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Road rage suspected in Highway 6 accident
LUMBY - Police believe a case of road rage may have been behind the actions of a driver who they say forced another driver off the road on Highway 6. The driver of a black pickup truck forced a white pickup truck off the road February 27, with the suspect driver then pounding on the...
Vipers meet Vees for second consecutive Interior Division finals this weekend
VERNON - The Vernon Vipers will face the Penticton Vees in a rematch of the Interior Division finals following their sweep of the Merritt Centennials. The best of seven division final kicks off Saturday, March 14 at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Puck drops at 6 p.m. The Vipers took out the Merritt Centennials in...
Kalamalka Lake source water back online
COLDSTREAM - Water quality testing shows the Kalamalka Lake water source has returned to safe parameters and the tap is back on. Greater Vernon Water made the announcement Monday, March 9, 2015. They caution customers water quality may have changed, and to expect differences such as increased hardness. Those with in-home water treatment systems or...
Vees to face Vipers for second consecutive BCHL Interior Division final
PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees eliminated the West Kelowna Warriors last night 7-0 and move on to face the Vernon Vipers in a rematch of the Interior Division finals. The best of seven division final kicks off Saturday, March 14 at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Puck drops at 6 p.m. The Vees advance to...
Profanity spray painted on North Glenmore Elementary
KELOWNA - Police are looking for possible witnesses after "profanity and vulgarity" was spray painted on a school in North Glenmore last month. The incident was reported Feb. 14, 2015 at 8 a.m. at North Glenmore Elementary school. An investigator on the case doesn't think the graffiti was created by an artist but believes it...
Speed trap season opens in the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - It's getting nice outside and with more drivers leaving their dens for the open road RCMP traffic enforcement operations are ramping up to catch those who drive faster than the posted speed limits. A few hours were spent on the new section of Highway 97 between Oyama and Winfield Sunday afternoon, March...
Statistics Canada says debt to disposable income ratio hits new high at 163.3%
TORONTO - The ratio of household debt to disposable income hit a new high in the fourth quarter, as rock-bottom interest rates continued to lure more Canadians into the real estate market. Statistics Canada said Thursday leverage, as measured by household credit market debt to disposable income, reached 163.3 per cent in the quarter. That...
Cross-Canada vaccination database needed to prevent, handle outbreaks: study
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – As Quebec health officials deal with a measles outbreak affecting 119 people, a new study says Canada needs a national database to help prevent and deal with future incidents.
B.C. terror suspect initially unsure about targeting legislature in attack
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia terrorism suspect was skeptical the provincial legislature was the best place to target with pressure-cooker bombs on Canada Day, but he appeared to change his mind after touring the area with an undercover RCMP officer, his trial heard Thursday.
Envelope of cash turned in to Vernon RCMP
VERNON - The person who lost an envelope of cash on a Vernon sidewalk will find it safe at the Vernon RCMP detachment. An area resident was out walking her dog in the area of Bodwell and Pottery Road at roughly 8 a.m. March 4, 2015 when she noticed the envelope on the ground. It...
B.C. raises minimum wage 20 cents to $10.45; future increases tied to inflation
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is increasing its minimum wage by 20 cents to $10.45, three years after its last boost, the province announced Thursday.
Dads in Gear program kicks off in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Becoming a father is a significant transition period in a man’s life. And for many men, it is the ideal time to quit smoking. Prof. Joan Bottorff of UBC’s School of Nursing and her team have received an Innovation Grant from the Canadian Cancer Society for $200,000 to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness...
Burning Fire Hazard Debris Today
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - With good air quality and venting conditions today (Thursday, March 12, 2015) the Regional District of Central Okanagan advises controlled burning is underway in Rose Valley Regional Park off Pettman and Bowes Roads. This is to dispose of fire hazard debris collected as part of a multi-year BC Wildfire Management Branch fire...
Change in dog control services
SOUTH OKANAGAN - The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is committed to meeting public needs through the development and implementation of key services. The RDOS has entered into a partnership with K-9 Control Services to provide dog control in Electoral Areas “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “E”, “F” and “G”. Citizens may file complaints with K-9...
Niqab debate important for Canadians, religious freedoms ambassador says
OTTAWA – Canada's ambassador for religious freedoms says he thinks it's important that Canadians are having a debate about the place of the niqab in society.