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‘Bushman’ on run from Mounties for 2 years now running for mayor in B.C.
KAMLOOPS – A man who was on a two-year run from police as the so-called Bushman of the Shuswap has now decided to make a different kind of run — for mayor of Williams Lake, B.C.
B.C. teachers and employers hold marathon bargaining session over weekend
VANCOUVER – Representatives for B.C.'s public school teachers and their employers bargained through the weekend in another effort to resolve the strike that has postponed the start of the school year for more than half a million students.
Man allegedly pulls knife on grocery store employee
KAMLOOPS - Police were called when a Cooper's Foods store employee came up against a man allegedly wielding a knife. The incident happened Friday at about 9 a.m. at the Cooper's Foods located at 450 Lansdowne Street. The Loss Prevention Officer told police he tried to capture the man who was allegedly attempting to shoplift,...
Civic Centre question won’t be on ballots this November
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna didn’t compile enough information to decide how much the West Kelowna Civic Centre project will cost so there won't be a related referendum question on ballots this November. In a media release, the district stated council was told negotiations are still underway with the proponent, New Town/Sturgess...
Plan to hide in bushes a big failure for three alleged mail thieves
KELOWNA - The bushes outside a senior's apartment complex in Kelowna didn't provide enough cover to keep police from finding three alleged mail thieves Thursday. Kelowna RCMP were called to investigate a complaint of a break and enter to the bottom of a the senior's complex located at 1110 block of Lawrence Avenue, Sept. 11....
Small children inside car that crashed on Hwy 33
KELOWNA - Two small children were riding in a car that crashed into a power pole on Highway 33 Friday afternoon. A 33-year-old woman and her two children, a four-year-old and a five-year-old were travelling east on Highway 33 when the vehicle veered right and off the road, hit a Fortis line and flipped over...
Alleged drug trafficker taken off Vernon streets
VERNON - An alleged dial-a-dope trafficker was arrested Wednesday in Vernon following an RCMP targeted investigation. Cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine were seized and a 21-year-old man was taken into custody by Vernon Targeted Policing members. He was later released on a promise to appear in court. Three charges of possession of drugs for the purpose...
Man taken to hospital following head-on collision in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A 22-year-old driver's alleged failure to yield to oncoming traffic caused a crash at Harvey Avenue and Richter Street last night, according to police. Mounties say the incident happened at Sept. 8 at about 8 p.m. when the driver of a Ford Mustang allegedly failed to yield to an oncoming Subaru. The cars...
Coroner identifies man found dead in Gellatly Park
WEST KELOWNA - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of the man found dead in a West Kelowna dog park Sept. 10. He was Ryan David Quigley, 30, of West Kelowna. Quigley was originally from Newfoundland but recently moved to the area. Quigley was found in Gellatly Dog Park in the early morning...
Paving project will smooth out 42 km of Kamloops area roads
KAMLOOPS - The ministry is set to begin digging into a $7.8 million, 42-kilometre Kamloops area road paving plan Wednesday. Dawson Construction of Kamloops was contracted to start working Sept. 10 on the Hwy 1 corridor from Vicars Road to Grand Boulevard. During the first phase they'll also tackle improvements to the westbound truck climbing...
Kamloops RCMP investigate overnight stabbing
KAMLOOPS - A stabbing overnight in the area of Nicolani Drive in Kamloops was not a random incident according to police. The investigation into the incident that happened at about 2 a.m. is still in the early stages. Residents told RCMP a 38-year-old man was yelling in the street he'd been stabbed. He was taken...
Open burn ban lifted in Clearwater and Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - There's good news for late summer campers who like to huddle around the campfire on a chilly night. Starting at noon Monday, Sept. 15, open fires will be permitted in the entire Clearwater fire zone and areas above 1,200 metres in the Salmon Arm fire zone now that the risk of wildfires...
Prescriptions for high-dose opioids on rise in Canada, study finds
TORONTO – Prescriptions for high-dose formulations of opioids like oxycodone and morphine jumped significantly in Canada between 2006 and 2011, despite guidelines advising doctors against giving such elevated doses to most patients, a study has found.
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen may take first space trip in next five years
MONTREAL – Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has taken part in geological expeditions in the High Arctic and even lived in caves underground for several days.
Kelowna Rockets ranked 5th as 2014-15 season approaches
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets has been ranked fifth in the BMO CHL top ten pre-season rankings. The Canadian Hockey league announced the pre-season edition of rankings Wednesday. The weekly rankings of top-10 teams are selected by a panel of the National Hockey League scouts. The 2014-15 CHL regular season schedule started last night in...