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Register 16-year-olds to vote, says B.C.’s chief electoral officer
VANCOUVER – Registering voters as young as 16 for a B.C. election is one of three major recommendations the province's chief electoral officer has made to law makers.
B.C. Treaty Commission urges First Nations to resolve overlapping land claims
VANCOUVER – Despite the glacial pace of negotiations, the British Columbia treaty process remains a viable option for First Nations to pursue self-determination, says the provincial treaty commission.
Ebola’s victims may include a dog; Spanish officials want to kill pet of infected woman
Ebola's victims may include a dog named Excalibur. Officials in Madrid got a court order to euthanize the pet of a Spanish nursing assistant with Ebola because of the chance the animal might spread the disease.
Vees secure skilled forward for next season
PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees have the commitment of forward Tak Anholt (98) for the 2015-16 season. President, General Manager and Head Coach Fred Harbinson, says Anholt fills a need upfront next season “We will have considerable turnover at the forward position after this season," Harbinson says. "We believe Tak will be able to make...
Leave Lumby Food Bank donations by the curb Wednesday night
LUMBY - Residents of Lumby can support the community food drive by placing non-perishable items at the end of their driveway for the firefighters, police, ambulance members and volunteers coming to collect them Wednesday. The drive takes place Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. and all money and foods collected will go to the Lumby Food...
College students turn school project into a fundraiser for girl battling disease
ARMSTRONG - A team of Okanagan College construction students put their skills to use over the summer to raise money for a little girl battling a rare liver disease. What started as a project for school became a mission to provide financial relief to the family of a four-year-old girl, diagnosed with a rare form...
New Sun Peaks sport is like riding go-carts down a mountain
SUN PEAKS - There's a new sport coming to Sun Peaks — the first of it's kind in North America — and the resort will have it ready for adventures who want to extend their descents down the mountain into summer. A Mountain Cross Cart course is under construction on Sunbeam ski run, paralleling the...
Commons prepares to vote on CF-18 deployment to combat Islamic State
OTTAWA – A divided House of Commons prepared to vote Tuesday to send Canadians back to war with the Conservatives insisting it is Canada's duty and opposition parties warning of a potential major mistake.
Death of Mountie highlights need to deal with PTSD, RCMP commanding officer says
FREDERICTON – The death of RCMP Cpl. Ron Francis, who helped draw attention to post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency first responders, is a terrible loss that underscores the need to deal with the issue, the RCMP's commanding officer in New Brunswick said Tuesday.
Killiney Beach water interruption notice
WEST KELOWNA - Some customers on the Killiney Beach Water System should plan to be without water service on Wednesday morning and afternoon. Water will be shut off for approximately 75 homes below Westside Road while the Regional District repairs a leak in a Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) at Westside Road and Kildare Way. The...
MAGNOTTA TRIAL: Murder trial hears about frantic search by Jun Lin’s friend
MONTREAL – CAUTION: GRAPHIC CONTENT MAY DISTURB SOME READERS
Puppy love: offers to help pour in after hunter rescues 20 pups in field
BATTLEFORD, Sask. – Twenty puppies abandoned in a Saskatchewan field and rescued by a hunter have made quite a splash at the Battleford Humane Society.
Postmedia pays $316 million for Sun Media assets as it fights social media
TORONTO – Postmedia is bulking up its ammunition against Facebook and Twitter by spending more than $316 million to purchase most of Sun Media, an effort it hopes will help stop the steady erosion of its advertising business.
Vees host Centennials during Wicked Wednesday event
PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees will host the Merritt Centennials this Wednesday and the event is expected to be wicked. Not only will the puck drop for an exciting game of hockey at the South Okanagan Events Centre starting at 7 p.m., but fans at the game Oct. 8 can participate in the Wicked Wednesday...
Get your 2014 Kelowna general election information on the go
KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna election office has re-launched kelowna.ca/election along with the hashtag #kelownavotes on social media. New for the 2014 General Local Election, the City has developed a free mobile app that is accessed at kelowna.ca/election and works on all mobile devices. “The City is providing a one-stop site for residents of...
Public invited to declaration of West Kelowna candidates event
The public and media are invited to attend the declaration of candidates for the West Kelowna General Local Election to take place at the close of the nomination period. When: Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 4 p.m. Where: West Kelowna Council Chambers 2760 Cameron Road West Kelowna, BC
Rockets’ Madison Bowey named Denny’s WHL player of the week
Calgary, AB - The Western Hockey League announced today that Kelowna Rockets’ defenceman Madison Bowey is the Denny’s WHL Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 5, 2014. Bowey scored two goals and added six assists for eight points while posting a plus-seven rating in three games over the past week, helping the...
Road check leads to seizure of 212 marijuana plants
OSOYOOS - Two men allegedly hauling 212 mature marijuana plants were arrested during a routine road check on Highway 3 in Osoyoos Sunday. Osoyoos and South Okanagan RCMP were conducting the road check at about 3 p.m. on Highway 3 when the westbound rental moving truck and 2004 Dodge pickup towing a trailer entered the...
Man arrested in Osoyoos for possession of drugs and weapons
OSOYOOS - Mounties pulled over a vehicle in Osoyoos and caught a whiff of something suspicious, leading to the discovery of drugs, weapons, cash and the arrest of a Calgary man. Mounties stopped the black 2008 Jeep TJ for a traffic violation on Highway 3 at about 6:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 4. According to a...
Vernon police arrest two alleged drug traffickers
VERNON - A targeted RCMP drug trafficking investigation within the city of Vernon resulted in two arrests Friday. The first man, a 26-year-old White Rock resident, was arrested in his vehicle Oct. 3. In a media release, Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the man was in possession of cocaine and heroin packaged for sale....
Tragically Hip has found a place to happen in Kelowna this winter
KELOWNA - The Tragically Hip announced Monday they'll perform in Kelowna during their 2015 North American tour. The Hip will lauch their Fully and Completely tour at the House of Blues in Chicago in January and arrive in Kelowna Feb. 7. The show at Prospera Place starts at 8 p.m. and doors open at 7...
MAGNOTTA TRIAL: Jury hears police don’t know how, when or why he and Jun Lin first met
MONTREAL - The jurors in Luka Rocco Magnotta's first-degree murder trial were told Monday that none of the evidence gathered in the investigation has enabled police to determine how the accused first met Jun Lin. "Despite intensive searches ... nothing allows us to establish how they met, when or why," Montreal police Det-Sgt. Claudette Hamlin...
Mark Donnelly trips and falls during anthem in Penticton
PENTICTON - Known as "Mr. Oh Canada", opera singer and ever-the-pro Mark Donnelly didn't miss a beat when he tripped over the ceremonial red carpet while skating and singing the national anthem to open Friday's Vees game in Penticton. Donnelly is well known to hockey fans for singing renditions of the national anthem for Vancouver...