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Traffic Interruption 32nd Avenue at 27th Street
From November 12 - 19, 2013 a brief road detour will be in effect to allow construction of a new sidewalk at the corner of 32nd Avenue and 27th Street. Please slow down and obey signs and flaggers at this location.
Blazers week in review
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 vs. Red Deer Rebels – 4-1 Win Bolton Pouliot led the way with 36 saves in a 4-1 win over his former team, the Red Deer Rebels. Chase Souto had a goal and an assist, while Josh Connolly and Jordan Thomson each chipped in with two assists. Cole Ully led the...
Okanagan Avenue: Road closure
Okanagan Avenue is closed to through traffic from Fulton Road to Longacre Dr until further notice. Access to local residents and Elephant storage will remain open.
Kelowna meals program seeks volunteer drivers
Interior Health’s Volunteer Services is looking for volunteer drivers to help with the May Bennett Meal Program, a meal delivery program serving approximately 350 clients throughout the Kelowna and West Kelowna area. Meals are prepared by staff at the May Bennett Wellness Centre, where volunteers pick up the meals and deliver them to seniors in...
Divorce preparedness workshop in Kelowna
On Sunday November 24, 2013 at the Kelowna Public Library, a much-needed 1-day informational Divorce Preparedness Workshop called Building A New Way Forward begins in Kelowna. This workshop provides participants with clear information for what lies ahead in the process of separation, divorce, and beyond - empowering them to make better decisions with far less...
Not so fast: two arrested for possession during traffic stop
CHASE - Police thought they smelled something skunky when they pulled a speeding rental car over on Hwy 1 at Chase yesterday. The smell turned out to be marijunana and two men, the 43-year-old driver and 23-year-old passenger, both from Agassiz were arrested for possession of marijuana. A further search by RCMP uncovered 27 pounds...
Salvage yard building up in smoke
KAMLOOPS - A fire at Central Salvage on Heffley Road 26 km north of Kamloops may have burned out quickly but it was quite a spectacle for those travelling the Yellowhead highway this morning. The fire was called in around 9:40 a.m. and produced large plumes of black smoke so thick train service along the...
B.C. health provider and patients file lawsuit over prescription heroin access
VANCOUVER – A constitutional court challenge has been launched over the federal government's decision to prevent doctors from prescribing heroin to addicts.
Ottawa ready to clamp down on housing market to prevent bubble; Flaherty
OTTAWA – Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's prepared to clamp down on mortgage rules once again if Canada's housing market continues to heat up.
Building resiliency: Use tough times as teachable moments, say parents, experts
TORONTO – When Julianne Harvey learned her first grader was being picked on, her initial instinct was to race in and fix the problem.
Canadian military advance team reaches Philippines, begins assessment
OTTAWA – A Canadian military reconnaissance team has landed in the Philippines for talks with local officials on how best to help the Asian country devastated by a vicious typhoon.
Witnesses needed to help police saw through break and enter case
ENDERBY - Police want to know what happened to $2800 worth of chainsaws, taken from a rental place in Enderby. An overnight break and enter prompted a 9 a.m. call from Enderby Rentals located at 601 Hubert Avenue Nov. 9. A door was pried open and a lock removed in order for the suspects to...
Trail cool in coat thefts
VERNON - Mounties continue to search for suspects responsible for a theft of expensive coats from a Vernon business. The theft happened Nov. 9 at a business located in the 2500 block of 53 Avenue. The front door was smashed and the high end work clothes, mainly jackets, were taken. A stolen 1996 four door...
Ottawa projecting $3.7B budget surplus for 2015-16
OTTAWA - The Harper government says it will have a bigger than expected surplus in two years, in time for the 2015 fall election. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's latest fiscal projections show a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2015-16, almost $3 billion more than predicted in the March budget. Even so, that could...
Murder charges laid in death of Salmon Arm man
SALMON ARM - Police have charged two men and a woman believed to be involved in the disappearance and death of a Salmon Arm man who was reported missing in July. Valentine Degenhardt was last seen July 17 in Barrhead Alberta and reported missing by his wife July 19. He was in the company of...
Typhoon’s toll highlights fragile infrastructure after years of neglect, corruption
MANILA, Philippines – Under a reforming president, the Philippines emerged as a rising economic star in Asia but the trail of death and destruction left by Typhoon Haiyan has highlighted a key weakness: fragile and patchy infrastructure after decades of neglect and corruption.
Korean veterans keep memories alive of the ‘Forgotten War’
TORONTO – When Leonard Wells joined Canada's armed forces, he expected to encounter much of the death, deceit, heroism and hope experienced by soldiers who had fought in the Second World War.
Canada’s greatest Second World War air ace also hailed as hero in Israel
MONTREAL – Flight Lt. George (Buzz) Beurling, Canada's deadliest air ace in the Second World War, earned the nickname "the Falcon of Malta" after his eagle eyes and quick trigger finger sent a record number of attacking German and Italian pilots spinning to the ground in flames.
New book on causes of First World War draws parallels to present day
MONTREAL – It was the dawn of a new century. The world was grappling with the rapid advance of technology, increasing effects of globalization and the rise of radical ideologies.
Daughter spent years piecing together portrait of dad who sabotaged Nazis
MONTREAL – Maj. Gustave (Guy) Bieler blew up munitions trains, disrupted communications and generally sowed chaos among the German forces in the critical months preceding the D-Day invasion of France that led to the liberation of Europe in the Second World War.
’28 Heroes’ focuses on exploits of Canadian Korean War platoon beset by battalion
TORONTO – Before bullets flew, the taunts exploded.
Case of man who claimed to be vampire killer creates challenge for court: lawyer
HALIFAX - A Crown attorney says the unsettling facts in a case involving a man who claimed to be a vampire killer when he murdered two Halifax men in 2007 have left Nova Scotia's justice system with a thorny challenge. Mark Heerema told a Nova Scotia Supreme Court hearing that Glen Race should not be...
The best reason in five years to strap on your Nordic skis
VERNON - A local ski resort wants everyone to know they have the best skiing conditions in five years, but is it actually bragging if mother nature is responsible? General Manager of Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre, Scott Lemon, says more than 50 cm of the white stuff has fallen from the sky for enthusiasts to...
Limp Dix campaign to blame for NDP failure
B.C. NEW DEMOCRATS FIND UNINSPIRING CAMPAIGN, LEADER SCANDAL TO BLAME