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Rockets sweep Seattle, advance to Western Conference Final
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 on Wednesday night in Kent, Wash., winning the team's second round WHL Playoff series in four straight games. Five different Rockets scored as Kelowna erased a 1-0 Seattle lead in firing 47 shots on the Thunderbirds and racing back for the win. Goals by Damon...
Fire knocked down fast on Regina Avenue
KAMLOOPS - Firefighters quickly put out a blaze that started in the crawlspace at a home located on Regina Avenue this afternoon. Assistant Chief of Operations for Kamloops Fire and Rescue, Mike Adams, says when crews arrived the house at 626 Regina Avenue was full of smoke and they found the fire in the sub-basement...
Woman stranded near Cinnamon Ridge rescued
KAMLOOPS - A woman was rescued today after becoming stranded while hiking in the Cinnamon Ridge area off Tranquille Road. The woman, who was hiking with her 17-year-old daughter, apparently slipped and landed on a narrow ridge. Assistant Chief of Operations for Kamloops Fire and Rescue, Mike Adams, said the woman was located on the...
Flaherty successor Joe Oliver makes mournful entry onto world stage
WASHINGTON – Joe Oliver is being greeted with words of condolence from fellow finance ministers around the world.
Subway says ‘yoga mat’ chemical will be out of bread in week; ‘happy to invite consumers back’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Subway says an ingredient that has been dubbed the "yoga mat" chemical will be entirely phased out of its bread by next week.
B.C. First Nation along pipeline route officially rejects Northern Gateway plan
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. – A group of First Nations with territory covering a quarter of the route for the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline has gathered in central British Columbia today to official reject the project.
Former finance minister Jim Flaherty to get state funeral next week
OTTAWA – The Prime Minister's Office says a state funeral will be held Wednesday in Toronto for former finance minister Jim Flaherty.
One person dead in mobile home fire
WEST KELOWNA - An early morning fire on Westside Road claimed a life today. West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to the call at 1525 Westside Road at about 4 a.m. with four engines and 16 firefighters. When they arrived, the mobile home was fully engulfed. One adult was found dead, but the person's gender hasn't...
B.C. man sentenced for strapping stepson nearly every day for years
PRINCE GEORGE – A B.C. man who is already serving a lengthy prison term for sexual assault has been sentenced for what a judge describes as a "very misguided" attempt to discipline his stepson.
UPDATE: Human remains are “skeletal”
KAMLOOPS – Human skeletal remains found on a ranch property at the west end of Mission Flats road are still being investigated by the RCMP Serious Crime Unit. The local coroner attended the scene yesterday and specialist coroner services from the lower mainland will be arriving at the scene later this afternoon. The RCMP has...
Kelowna groups receive grants totalling $17,700
KELOWNA – Two organizations in Westside-Kelowna have received B.C. Creative Spaces grants totalling $17,700. “Cultural organizations make communities brighter, more diverse places to call home,” said Premier Christy Clark, MLA for Kelowna-Westside. “Though they contribute in different ways, the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society and Okanagan Summer Festival Society make a positive difference in people’s lives.” The...
Controlled Burning in Two Regional Parks: April 10, 2014
The Regional District of Central Okanagan advises that controlled burning is underway today (Thursday, April 10th) in an approximately 20-hectare area of Scenic Canyon Regional Park and in a nine hectare section of Coldham Regional Park. With good air quality and venting conditions open burning is allowed today for those eligible Central Okanagan property owners...
Former finance minister Jim Flaherty dies at 64
OTTAWA – Jim Flaherty, the former finance minister who took the country from surplus to huge, recession-spawned deficits and back to within an eyelash of a surplus, died suddenly Thursday.
CBC cuts 657 jobs and slashes $130 million from its budget
TORONTO – The CBC is slashing 657 positions over two years to cope with a massive budget shortfall.
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Christopher Lee Thompson
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of April 10, 2014. Christopher Lee Thompson, 34, is wanted for two counts of fail to comply with probation. Thompson is described as a white male, 5’11 tall and 177 lbs. He has brown hair...