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Shelley Jordan
Get those snow tires on
Next snowfall expected to bring white to the valleys OKANAGAN - That dusting of snow seen on mountain tops across the region over the weekend will become a feature of the valley tomorrow morning. With a system crossing the interior overnight, Environment Canada estimates 2 - 4 cm to fall in the lowest valleys and...
Witnesses needed to solve Grindrod hit and run case
GRINDROD - Police know a man found dying at the side of the road near Grinrod a year ago was most likely struck by a large vehicle, but nobody has stepped forth to help them find definitive answers. On Nov. 9, 2012 at about 8:20 p.m., RCMP and the B.C. Ambulance Service attempted to rescue...
Case of man who claimed to be vampire killer creates challenge for court: lawyer
HALIFAX - A Crown attorney says the unsettling facts in a case involving a man who claimed to be a vampire killer when he murdered two Halifax men in 2007 have left Nova Scotia's justice system with a thorny challenge. Mark Heerema told a Nova Scotia Supreme Court hearing that Glen Race should not be...
Where is this man: police hunt exhausted
KELOWNA - Police are turning to the public to help them find a gang associate with warrants in Kamloops, Kelowna, Surrey and Ontario. Corey Foster, 35, also known as Corey Rosscoveili Foster, Patrick Vaughn Pettman, John James Walker and also goes by the nick-name Rocko is wanted on 30 charges for assault, weapons, breach of...
Preparation is key when riding your ATV
KELOWNA - Being well equipped for an emergency spared a stranded ATV'er a night out in the cold yesterday. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were called out at 3 p.m. Nov. 4 to help a stranded ATV'er stuck on Little White Mountain south of Kelowna. The ATV'er had a GPS and Satellite phone. Because he...
’28 Heroes’ focuses on exploits of Canadian Korean War platoon beset by battalion
TORONTO – Before bullets flew, the taunts exploded.
Okanagan COSAR team searches for missing ‘brother’ in the wilds of Australia
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Three search and rescue members from the Okanagan left for Australia Nov. 4 to help locate a Canadian who went missing in a rugged area known as Snowy Mountains in mid-May. Team leader Troy Becker of the West Kelowna Fire Department, along with COSAR Search manager Brett Millard and GSAR member Matt...
Korean veterans keep memories alive of the ‘Forgotten War’
TORONTO – When Leonard Wells joined Canada's armed forces, he expected to encounter much of the death, deceit, heroism and hope experienced by soldiers who had fought in the Second World War.
Canada’s greatest Second World War air ace also hailed as hero in Israel
MONTREAL – Flight Lt. George (Buzz) Beurling, Canada's deadliest air ace in the Second World War, earned the nickname "the Falcon of Malta" after his eagle eyes and quick trigger finger sent a record number of attacking German and Italian pilots spinning to the ground in flames.
Limp Dix campaign to blame for NDP failure
B.C. NEW DEMOCRATS FIND UNINSPIRING CAMPAIGN, LEADER SCANDAL TO BLAME
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Robert Bradley Diemert
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of October 23, 2013. Robert Bradley Diemert (DOB 1961-10-07) is wanted for one count of resist peace officer. Diemert is described as a 52-year-old white male, 5’6” tall and 130 lbs. He has grey hair...
Stephen Collis presents literary reading on November 18
West Coast poet, author makes Okanagan appearance as Visiting Author “Collis is slightly off-step/beat, just out of range of any comfortable assumption, and a good shuffle away from clear understanding.” – Prairie Fire Review of Books, on Stephen Collis’s novel, The Red Album “This is a moving and also a challenging book, precisely because it...
UBC’s nursing students promote better health for African village
Global Gala event invites Okanagan community to help raise funds Dancing, shopping, and eating African-inspired food is how you can help send students from UBC’s Okanagan campus to Africa to promote improved health conditions. On Saturday, November 23, UBC’s fourth-year year nursing students will host the annual Global Gala fundraiser. It includes an African-inspired meal,...
Rockets defeat Red Deer
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Red Deer Rebels 6-2 on Wednesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna as the Rockets won its fifth straight game. Six different players scored for Kelowna, who jumped out of the gates quickly and led from start to finish in improving to 12-2-0-2 on the season. Captain Madison...
Chiefs defeat Osoyoos
KELOWNA - Rutland’s very own Kelowna Chiefs defeated Osoyoos Wednesday night. The Chiefs earned a 4 – 1 victory over the Coyotes. There was no scoring during the first 20 minutes of play and it wasn’t until the second period when Jagger Bowles (1G, 1A) scored to get Kelowna on the board at 16:26. Nick...