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NASA picks Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts to space station by 2017
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is a giant step closer to launching Americans again from U.S. soil.
Defining ‘non-combat deployment’ in fight with ISIL a tricky proposition, expert
OTTAWA – The phrase "boots on the ground" is a well-worn stand-in for "war" — a word nobody wanted to use Tuesday as MPs gathered for an emergency debate on the decision to join the fight against militants in the Middle East.
Submit Grants in Aid applications by October 31
Not-for-profit community service organizations are reminded that they have until October 31, 2014 to submit Grants in Aid applications to the District of West Kelowna. Mayor and Council recognize that not-for-profit community organizations and agencies provide valuable contributions to the municipality. Each year, Council carefully considers the applications from many worthy nonprofit groups and balances...
B.C. man who killed four women gets life without parole for 25 years
PRINCE GEORGE – The northern B.C. man who killed four women has been given a life sentence without the chance of parole for 25 years.
Kamloops man handed six months in jail for pedestrian death appeals sentence
KAMLOOPS – A chronic prohibited driver who was convicted for killing a pedestrian at a Kamloops crosswalk is appealing his six-month jail sentence.
UBC professor presents discrimination research at UN committee
TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER WALL HAS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES A UBC researcher’s presentation to a United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has made positive inroads. Margo Tamez, an assistant professor of Indigenous studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus, is confident her voice, and concerns, were heard. Tamez was an...
With 48 hours to go, sides scramble to convert swing voters in Scottish independence vote
EDINBURGH, Scotland – The two sides in Scotland's independence debate scrambled Tuesday to convert undecided voters, with just two days to go until a referendum on separation.
United Nations names Leonardo DiCaprio a Messenger of Peace for climate change
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United Nations has named Leonardo DiCaprio a UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change.
Controlled burns scheduled for Cherryville area
CHERRYVILLE - Smoke in the hills near Cherryville could be part of a scheduled prescribed burn program to help restore the ecosystem. The Ministry of Forests is planning the burns between Sept 17 and Oct. 31 in the South Fork area east of Vernon. They'll be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch crews along with Okanagan...
Premier Jim Prentice shrinks Alberta cabinet, appoints two outsiders
EDMONTON - Jim Prentice, sworn in Monday as Alberta's 16th premier, promised to remake the face of a scandal-scarred government — and he did so by literally bringing in new faces. Prentice announced he had taken the unusual step of reaching outside his government caucus to name two unelected civilians to fill the key cabinet...
Report says municipalities pay rates for employees ahead of province
VICTORIA – The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation says a report commissioned by the British Columbia government takes aim at unlimited and unregulated wage policies within municipal governments and the heavy burdens they place on taxpayers.
Canadiens will have four alternate captains rather than giving anyone the C
LAVAL, Que. – Debate raged all summer over who would be the next captain of the Montreal Canadiens.
Tasty safety-geared fundraiser benefits children
PENTICTON - Education and awareness will be the hot topics at The Roost is on Fire fundraising event Saturday, geared to benefit ongoing operations at the Penticton Safety Village. The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Red Rooster Winery, 891 Naramata Rd. in Penticton. The Red Rooster Winery and the...
Government releases plan to fight violence against aboriginal women
OTTAWA – The federal government has released details of its plan to address the issue of violence against aboriginal women and girls.
B.C. man who recruited girls convicted on 30 charges including human trafficking
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who lured teenage girls into prostitution has been convicted of 30 charges including human trafficking, believed to be the first such conviction in the province. Reza Moazami was charged with 36 counts that also included living on the avails of a juvenile, sexual assault and sexual interference. Three of...