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Take Jack Out Back!
After Halloween is over, instead of throwing your pumpkin in the garbage, you’re reminded to compost it instead. “Just chop up your pumpkin into smaller pieces and toss it into your backyard composter with some fall leaves,” says Rae Stewart, Waste Reduction Facilitator with the Regional District.” “Pumpkins are rich in nitrogen, an important part...
Okanagan Rockets win streak continues
KELOWNA – A goal in the final minute of play extended the Okanagan Rockets winning steak to a season high six games. The Rockets defeated the North Island Silvertips 3 – 2 on Sunday at Capital News Centre in game two of the series. The Silvertips made life difficult for the Rockets squad that lost...
Chiefs add another victory
Kelowna, BC – October 27, 2013 – Rutland’s very own Kelowna Chiefs defeated the Princeton Posse to wrap up the weekend. The Chiefs earned a 6 – 4 win on Sunday October 27th in Princeton. The Posse’s Eric Kubis opened up scoring in the first period but Kelowna would quickly answer back with goals from...
Killiney Beach and Westshore Estates Water Outages
Customers of two Regional District water systems will not have water for most of the day on Wednesday, October 30th. Environmental Services staff will be inspecting, cleaning and doing maintenance on the reservoirs that service the Killiney Beach and Westshore Estates water systems in the north Westside Road area of the Regional District. This work...
Explore our unending fascination with vampires and the novel that started it all—Bram Stoker’s Dracula—at a free Okanagan College lecture
Little did author Bram Stoker know he was creating a cultural icon when he published Dracula in 1897. This blood-curdling tale has been the inspiration for everything from movies to breakfast cereal and has spurned a seemingly limitless fascination with the undead. Okanagan College English professor and literary critic Terry Scarborough will reveal little known...
UPDATE: Another sex attack on UBC campus, RCMP step up patrols
VANCOUVER – RCMP say there has been another sex attack at UBC on the weekend and police have concluded the string of assaults are the work of the same man.
Forest worker’s close encounter with aggressive wolf pack prompts safety warning
MERRITT, B.C. – British Columbia's forest safety council has issued an unusual safety alert after a forestry worker narrowly escaped a pack of wolves while working in the province's southern Interior.
Things left unsaid: government’s answers on Senate scandal still a moving target
OTTAWA – "We would have a cup of coffee, I think, once or twice," former prime minister Brian Mulroney told a 1996 deposition of his relationship with German businessman Karlheinz Schreiber.
Health Canada is manipulating a review of cell phone radiation; critics
OTTAWA – A safety advocacy group says Health Canada is ignoring science that shows some Canadians are getting sick from using cell phones and other wireless technology.
Pediatricians want bedroom ban on smartphones and limits on kids’ Internet, social media use
CHICAGO – Doctors 2 parents: Limit kids' tweeting, texting & keep smartphones, laptops out of bedrooms. #goodluckwiththat.
B.C. vets say some dollar stores refuse to sell Remembrance poppies
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – One of two dollar stores in Kamloops, B.C., that at first refused to sell poppies on behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion has reversed its position.
Alberta politician arrested in U.S. prostitution sting plans to serve out term
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – An Alberta politician arrested in a prostitution sting in Minnesota says he has decided not to resign his seat.
PHOTOS: Fog and valley cloud replaced by crisp, clear airmass Sunday
OKANAGAN - Environment Canada is calling for an end Sunday to the prolonged periods of low cloud, fog and calm winds that has settled into the Okanagan Valley over the past ten days. A cold front is expected to move in from the north, pushing the stagnant ridge of high pressure out of the way....
7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan off of Fukushima coast, tremor felt in Tokyo
TOKYO – An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Saturday morning off Japan's east coast, near the crippled Fukushima nuclear site, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan's emergency agencies declared a tsunami warning for the area.
Movie production wants you
KELOWNA - Anyone who has ever dreamed of being part of a big television production can have their chance this Friday. Sepia Films, the Vancouver-based production company currently filming A Daughter's Nightmare in and around the city needs bodies to fill out a concert scene at a threatre in downtown Kelowna. When filming begins Friday...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Brian Randall Buxton
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of October 25, 2013. Brian Randall Buxton (DOB 1981-10-30) is wanted for two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of fail to appear. Buxton is described as a 31-year old white...
Youngest Irwin to follow in TV hosting footsteps of ‘Crocodile Hunter’ father, big sister
HONG KONG – The youngest Irwin is following in the TV hosting footsteps of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin and big sister, Bindi.
Children injured as school bus, truck collide near Calgary
CROSSFIELD, Alta. – RCMP say a truck and a school bus carrying four children have collided north of Calgary.
Three people dead in float plane crash on remote B.C. island: RCMP
ALERT BAY, B.C. – Three people are dead after a float plane crash off the northern end of Vancouver Island.
Regulator wants viewers to talk about the future of Canadian television
OTTAWA – The country's broadcast regulator wants Canadians to help it predict the future of the ever-evolving television industry.
Canfor to shut down sawmill in Quesnel, B.C., due to lack of timber supply
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp., will permanently close its sawmill in Quesnel in British Columbia's Cariboo region due to lack of timber.
Chiefs gear up for Nelson
KELOWNA – A major upcoming game for Rutland’s very own Kelowna Chiefs. The Chiefs welcome the Nelson Leafs this Saturday to Rutland Arena. These two teams haven’t faced off against one another since the 2011/2012 KIJHL season. That year, Kelowna defeated Nelson in both match-ups, on September 23, 2011 by a score of 4 –...
Canada won’t come close to meeting emissions target: Environment Canada
OTTAWA – The latest internal government report confirms Canada is not close to being on track to meet its promised target for emissions cuts by the year 2020.
Premier Clark to visit town hall today
KELOWNA - Christy Clark will be in town this afternoon for a presentation at Kelowna City Hall followed by a small business walkabout. The Premier will be joined by the Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick and Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell. Clark will spend her morning...