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KGH accepts first doctors-in-training for new residency program
KELOWNA - Two Royal College emergency resident physicians will be installed at Kelowna General Hospital for the launch of a new residency training program. The first two resident physicians, Drs. Daniel Ting and Jared Baylis, were accepted in July and will also complete additional postgraduate medical studies to meet the requirements of the Canadian Association...
First sentencing for smuggling cocaine through fruit grinding machine
KELOWNA – One of three men found guilty of helping to bring close to 100 kilograms of cocaine into B.C. from South America was sentenced in Kelowna Supreme Court Wednesday. Mexican national Salvador Ascencio-Chavez, 47, was sentenced to 13 years in jail Wednesday for his role in importing 97 kg of cocaine into Kelowna in...
Author cuts off Internet, hides cellphone to write book about tech addiction
TORONTO – Michael Harris hit his breaking point during an all-too-typical day at the office.
Alberta to bring in Ontario prosecutors for Redford expense investigation
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says he has arranged for prosecutors from Ontario to work with the RCMP on a review of former premier Alison Redford's expenses. Jonathan Denis says the use of out-of-province lawyers is needed to ensure an independent investigation and remove any perception of a conflict. Alberta's auditor general has released a...
First water test results from breached tailings pond expected today
LIKELY, B.C. – An early assessment of the environmental impact of a mine tailings pond failure in British Columbia is expected today when the first water-testing results may be released.
B.C. government orders mine to plug further release from tailings pond
VICTORIA – British Columbia's Environment Ministry has ordered the operator of a mine in the province's central Interior to immediately stop the further release of toxic materials into nearby waterways after a tailings pond burst on Monday.
Overnight fire at Mt. Boucherie considered suspicious
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna Fire and Rescue and RCMP have determined a fire that started near the base of Mt. Boucherie last night was suspicious in nature. The fire was reported at about 10:30 p.m. August 5 and said to be in the forest on the south side near the bottom of Mt. Boucherie....
Kelowna officer crashes squad vehicle
KELOWNA - A Kelowna RCMP officer was injured and taken to hospital after the marked SUV he was driving crashed with a Ford F250. The accident happened while he was en route to help search for a man suspected of attempting to steal a Dodge pickup. At 3:50 p.m. August 5 Mounties were told a...
Alberta premier wants RCMP review of travel expenses; Redford quits
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Dave Hancock on Wednesday called for the RCMP to review the use of provincial aircraft after his predecessor Alison Redford resigned her legislature seat amid a festering controversy over her travel expenses.
Women bare bellies in bikinis to support Edmonton mom mocked over stretch marks
EDMONTON – About two dozen women pulled on bikinis in downtown Edmonton to support a mother who says she was mocked over her stretch marks.
Ebola outbreak death toll reaches 932 in 4 countries; Nigeria announces 2nd death
ABUJA, Nigeria – A Nigerian nurse who treated a man with Ebola is now dead and five others are sick with one of the world's most virulent diseases, authorities said Wednesday as the death toll rose to at least 932 people in four West African countries.
School District 23 among 5 signing support workers’ contracts
KELOWNA – Support workers at five B.C. school districts have ratified five-year contract agreements, bringing the number of newly-signed district agreements to 21.
Search for new Rockets assistant coach is over
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets have hired an Assistant/Goalie coach in advance of the 2014-15 Western Hockey League season. Travis Crickard, 27, joins the team's coaching staff, replacing Kim Dillabaugh who resigned this summer to take a full-time position with the NHL's LA Kings. Crickard was an Assistant/Goalie coach for the Ottawa 67's of the...
New trial ordered for Sharp Lake rancher who shot dog allegedly threatening cattle
KAMLOOPS – A central B.C. rancher will get another shot at defending her right to defend her cattle by shooting a neighbour's dog.
Gitxsan Nation orders CN Rail, foresters, fishermen, off northwestern B.C. lands
TERRACE, B.C. – The Gitxsan First Nation is shutting down the Canadian National Railway line through Gitxsan traditional territories in northwestern British Columbia.
Two men arrested as cops take down Kelowna drug house
KELOWNA - At least one of two men arrested during a Kelowna drug house bust could face charges. Members of the Downtown Drug Enforcement Unit and Bike Patrol Teams conducted the investigation resulting in the search of the residence July 23 in the 1100 block of Findlay Road. During the search Mounties found and seized...
Local emergency declared as investigation begins into B.C. mine failure
LIKELY, B.C. – The president of Imperial Metals has apologized to residents living downstream from a toxic leak from one of the company's gold and copper mines in the British Columbia Interior.
Rob Ford musical casts Sheldon Bergstrom of Saskatchewan as lead
TORONTO – After campaigning nearly as hard as a candidate in Toronto's mayoral race, Sheldon Bergstrom of Prince Albert, Sask., has landed the role of Rob Ford in an upcoming new musical comedy about the city's embattled mayor.
Calgary police officers in Mexico in missing family case
CALGARY – Police investigators are in Mexico as part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of a five-year-old boy and his grandparents.
Coroner identifies man recovered from Shuswap River
LUMBY - A man who died when his truck went into the Shuswap River June 14 has been identified by the B.C. Coroner. He was Kenneth Greg Fisher, 69, from Lumby. Fisher was the only person in the pickup truck and traveling north downhill on Shuswap River Drive at about 8 p.m. when he went...
Three small lightning-caused wildfires burning west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There are three small wildfires burning in the Texas Creek and Enterprise Creek areas. The fires burning in Texas Creek are under two hectares and the fire northeast of Enterprise Creek is at about five hectares. Both are close enough to Lillooet that smoke can be seen from town. Steep terrain and daytime...
B.C. teachers’ union and employer head back to table with full bargaining teams
VICTORIA – There is some optimism as both sides in the B.C. teachers' dispute employ their full bargaining teams when they head back to negotiations later this week.
Vernon B.C.’s Vasek Pospisil among 3 Canadians eliminated at Rogers Cup
TORONTO – Good times in Canadian tennis were rolling, right up until play started at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday.
Full house: Some parents try to make their home the one where kids want to hang
Start with amenities like a monster TV or fire pit, add a never-ending supply of munchies and a relaxed attitude toward your kids bringing home a friend — or five — and you may just find that your place has become THE place where the tweens and teens want to be.