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At medical school, psychiatry professor making ‘Seinfeld’ about much more than nothing
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – "Seinfeld" may have been a show about nothing, but a psychiatry professor is using it for much more than that.
U2’s Bono says he may never play guitar again after cycling accident
LONDON – Bono says he now has a titanium elbow and may never play guitar again due to injuries suffered in a New York City cycling accident.
Prosecutors: John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, won’t face new charges in death of James Brady
WASHINGTON – The man who shot President Ronald Reagan and three other people in 1981 won't face new charges in the death last summer of Reagan's former press secretary, federal prosecutors said Friday.
RESOLUTIONS: Getting into an exercise routine
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Improving fitness may be one of the top resolutions made each year, and why not? With the promise of increased lifespan and improved quality of life, it just makes sense. Among adults, roughly 62 per cent of men and 45 per cent of women are classified as overweight or obese in Canada. Participaction...
UPDATE: Highway 1 open again between Revelstoke and Golden
UPDATE: Highway 1 between Golden and Revelstoke is now open in both directions. GOLDEN B.C. - RCMP have shut down a section of Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden following a serious vehicle accident. RCMP say the four vehicle crash claimed the lives of two women and happened at roughly 2:30 p.m. Friday near Canyon...
UPDATE: Kelowna woman found safe and sound
UPDATE: RCMP say 54-year-old Valerie Fast has been located and she is safe and sound. KELOWNA - RCMP are looking for public assistance to help them find a missing Kelowna woman. Valerie Fast was last seen November 28, according to an RCMP media release. Police, friends and family are very worried about her well-being because...
RESOLUTIONS: Staying on top of ‘Special’ days, from sober to silly, strewn throughout year
TORONTO – So, the New Year is upon us, and that means a pristine new calendar with all those blank squares just waiting to be filled.
PHOTOS: 2015 Polar Bear Swim in Peachland draws plenty of gutsy swimmers
PEACHLAND - Even with a windchill that made -4 Celsius feel like -9, plenty of people gathered for the annual Polar Bear Swim in Peachland New Years Day. Most were spectators, there to cheer on those who took the plunge. Many dressed in fun costumes for the event. One participant held her baby tight in...
Facing criticism, Hasbro plans to replace Play-Doh tool that looks like a penis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was an embarrassing Christmas for Nivea Cabrera after she was accused by her fiance's mother of giving her 5-year-old granddaughter a sex toy. A mortified Carbrera asked the child where she got the penis-shaped plastic cylinder.
‘The Book of Negroes’ and ‘Sunnyside’ among new Canadian TV shows set for 2015
Remember last September when new, scripted Canadian TV shows were as scarce as promises kept at a CRTC hearing? Well, run that Maple Leaf flag back up the antenna — January marks the start of the real Canadian TV season.
Experts say not criminally responsible cases are more prominent, not prevalent
CALGARY – Vincent Li, Trevor Kloschinsky, Christopher Husbands, Guy Turcotte and Luka Magnotta are at the centre of some of the most horrific crimes in Canada.
TOP WORLD NEWS EVENTS 2014: Terror attacks, Mountie killings, Ghomeshi scandal
An in-brief look at some of the most significant news events of the last 12 months, in chronological order:
New baby born to endangered killer whale population off B.C.’s coast
VANCOUVER – Scientists say a killer whale calf has been born to an endangered population of orcas off B.C.'s coast.
RESOLUTIONS: Quit smoking resources
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If it's on your resolutions list to quit smoking in 2015, there are a number of programs available to help you out. First and foremost, a trip to the doctor is likely in order. Your local GP has tips and suggestions for local support to help guide you on your quest to stop...
Tips on staying sober for New Year’s Eve when those around you are partying like it’s 1984
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jennifer Perry isn't much of a drinker. Never has been, yet she's ready every New Year's Eve for the inevitable attention when she's out trying to have a good time.
Rockets’ Chartier signs NHL deal with San Jose
KELOWNA - San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed Kelowna Rockets forward Rourke Chartier to a standard entry-level contract. "Rourke is having a tremendous season and has become one of the premiere goal scorers in the Canadian junior leagues," said Wilson. "He has taken his offensive game to...
Kamloops Blazers have fun fan events planned for 2015
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Blazers will play 20 of their remaining 32 games on home ice starting on January 2, 2015. The 2014-15 Kamloops Blazers Hockey Cards will be given away starting January 3rd vs. Vancouver Giants. Two players per game will be given away in select home games in the second half. Full sets...
Rockets run out of fuel in battle against Cougars
KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Kelowna Rockets 5-3 on Tuesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna as goaltender Ty Edmonds turned in a spectacular performance for the Cougars in the win. The Rockets outshot Prince George 48-20 in the game, but trailed from early in the first and could never get back...
Police locate man missing since 2012
KELOWNA - The mother of a man missing for more than two and a half years can rest today knowing her son has been located and is safe and sound. Phillip Lee Lyons who is now 39, was living in a half-way house when he disappeared while out on a day trip May 26, 2012....
5 projects for a fun and memorable New Year’s Eve at home with the kids
How do you make a New Year's party that the whole family can enjoy?
Owner’s relative says suspect in Edmonton mass murder worked at restaurant
EDMONTON – The Canadian Press has been told that the suspect in the mass murder of six adults and two children in Edmonton was a maintenance man at the restaurant where he took his own life.
Stolen hard drive contains 3 years of irreplaceable UBCO research
KELOWNA - A woman didn't just lose her physical property in a recent theft, she lost three years of research for UBC Okanagan and now police are asking the public to help get it back. Mounties were told of the theft in the 1100 block of Research Road at the UBC Okanagan Campus Nov. 28,...
7 bodies found from AirAsia crash in Indonesia, but bad weather, big waves hinder recovery
SURABAYA, Indonesia – Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 Wednesday, and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives "surrounded in darkness" gathered in an airport and prayed for the strength to move forward.
Study concludes first Ebola victim likely infected playing in hollow tree with infected bats
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A team of researchers think they may have pinpointed how the Ebola epidemic in West Africa started — with a small boy playing in a hollowed-out tree where infected bats lived.