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Starbucks will serve beer and wine in Canada by the end of the year
TORONTO – Fancy a glass of Pinot Grigio or a pint of cold pilsner? Soon, you won't have to look any further than your local Starbucks.
Canadian woman dies at retreat in Peru after drinking tea in ceremony
Avid traveller Jennifer Logan had finished a job teaching English to women in Saudia Arabia, and was visiting family back in Canada, when she set off last month for her next adventure in Peru.
Second Penticton water main break should be fixed much sooner than the first
PENTICTON - If you live in the area of Carmi Avenue and your water is brown, the City of Penticton says it's likely from a water main break that happened at roughly 11:15 this morning, Feb. 4. The city was able to shut off a valve, isolating the problem so the crew could work on...
The rich woman’s burden: Lung passes breast as top female cancer killer in wealthy nations
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries.
RCMP warned B.C. government budget cuts would hamper Highway of Tears probe
VANCOUVER – The RCMP's highest ranking member in British Columbia warned the provincial government last year that cutting the force's budget would hamper its ability to investigate missing and murdered women along the so-called Highway of Tears.
VIDEO: Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways, operator of crashed plane, part of Asia’s aviation boom
HONG KONG – TransAsia Airways, Taiwan's third biggest airline by fleet size, is reeling from its second major accident in less than a year. The two disasters in quick succession come as the up-and-coming carrier is expanding to become a more formidable rival to its bigger domestic competitors, China Airlines and Eva Air. To keep up with competition from a growing crop of budget carriers in the region, it started its own discount airline, V Air, in December.
Long recovery expected for poultry industry in B.C. after avian flu: expert
VANCOUVER – It could be as late as June before British Columbia farms are declared free of the avian flu, but recovering from the international trade implications may take far longer, an expert says.
Too good to last: gasoline prices are creeping back up across Canada
CALGARY – It was too good to last — bargain gasoline prices are creeping back up.
UK House of Commons OKs making babies from DNA of 3 people to avoid passing on fatal diseases
LONDON – Britain's House of Commons gave preliminary approval Tuesday to permitting scientists to create babies from the DNA of three people, a technique that could protect some children from inheriting potentially fatal diseases from their mothers.
Three Saskatchewan men taken to hospital after avalanche at B.C.’s Kicking Horse
GOLDEN, B.C. – Two of three Saskatchewan men have been seriously injured after being caught up in an avalanche in southeast British Columbia.
Vernon man dies in crash near Valemount
VALEMOUNT - The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a Vernon man killed in a crash with a semi-truck near Valemount January 23. He was 53-year-old Ewen Craig McDonald. A media release from the coroner says McDonald was in a pickup truck heading south on Highway 5 when he collided with the semi-truck, about 18 kilometres...
Vernon’s future takes shape during special city meeting
VERNON - The shape of the City of Vernon over the next four years was discussed by the mayor, councillors and city directors as they evaluated and set strategic priorities during a planning session February 2, 2015. Mayor Akbal Mund and councillors started the planning session by reviewing their election platforms and employing something called...
New Harper Lee book due out in July
AT LAST: HARPER LEE'S SECOND NOVEL TO BE PUBLISHED, HER FIRST SINCE 'TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD'
15 per cent of Canadians report smoking tobacco, lowest rate ever: survey
TORONTO – A national survey has found that the smoking rate among Canadians is at an all-time low, at 15 per cent of the population.
Forensic pathologist says Lytton man stabbed 73 times had ‘defensive wounds’
KAMLOOPS – The victim of a deadly knife attack in Lytton suffered what a forensic pathologist called “defensive wounds” to his arm, fingers and wrist.
Man allegedly wields a hatchet during three Kelowna robberies
KELOWNA - Kelowna RCMP are looking for a single suspect after three local businesses reported last week they'd been robbed by a man wielding a hatchet-like weapon. The first incident happened Jan. 25 at 6:22 p.m. at Okanagan Video located at 431 Highway 33 west. Officers were told a man came in with a hammer...
Manson’s marriage license to 26-year-old devotee to expire without prison wedding
FRESNO, Calif. – The marriage license of mass murderer Charles Manson and a 26-year-old devotee who believes in his innocence is set to expire without a wedding taking place, prison officials said Monday.
B.C. couple plotted to bomb legislature, aimed to be ‘al-Qaida Canada’: Crown
VANCOUVER - A couple from British Columbia who styled themselves the sole members of "al-Qaida Canada" built pressure-cooker bombs and planted them on the grounds of the provincial legislature hours before Canada Day festivities, the Crown alleged Monday. The bombs did not explode — undercover RCMP officers ensured they were inert — but John Nuttall...
When is a child ready to travel solo? Maturity levels and street smarts are key
TORONTO – "Free range" parents who believe in raising self-reliant kids have made headlines and generated debate for allowing their children to commute on their own.
Accused Winfield 7/Eleven robber now charged with assaulting cop
LAKE COUNTRY - The man accused of robbing the Lake Country 7-Eleven at gunpoint is in bigger trouble after allegedly assaulting a police officer and breaching the conditions of his release. The armed robbery happened January 21 just before 3 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at 9724 Highway 97, according to an RCMP media release. The...
Who owns the bag of money found at a Vernon bank?
VERNON - RCMP are searching for the owner of a plastic bag with ten bills inside, found at the downtown Vernon CIBC branch. In a media release, Vernon Mounties say the bag was found sitting on a chair in the waiting area Jan. 6, 2015. The discovery was reported to police by a bank employee,...
Five things about how young and old(er) Canadians are using technology
TORONTO – It's not surprising that young Canadians are seen to be more plugged into digital trends then older consumers.
For late figure skating great Toller Cranston, art was ‘terrifying obsession’
TORONTO – Once Toller Cranston left the ice behind, he focused his restless creative ingenuity on art — an all-consuming enterprise that he wryly referred to as his "terrifying obsession."
Accused in Amanda Todd cyberbullying case denies tormenting teen in open letter
VANCOUVER – The Dutch man accused of cyberbullying a British Columbia teen who died by suicide has penned an open letter from jail in the Netherlands proclaiming his innocence and denying he was "the so-called tormentor" of Amanda Todd.