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National security team announces arrests in possible B.C. terror plot
VANCOUVER – Terrorism charges are pending in British Columbia and RCMP in the province expect to release more information about the case later today.
Police seek help in fatal car accident
KAMLOOPS - A woman died late Tuesday afternoon in a single vehicle car accident on Lac Le Jeune Road at Chuwels Mountain Road. Both Logan Lake and Kamloops RCMP sent officers to the scene where a 74-year-old woman from Logan Lake was being tended to by good Samaritans, ambulance and fire rescue crews. The injured...
UPDATE: Missing Lake Country boy found
UPDATE: 9:25 a.m. July 1, 2013 Christopher Kolodychuk has returned home and is safe. “Thanks to the media and the public for their assistance,” says Constable J.L. O’Donaghey with the Lake Country RCMP detatchment. The police aren’t releasing any other information about the case. 6:28 a.m. June 28, 2013 LAKE COUNTRY - Police need help...
Poet Sonnet L’Abbé writes a stirring poem about Canada
UBC instructor toured country asking Canadians why they love their country She spent months on a steel-wheels tour, criss-crossing the country as Artist in Motion for CBC, ViaRail and Community Foundations of Canada, taking the pulse of Canadians at countless whistlestops. Acclaimed poet Sonnet L’Abbé, who teaches creative writing at UBC’s Okanagan campus, journeyed from...
Man pepper sprays victims during car theft
KAMLOOPS - Police are hunting for a male suspect who stole a car after spraying two people in the eyes with pepper spray at the Esso Gas station on Halston Road. Mounties were called to the gas station about 5 a.m. and were told the lone suspect had approached a man at the pumps and...
RCMP helicopter deployed to track driver in erratic car chase
KAMLOOPS - Police had to deploy a helicopter to track a car thief when he turned to dangerous driving maneuvers in his attempt to flee. The first car stolen by the suspect was tracked by a CN Rail police officer who was attempting to pull the car over at the Red Lake train crossing for...
Kelowna RCMP will be out in full force for Canada Day weekend
Kelowna Mounties want to let the public know they'll be out on patrol this Canada Day weekend using every mode of transportation at their command to ensure everyone has a safe and happy holiday. "A number of additional RCMP officers, auxiliary constables and volunteers will be patrolling Kelowna's parks and downtown core on foot, bikes,...
Police search 1st Avenue complex Thursday
KAMLOOPS - Police were on scene conducting a search at 1st Avenue and Battle Street around a residential complex called Elm Tree Place Thursday during the noon hour. Four police cars were on the scene with Mounties jumping the fence at 423 1st Avenue. Others were seen manuevering on foot around the building and a...
Music in the Park starts next week
The District of West Kelowna’s popular Music in the Park free summer concert series starts Friday, July 5 in West Kelowna’s Memorial Park. Performances take place every Friday night from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. from July 5 through August 30 at Memorial Park, adjacent to Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre. Performances include a headline...
Park & Play coming to a park near you
Park & Play, a free family fun night taking place at parks around Kelowna, is kicking off its fifth season at Curlew Park in the Mission on Tuesday, July 2. From 5 to 8 p.m., the City’s Park & Play crew will fill the park with fun games and activities for children and parents/guardians, such...
Park & Play coming to a park near you
Park & Play, a free family fun night taking place at parks around Kelowna, is kicking off its fifth season at Curlew Park in the Mission on Tuesday, July 2. From 5 to 8 p.m., the City’s Park & Play crew will fill the park with fun games and activities for children and parents/guardians, such...
B.C. carbon neutral for third consecutive year
VICTORIA - British Columbia released its annual carbon neutral government report today - and 2012 marks the third year in a row that the provincial public sector has achieved carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality is about achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Even with the best efforts to reduce GHG emissions, it is difficult - if not impossible - to...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Dorothy Mary Gladue
Crime Stoppers is asking the public's assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a Province Wide warrant as of June 25th, 2013. Dorothy Mary Gladue (DOB: 1969-08-10) is wanted for 2 Counts of Breach of Probation. Gladue is described as a 43-year old Native Indian female, 5'09” tall(175cm) and 134 lbs(60kg). She...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Cecil Charles Everson
Crime Stoppers is asking for public assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a Canada Wide warrant as of June 25th, 2013. Cecil Charles Everson (DOB: 1980-06-20) is wanted for Breach of Parole. Everson is described as a 33-year-old Caucasian male, 6'0 " tall(183cm) and 170 lbs(77kg). He has brown hair and blue...
13 WHL players named to Canada’s national junior team development camp
CALGARY, AB. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced Friday a roster of 35 players that have been invited to Canada’s National Junior Team summer development camp, set for Aug. 4-10 in Brossard, Que., and Lake Placid, N.Y. Canada’s roster, comprised of three goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 20 forwards, was selected...