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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes cameo on Jimmy Kimmel’s post-Oscar show
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will make a guest appearance tonight on Jimmy Kimmel's TV show in Los Angeles.
B.C. appeal court dismisses challenge against tough drunk-driving laws
VANCOUVER – B.C.'s appeal court has dismissed a legal challenge against the province's strict drunk-driving laws.
Vernon Citizens Patrol Volunteers begin patrolling in March
The Vernon Citizens Patrol (COP) Program, part of the City of Vernon’s Safe Communities Unit, has graduated 12 new volunteers who start patrolling the communities in Vernon starting March 1, 2014. For over 21 years, the community-based volunteer group has helped to minimize the amount of crime occurring throughout Vernon. COP members assist the RCMP...
Murder trial to begin for Matthew Foerster, accused of Halloween night slaying
KELOWNA – A first degree murder trial is slated to begin in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna, for the man accused of a Halloween night attack on a north Okanagan teenager.
A division of Telus buys Kelowna based electronic medical records company
VANCOUVER – A division of Telus (TSX:T) is acquiring the electronic medical records company Med Access Inc. based in Kelowna, B.C., for an undisclosed sum. Vancouver-based Telus has identified the medical records business as an area of growth to offset declines in some of its older telecommunications businesses. Med Access Inc. provides services to 2,000 specialty and general practice physicians in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Dance, sing or play—just don’t cry over Norreen
'SHE'D BE VERY UPSET TO HAVE IT OTHERWISE' KELOWNA - If home is where the heart is, Norreen Rae Branson will be remembered for sharing her heart with everyone at Metro Community and helping make the destination a home for the down-and-out in Kelowna. Norreen died at age 61, ultimately of a lung infection, though...
Armed robberies may be related
KELOWNA - Police are hoping members of the public have information that can help them find the person responsible for recent robberies in the Central Okanagan. The Kelowna RCMP have responded to a series of robberies that may be related. Each time a police services dog was brought in, the track ended abruptly, leading police...
Court names Kamloops hockey coach who had sex with 15-year-old player
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has lifted a publication ban on the name of a female hockey coach who pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a 15-year-old player. Heidi Ferber was a 39-year-old assistant coach four years ago when she began a sexual relationship with the teen player on her Kamloops, B.C., midget hockey...
VIDEO: Oscar best picture horse race photo finish between ‘Gravity,’ ’12 Years,’ ‘Hustle’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Many of the winners who will take home an Oscar on Sunday have long been forecast, their triumph made seemingly self-evident after months of anticipation. That is, except for one little category: best picture.
Dial a dope business line goes dead after bust
VERNON - The RCMP have once again cut the line on a dial a dope trafficking business operating in the city. The investigation wrapped up Feb. 25 when the targeted police unit arrested two men in a vehicle parked in the area of 27 Street and 43 Avenue. The man at the wheel was a...
Vernon teen killed in traffic accident near Lytton
VERNON - A Vernon teen was killed when the vehicle he was in crashed with three others near Lytton February 21. Dante Tiberius Darkazanli, 15, was a passenger in an SUV travelling on Highway 1 about 25 Kilometres east of Lytton at 11:30 a.m. when the accident occurred. Darazanli died at the scene. A tanker...
Theft from vehicles on the rise in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY - Mounties are warning the public to keep cars and trucks locked and important items out of site after a recent rise in thefts from vehicles. Over the past couple weeks Lake Country RCMP noticed an increased number of reports of thefts from vehicles in areas of Darlene Road, Hallam Road, Roberts Road...
Avalanche control taking place today
OKANAGAN - Drivebc.ca is reporting avalanche control measures taking place in the south. Expect longer than 30 minute delays between 1-5 p.m. on Coalmont Road in both directions from Princeton to the junction with Brookmere Road, and on Highway 5 from the junction with Highway 3 in Princeton to Gulliford Lake Rest Area. Avalanche control...
Snowmobiler rescued… eventually
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue helped an injured snowmobiler find safety over the weekend, despite a few problems along the way. Alan Hobler, search manager, said they first received a call at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, after a man in his 60s hit a stump while snowmobiling with two others at...
Three injured in grisly stabbing
PRINCETON - A man is in hospital in critical condition after he entered a Dairy Queen restaurant brandishing a knife, allegedly stabbing two women before turning the weapon on himself and slitting his own throat. Princeton RCMP say the grisly event happened just before 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at the restaurant located on Tapton Avenue....