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Harper announces tax breaks for LNG industry in B.C. to spur job growth
SURREY, B.C. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced tax breaks Thursday for British Columbia's liquefied natural gas industry, though not a single project has yet reached a final investment decision.
A Canadian grant turns into a political weapon against Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton's political opponents are jumping upon a grant from the Canadian government and holding it aloft as evidence of her alleged conflicts of interest.
B.C. man ‘repulsed’ by killing but says terrorist attack necessary: trial
VANCOUVER – As John Nuttall outlines his plan to bomb the British Columbia legislature on Canada Day, he becomes practically giddy when comparing the annual holiday fireworks in Victoria to the explosions he intends to send ripping through a crowd.
$842-million health records project in B.C. faces delays, software dispute: NDP
VICTORIA – B.C.'s New Democrats say an $842-million electronic health records project faces completion delays and may be at risk.
Some seriously sick, broke appellants denied speedy social security hearings
OTTAWA – Dozens of gravely ill or financially strapped Canadians denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits were refused accelerated appeals in 2014 by Ottawa's badly backlogged social security tribunal.
CN Rail faces strike vote by Unifor
MONTREAL – Unifor says it will hold a strike vote among its 4,800 members at CN Rail.
Vanity of canine variety credited for B.C. beagle winning best in show
ENDERBY, B.C. – Steak at a Manhattan celebrity haunt, invitations to bark on TV talk shows and a chance to rub noses with Donald Trump.
Penticton committee appointments finalized
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has finalized appointments for the 2015-16 committees and successful applicants will be contacted shortly with details. City Council appointed members of the public to sit on various committees and boards for a two-year term. Appointments include (in no particular order): Agriculture Advisory Committee: Charlie Utz, Rod King, Darshan Jassar,...
Ontario snowboarder’s body found on B.C. mountain during search effort
WHISTLER, B.C. - The body of a 29-year-old Ontario man has been found at a ski resort in British Columbia. Police say the man was snowboarding on Whistler Mountain with a group when he got separated at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officers say the man's friends waited at a ski lift and looked around for...
RCMP investigate third bomb threat at a Salmon Arm school
SALMON ARM - Students of Shuswap Middle School in Salmon Arm began their day today waiting on the school field while RCMP investigated a bomb threat. At roughly 8 a.m. on Feb. 19, school administration was told someone had written "there was a boam" on the bathroom wall and it was reported to police, according...
Urging moderate Muslims to speak out, Obama says US at war with those who pervert Islam
WASHINGTON – Muslims in the U.S. and around the world have a responsibility to fight a misconception that terrorist groups like the Islamic State speak for them, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in his most direct remarks yet about any link between Islam and terrorism.
Budget cuts leave volunteers keeping winter activities alive in national parks
OTTAWA – When Stephen Harper drove a snowmobile last week near Quebec City to highlight millions in equipment grants given to private clubs, a different scene was unfolding in national parks across Canada.
Alleged B.C. terrorists described themselves as ‘al-Qaida Canada’: trial
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man on trial for plotting to bomb the province's legislature told his wife they should call themselves "al-Qaida Canada."
Union defends cop’s handling of violent struggle with teen girls caught on video
BRAMPTON, Ont. – A female police officer involved in a violent confrontation with two teenaged girls outside a Toronto-area school "did what she had to do" to deal with the threat, the police union said Wednesday as video of the incident went viral.
Threatening letters found on Penticton school property
PENTICTON - Mounties want to know who made photocopies of a letter containing a threat located on the grounds of Skaha Middle School and Princess Margaret Secondary School in Penticton Wednesday morning. The papers were found at 9:15 a.m. Feb. 18 and police were called, according to an RCMP media release. Though Mounties don't believe...
Movie shoot in progress in Vernon and Lumby
VERNON - Another film shoot is already two days along in the Okanagan, bringing stars and crew to locations in Vernon and Lumby for the next 16 days. “We are very pleased to have the second film of the year being shot in the second month of the year," Okanagan Film Commission spokesperson Jon Summerland...
Haynes Provincial Park opens for camping again this April
OSOYOOS - Following the discovery of a burial ground, HaYnes Point Provincial Park has officially been designated an archaelogical site and will be managed by the Okanagan Indian Band, along with Okanagan Falls provincial park, according to a media release from the province. Haynes Point opened to pedestrian traffic following completion of the archaelogical assessment...
Eighteen Kelowna organizations receive grants
KELOWNA – Eighteen local organizations have received more than $576,000 in funding from the provincial government through the Community Gaming Grant program. Organizations Receiving Grants: Reach Out Youth Counselling & Family Services Society - $80,000 Braintrust Canada Association - $63,000 Kelowna & District Society for People in Motion - $57,000 Seniors Outreach Services Society -...
New Construction Craft Worker program coming to the College
The people who do the work of a Construction Craft Worker are a vital part of every construction site and team. They install utility piping, place concrete, construct roads, assist skilled tradespersons such as carpenters and bricklayers, and they set-up and break down a job site among other skills. Now, British Columbia and Okanagan College...
Carter family donation to enhance study space for trades students at Okanagan College
A generous gift by a local family will help support the creation of two new study spaces at Okanagan College, as part of the $33-million project to renovate and expand the institution’s trades training complex. Al Carter, a well-known auto industry pioneer in Kelowna, has donated $50,000 to support the construction of two group study...
New manager hired by Summerland Varieties Corporation
SUMMERLAND – The Summerland Varieties Corporation (SVC, formerly PICO) announced that it has hired a new senior manager to pilot the company. Michael Bechtel assumes the General Manager position at the plant breeder rights company this week. “I plan to apply wide-ranging insight into the strategic directions that I will recommend to the Board,” said...
UBC Okanagan animal therapy program launches BARK2GO
Students are lining up at UBC Okanagan’s campus—and it’s not for Tim Hortons. Each semester more than 1,000 students attend Building Academic Retention through K9s (BARK) to spend time with registered therapy dogs. Due to increasing demand, the program is expanding and starting this week, UBC Okanagan students will have increased access to BARK, with...
Okanagan College’s Dr. Barry McGillivray has decided to reinvest in the economy of the region that has treated him well
McGillivray, Associate Dean of the College’s School of Business, is donating $100,000 to develop a research centre at the College that will be focused on small business and entrepreneurship in the Southern Interior. “I’m giving back to a region that has been very good to me,” says McGillivray. “Supporting research to benefit small businesses and...
Westbank Centre DCCs reduction considered: let council know what you think
In an effort to encourage revitalization in Westbank Centre, West Kelowna Council is considering a reduction in Development Cost Charges (DCCs) for the area. Council wants to know what the public thinks about this initiative. Council gave first, second and third reading of the Westbank Centre Development Cost Charges Reduction Bylaw on January 13 and...