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A place to call home at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
VERNON - Medical students now have a place to call home after the new medical space promised for Vernon Jubilee officially opened this week. University of British Columbia Southern Medical Program students will have access to centralized education areas, two video conferencing rooms designed for learning and training, as well as a clinical skills room....
Suspect wanted in Kelowna 7-Eleven robbery turns himself in
KELOWNA - A 17-year-old Kelowna boy turned himself in to police Wednesday in connection with the robbery at the 7-Eleven at Bernard Avenue and Gordon Drive. The robbery in progress was reported March 9 at 1:55 a.m. According to a media release, a suspect entered the store alone wearing a mask and brandishing a knife....
Kelowna and Penticton derby girls ready to roll
KELOWNA - The junior hockey season may be over soon, but don't dispair, the roller derby season in the Okanagan is just getting started. The Okanagan Roller Derby Association kicks off the season Saturday, March 14 at the Central Sports Club at 1155 Ellis St. with the Kelowna's Bad Apple Betties taking on the Penticton Pisterolas....
Witness to deadly B.C. boat crash recalls tears from man on trial
KAMLOOPS - A man whose speedboat crashed on a B.C. lake cradled the head of a dying houseboat operator and cried as he waited for help to arrive, a witness has testified. Lubomir Vitanov, who was a passenger on the houseboat on July 3, 2010, said he saw Leon Reinbrecht holding the victim's head after...
Unemployment rate rises to 6.8% in February after net loss of 1,000 jobs
OTTAWA - The consequences of the global oil slump have started to seep into the country's labour market, washing away jobs in crude-rich provinces and pushing up the national unemployment rate. The jobless rate hit 6.8 per cent last month as oil-producing provinces like Alberta showed their first significant loss of jobs since crude prices...
Alberta releases new plan for managing oilsands tailings ponds
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has released a new plan for managing oilsands tailings ponds that it says will encourage companies to generate less of the toxic waste water and clean it up sooner. Environment Minister Kyle Fawcett says operators will have clear guidelines on how large tailings ponds will be allowed to grow. The...
Owner of mystery snowmobile located
UPDATE: The owner of the mysterious snowmobile found in a Kelowna resident's shed has been found. Police say the sled was apparently stolen from a cabin at Beaver Lake. KELOWNA - A Kelowna resident got a surprise when they opened their shed just before Christmas to find a snowmobile tucked inside, but unfortunately it wasn't...
B.C. First Nation a step closer to managing title lands after historic court win
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A B.C. First Nation is one step closer to exerting control over its territory in the wake of a historic Supreme Court of Canada decision last year. The Tsilhqot'in Nation and the province say they've had constructive talks in recent months on how to implement the court ruling and they've announced...
This is what happened to that envelope of cash turned in to Vernon RCMP
VERNON - A week after a significant amount of cash was found on a Vernon sidewalk the rightful owner of the envelope of cash has been found. A woman out walking her dog saw the envelope in the area of Bodwell Road and Pottery Road at 8 a.m. on March 4 and turned it in to...
Grounded: Falconer catches aggressive owl that terrorized Dutch town by swooping on residents
PURMEREND, Netherlands – A falconer has captured an aggressive eagle owl that terrorized a Dutch town by swooping out of the sky and sinking its talons into residents' heads.
Questions deepen about alleged Canadian spy link to ISIL teenage recruits
OTTAWA - More questions emerged Friday in Ottawa and Istanbul amid further indications — including a mysterious video — that a Syrian man said to be working for Canada's intelligence service may have helped three British teenagers join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. A Turkish news channel says a video that appears...
Man arrested for child sexual assaults, but there may be more victims
KELOWNA - A police investigation into multiple cases of sexual assault involving children has resulted in an arrest, but RCMP fear there may be more victims. Kelowna RCMP received a report Feb. 17 about the sexual assaults along with the identity of a suspect. As a result David James McHale, 61, of Peachland was arrested,...
Secwepemc elder Mary Thomas’ work preserved
SALMON ARM - The voice, cultural lectures and experiences of Secwepemc elder Mary Thomas will be preserved for future generations, while one person will get valuable work experience in digital archiving, thanks to a funding partnership between the Government of B.C. and the Voice of the Shuswap Broadcast Society (VSBS). The Province is contributing more than $24,000 toward the...
KOOPMANS TRIAL: Expert testifies about blood on suspect’s jeans at double murder trial in B.C.
PENTICTON – Blood spatter stains found on a man's jeans were consistent with what is produced when a bullet enters a human body, an expert has testified at a double murder trial.
Lumby man beaten by five youths
LUMBY - It wasn't much of a Valentine's Day for a Lumby man who police say was beaten by five youths wearing hoodies. Officers arrived at the scene just after midnight February 14 and saw the youths running away, according to an RCMP media release. The man received an injury to his eye during the...