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Dog License Renewal Deadline February 28
Central Okanagan dog owners shouldn’t leave renewing their pet license to the last day as local government offices will be closed on Saturday, February 28th. The end of February is the deadline for dog owners to renew their license for 2015 without a late fee. As of March 1st, all license renewals are subject to...
Ellis Street utilities upgrades coming soon
KELOWNA - Great cities have great downtowns and Kelowna continues to experience significant investment in its downtown core. Those improvements also come with some temporary disruption to pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Upgrades to the Library Parkade utilities, including water main and water services on Ellis Street, will begin in preparation for the parkade expansion to...
17 B.C. police officers investigated for dozens of misconduct allegations
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Seventeen police officers from a small city in British Columbia are being investigated for alleged misconduct amid concerns that criminal cases may have been compromised.
More Okanagan Correctional Centre hiring sessions planned for March
OLIVER - If you've been thinking of a job in corrections now is the time. Additional hiring sessions have been scheduled for applicants interested in a job at the new Okanagan Correctional Centre that's under construction in Oliver. More than 700 people attended previous sessions, prompting the province to schedule four new information sessions in...
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says latest BSE cow was born on Alberta farm
EDMONTON – The Canadian Cattlemen's Association says a beef breeding cow found with mad cow disease on an Alberta farm was born in the province at a different farm.
B.C. Fruit Growers Association to choose a president this weekend
PENTICTON - Kelowna's Fred Steele, president of the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association, will find out if he'll remain at the helm for a second term when he goes head-to-head with Vernon's Jeet Dukhia at the annual convention in Penticton this weekend. Dukhia was the association president in 2013, prior to Steele's term, so each candidate...
Luka Rocco Magnotta to withdraw appeal of murder conviction: reports
MONTREAL – Several published reports say Luka Rocco Magnotta will withdraw his appeal of a conviction in the first-degree murder of Jun Lin.
Canadians drinking more imported wines and tequila: study
TORONTO – Canadians are saying "ole" when it comes to tequila, with more people expected to knock back shots of the spirit in the next few years, a new study suggests.
Interior Health Board welcomes two new directors
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Interior Health has two new directors on their board. The appointment of Diane Jules and Deborah Cannon was announced Tuesday, Feb. 17. Jules hails from Chase and was president of Sexqeltkemc Ltd. Partnership starting in 2010. Before that she served four terms as an elected band councillor for the Adams Lake Indian Band...
Highlights from B.C.’s 2015-2016 provincial budget
VICTORIA – Highlights from the British Columbia budget tabled Tuesday:
Allowing for disturbing online behaviour can be a good thing, says expert
Regulating the publication of violent images and disturbing comments posted through social networking websites could do more harm than good, says digital media expert Aimee Morrison.
Stolen ATVs lead RCMP to men from Osoyoos and Kamloops
OSOYOOS - Two men will face charges following the theft of two ATVs and the attempted theft of a UTV as well as an attempted break and enter in the Anarchist Mountain area between Feb. 11 to 14. A utility trailer was also taken from 62 Avenue according to an RCMP media release. They say...
B.C. couple to stand trial maintain poaching charges violate aboriginal rights
KAMLOOPS – A First Nations couple who claim they are being "persecuted for being Indian” must stand trial for alleged poaching offences in B.C., a provincial court judge has ruled.
Osoyoos man with history of trafficking arrested
OSOYOOS - Osoyoos RCMP brought eight officers when they executed a warrant on the mobile home of a man with a history of drug trafficking Monday, Feb. 16. The warrant was part of an investigation into ongoing drug activity at the residence, located at 9418 97 Street, behind the Suzie Q's Diner, according to a...
Canadian dollar higher amid concerns over Greece’s future in the eurozone
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar was higher Tuesday amid a higher tolerance for risk on financial markets despite concern about Greece's future in the eurozone.
Cost of Canada’s war against ISIL estimated at $122 million and counting
OTTAWA – Canada's combat mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant is expected to cost about $122 million in the current budget year.
CBC’s ‘X Company’ based on real Second World War spy camp in Ontario
TORONTO – It's 1942 and a group of Allied agents are training at a top-secret facility — not in Europe, but on the shores of Lake Ontario.
Cluster of Ontario measles cases linked to Toronto youth event: health officials
TORONTO – A cluster of measles cases in Ontario has been linked to a Christian youth gathering in Toronto, health officials said Monday in warning roughly 1,000 people who attended the event that they may have been exposed to the virus.
B.C. finance minister readies shiny old shoes for Tuesday’s balanced budget
VICTORIA – Finance Minister Mike de Jong has had an old pair of black leather shoes shined and repaired before wearing them Tuesday to introduce what he says will be the third consecutive balanced budget.
Mars One project says 6 Canadians including 2 from B.C. among final 100 up for trip to Red Planet
A half-dozen Canadians remain in the running for a controversial plan by a Dutch-based organization to establish a colony on Mars by 2025. Mars One, the non-profit organization spearheading the project, says the six Canadians include four people from Ontario and two from British Columbia. A seventh Canadian, a 29-year-old man from the Yukon, who...
‘It’s My Party’ and ‘Out Here On My Own’ singer-songwriter Lesley Gore dies in New York at 68
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who topped the charts in 1963 at age 16 with her epic song of teenage angst, "It's My Party," and followed it up with the hits "Judy's Turn to Cry," and the feminist anthem "You Don't Own Me," died Monday. She was 68.
South Pandosy Transit Exchange information session
KELOWNA - The public is invited to an information session about the final design plans for the South Pandosy Transit Exchange construction project, Thursday, February 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the restaurant area of Urban Fare in the Mission Park Shopping Centre. According to a media release from the city, the project team...
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...
Alleged thief fails again, and again, and then it gets worse
VERNON - First, an alleged thief failed to steal the goods and then it went downhill from there. Vernon RCMP brought in the dog unit to investigate a report of a theft of a trailer in progress at Silver Star Mountain Resort, Thursday, February 12. Mounties were called to parking lot "E" at 6:30 p.m.,...