire Rescue Services and Predator Ridge Golf Resort broke ground yesterday for the two-bay fire station to be built at the resort. City approval for the $60,000 design of the project came January 12, 2011. Another $600,000...
Doobie Brothers lighting up Penticton in October
PENTICTON - Music icons The Doobie Brothers will celebrate the fall harvest in Penticton this year, with a concert planned at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The rockfest is scheduled for October 27, 7:30 p.m., and they'll be performing all the classic hits you know and love. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The first seeds...
Monica Lewinsky opens up on affair with Clinton, sees herself as first Internet scapegoat
WASHINGTON – Monica Lewinsky says there's no question her boss — Bill Clinton — "took advantage" of her when he was president.
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Steven Randy Pirko
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of May 6, 2014. Steven Randy Pirko, 21, is wanted for one count of break. enter and commit indictable offence. Pirko is described as a white male, 5’8” tall and 135 lbs. He has black...
How one word can turn your life upside down
“ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE” VERNON - Just a few weeks ago, 17-year-old Dennon Leibel was attending his last few classes before graduating high school. Now, he’s in a hospital bed, going through his first round of chemo. The word cancer turned his life, and his family’s, upside down. It was...
Acrobatic ‘hair hanging’ painful circus art practised by very few, who protect its secrets
NEW YORK, N.Y. – "Hair hanging" is an incredibly painful, highly specialized aerial performance in the circus world, confined to certain families who pass their secrets about the tradition down through generations of performers.
Talks between B.C. health-care unions, employers are back on track
BURNABY, B.C. – Talks between the group representing 47,000 unionized health-care workers in B.C. and their employers will resume Thursday with the help of mediator Vince Ready.
PepsiCo to drop ‘BVO’ ingredient from all drinks including Mountain Dew
NEW YORK, N.Y. – PepsiCo has joined Coca-Cola in saying it's working to remove a controversial ingredient from all its drinks, including Mountain Dew.
Downpours, wintry weather still grip B.C.’s southern interior regions
OKANAGAN – A rock slide that severed Highway 3 near Keremeos, B.C., has been cleared, but conditions along the route are expected to remain wet, with up to 10 centimetres of snow forecast along the route.
Mars One eliminates 21 Canadians from planned one-way mission to the red planet
MONTREAL – Mars One has cut 21 Canadians from its worldwide list as the non-profit foundation continues candidate selection for its planned one-way mission to the red planet.
Young hikers rescued from cliff on Mount Boucherie
WEST KELOWNA - Two young men were forced to call 9-1-1 and had to be rescued from the edge of a cliff on Mt. Boucherie Friday evening. West Kelowna Assistant Fire Chief Chad Gartrell says the hikers made the right decision to call for help after one of them slipped and became too scared to...
Local officers recognized for their role in taking impaired drivers off the road
VERNON - Local officers were among 83 recognized yesterday for their efforts stopping drivers impaired by either drugs or alcohol. The officers were from detachments across the South East District. In the Vernon/North Okanagan detachment and North Okanagan Traffic Services, 13 officers were recognized to become members of Alexa's Team. The team is named after...
Boil water notice for Glenmore-Ellison district
Please Note - THIS BOIL WATER NOTICE ONLY AFFECTS RESIDENTS IN THE ELLISON AREA (excluding Country Rhodes & Country View Stratas) In consultation with the Interior Health Authority, the Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District (GEID) has issued a Precautionary BOIL WATER NOTICE (BWN) for all water users within the Ellison service areas. The affected area includes all...