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Remembrance Day ceremonies at 5 Central Okanagan locations
KELOWNA - Many Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held throughout the Central Okanagan to allow citizens to pause and reflect on the sacrifices made to preserve freedoms in Canada. Kelowna City Park Cenotaph Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion, Kelowna Branch #26 At approximately 10:30 am a parade of participating organizations and the Colour Party...
B.C. court dismisses appeal: aboriginal past irrelevant in sexual assault case
KAMLOOPS – British Columbia's top court has dismissed the appeal of a man who tried to rape a sleeping 18-year-old woman, saying his difficult aboriginal past is irrelevant.
Kelowna advance voting stations open today
KELOWNA - Advance voting for the civic election starts Wednesday shortly after the rooster crows at the Parkinson Recreation Centre in Kelowna. Polls open Nov. 5 at 8 a.m. at 1800 Parkinson Way and run until 8 p.m. Then, on Wed. Nov. 12 polls will open at City Hall, 1435 Water Street, again at the...
Leave folks’ basement, boost CV by working for free, BoC tells jobless youth
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada governor is recommending jobless young people seek unpaid work as they wait for the economy to recover.
Premiers Prentice, Clark set tone for warm relations after ‘frosty’ Redford era
VANCOUVER – Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and British Columbia's Christy Clark have promised warmer relations after Clark's "frosty" dealings with former premier Alison Redford.
Media report alleges Ghomeshi made inappropriate advances at young journalist
TORONTO – Former radio star Jian Ghomeshi allegedly made inappropriate advances at a young journalist who attended a taping of his popular show "Q" in hopes of securing a job with CBC, according to a media report published Monday.
Mounties hunt for man wanted for drug trafficking
KELOWNA - Mounties rounded up 15 people following a drug trafficking investigation conducted mid-September, but one of the alleged traffickers is now at large and police are seeking public help to locate him. Jesse Richard Lencucha, 30, is wanted by the RCMP, while the other 14 have since been arrested, according to a media release....
Air force commander appears to suggest revenge at play in Canada’s Iraq mission
OTTAWA – The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force appears to be injecting a new element into the rationale for Canada joining the international air war in Iraq: revenge.
Magnotta trial hears he was scared of jail staff and heard Marilyn Monroe’s voice
MONTREAL – Luka Rocco Magnotta hated his life, wondered why he had been born and claimed he often heard directly from Marilyn Monroe, his psychiatrist testified at his first-degree murder trial Monday.
Canadian Parliament was ‘defiled’ by last month’s attack, says French president
OTTAWA – Canada's Parliament was "defiled" last month when a gunman killed a soldier at the National War Memorial and stormed Centre Block, says French President Francois Hollande.
Spooktacular Pumpkin Walk this weekend at the Gellatly Nut Farm
KELOWNA - Families can dress up in their Halloween finery and walk the jack-o'-lantern lit trail at Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park this weekend. The Spooktacular Pumpkin Walk takes place Sunday, Oct. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the regional park located just off Whitworth Road in West Kelowna. Carved pumpkins with an LED candle...
As feds plan new anti-terror laws, some ask why current ones aren’t being used
OTTAWA – The Conservative government is expected to give police and spies new tools to fight terrorism as early as next week.
As Halloween treat, J.K. Rowling to post new story about Dolores Umbridge of Potter books
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Harry Potter fans can look forward to a Halloween treat, with some tricks, from J.K. Rowling.
Ottawa gunman hit by several volleys from security forces before fatal shot
OTTAWA – The gunman who charged into Parliament after shooting a Canadian Forces reservist was struck by nearly a dozen bullets from security officers and finally was brought down by Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers.
Dad designates youth to drive home from liquor store
KELOWNA - A 14-year-old discovered behind the wheel of a rental vehicle during an RCMP traffic stop in West Kelowna was acting as designated driver for his 47-year-old dad who had been drinking, according to an RCMP media release. The boy and his dad were pulled over in a red Chevy Impala on Bartley Road...
Magnotta murder trial hears from European witnesses
MONTREAL – People who crossed paths with Luka Rocco Magnotta in France and Germany while he was the subject of an international manhunt were heard from Friday at his first-degree murder trial.
Slain soldier riding Highway of Heroes on last trip to Hamilton hometown
Strains of "O Canada" mingled with traffic noise as thousands of people paid their respects to a soldier gunned down at the National War Memorial this week as he made his final journey back to his hometown of Hamilton on Friday.
Inquest into death of Lumby mill worker ends with recommendations to prevent future tragedies
VERNON - The jury in a B.C. Coroners inquest into the death of a teen employee at Tolko’s Lavington mill made seven recommendations in the hopes of preventing future tragedies. Bradley Haslam, 18, died after getting entangled in a conveyer belt at the mill in June 2013. The grade 12 Charles Bloom Secondary student had...
Waste not, want not: Change daily behaviour to conserve valuable water
VICTORIA – Installing low-flow toilets and shower heads are small steps homeowners can take to save water, but changing daily behaviour is really the key to conservation, says a Victoria expert.
Kelowna man allegedly driving stolen car arrested for theft and weapons
KELOWNA - It started with a mounty locating a stolen car outside a Bernard Avenue residence Wednesday night and ended with the arrest of a Kelowna man who faces a number of potential theft and weapons charges. A Kelowna RCMP officer was patrolling a known problem residence in the 700 block of Bernard Avenue at...
Police identify woman in fatal car accident
VERNON - RCMP continue their investigation into a fatal accident that happened at 30 Avenue and 32 Street Oct. 23 in the early morning hours. A Chevy Uplander struck a Pontiac sedan, killing the driver, 33-year-old Erin Rae Smith who is from Kelowna. The passenger — who was rushed to Vernon Jubilee Hospital and then...
Daily flights between Penticton and Calgary start this weekend
PENTICTON - New daily non-stop flights between Penticton and Calgary is the newest feature of Westjet services starting Sunday, Oct. 26. Penticton has been working to build this connection for a long time, with the Jump On Flyaways service introduced in March 2013. Jump On is a round-trip package the city hoped would be popular...
Female Mountie who had sex in police cruiser won’t be further disciplined
VANCOUVER – The RCMP has revealed it won't pursue further disciplinary action against a female Mountie who said her superior sexually assaulted her in a police cruiser.
Slain soldier to ride the Highway of Heroes to his Hamilton home today
TORONTO – The body of a reservist gunned down at the National War Memorial this week in a shooting that all but paralyzed the nation's capital was expected to arrive in his hometown of Hamilton via the Highway of Heroes on Friday evening, police said.