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MSF call for military medical help with Ebola response shows outbreak’s severity
TORONTO – Just two weeks ago the international president of Medecins Sans Frontieres insisted she didn't want to be quoted saying military hospitals should be deployed to West Africa's Ebola zone to bolster the woefully undermanned response efforts there — even though she herself raised the possibility.
Virgin Atlantic to drop only Canadian city in global network realignment
VANCOUVER – Virgin Atlantic is dropping its only Canadian destination, Vancouver, when summer seasonal service ends Oct. 11. The service operated five flights per week.
Report pleads for B.C. government funding to help end domestic violence
VICTORIA – A new report that pleads with the B.C. government to invest in the fight against domestic violence highlights a brutal set of statistics in the province for 2014.
Online or in cloud systems, privacy can be an elusive concept, as photo hacking case shows
As the celebrity photo-hacking scandal has made clear, privacy isn't what it used to be.
B.C. Premier wades into ongoing teachers’ dispute via Facebook post
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier Christy Clark is weighing in from the sidelines of social media on the government's feud with striking teachers while classes in public schools are delayed for another day.
Mounties consider charges as ATV crashes into Enderby library
ENDERBY – Two women may be facing charges after crashing an ATV into the front window of a public library in the North Okanagan.
RCMP investigate aggressive behaviour on CUPE picket line
PENTICTON - A manager of the Naramata Centre allegedly displayed aggressive and threatening behaviour on the picket line Monday night where CUPE workers have been picketing for months. RCMP have been notified of a damaged tent and the manager’s aggressive behaviour. RCMP are reportedly investigating the matter, CUPE B.C. Secretary Treasurer Paul Faoro said. “The...
UBC students turn brownies and Bundt cakes into necessity of life in India
KELOWNA - It was the case of two opposites: the decadence of dessert and a village in India with no clean water. For a group of students from UBC’s Okanagan campus, the idea of desserts — all rich and creamy and gooey — was the perfect way to raise money to build a well for...
More fresh out-of-province firefighters on the way to battle 162 active fires
KAMLOOPS - Another wave of relief is on the way as the Wildfire Management Branch welcomes 90 more out-of-province fire personnel to B.C. this weekend to help battle 162 active fires across B.C. Many wildfires are still burning in B.C. even as firebans are being lifted locally. To make sure fire crews get their manditory...
Proceeds from Camp Hurlburt sale will continue the spirit of moulding lives in the community
VERNON - Camp Hurlburt has been part of the Vernon landscape since 1931 and now Trinity United Church wants to continue the spirit of the camp by directing proceeds from the sale of the property toward programs for kids and families, regardless of religious affiliation. The Eastside Road camp received thousands of young campers each...
Homeless diners sit down to a delectable lobster meal
KELOWNA - The hungry and homeless of Kelowna recently sat down to plates of fresh, Atlantic lobster at the Kelowna Gospel Mission. The Mission says they were thrilled a courier company thought of them when they had to discard a damaged shipment of lobsters. The lobsters filling two large boxes were broken, but every part...
Dive team recovers missing man’s body following Shuswap Lake boat crash
SICAMOUS – The body of a Calgary man who went missing following a boat crash Saturday night has been pulled from Shuswap Lake near Sicamous by RCMP divers. The 45-foot boat crashed into a big rock in Hungry Cove near Sicamous at around 9:30 p.m. throwing the 51-year-old operator of the vessel into the water....
RCMP seek public’s help to find missing woman
VERNON - Police need help finding a woman who left a medical facility in Vernon before her treatment was complete. RCMP haven't released details about the kind of treatment the woman was receiving nor which facility she was attending, however they say she needs to receive medical attention and they are concerned for her safety....
Strange Vernon crash investigation like a scene from a TV show
VERNON - Mounties are looking for witnesses to help them figure out a bizarre series of events overnight that could have been straight out of a mystery crime show. At about 1 a.m. Aug. 21, an officer was called to investigate a reported accident in the 3700 block of Welker Road in Vernon. The caller...
Witnesses sought for Skaha Lake Road hit and run
PENTICTON - Police believe there are more possible witnesses to last week's fatal hit and run accident on Skaha Lake Road and they're asking for their help. RCMP say Scott Michaud, 25, of Penticton was struck and killed by a passing motorist on Skaha Lake Road near Lee Avenue, beside Skaha Lake Park early in...