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Communist candidates to run in both Kamloops ridings
KAMLOOPS – Both provincial ridings in Kamloops will have candidates representing the Communist Part of…
Adventure Club to headline UBCO Frosh party Friday
KELOWNA – To celebrate the start of another school year the University of B.C. Student Union is holding their annual Frosh Concert this Friday, Sept. 18. With artists like Adventure Club and Big Data performing, tickets to the outdoor concert are expected to sell out soon, according to the UBCSUO Facebook page. Last year Canadian...
ELECTION 2015: NDP candidate vows to do more than toe the party line
WEST KELOWNA - The NDP candidate for the Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola riding believes her experience in urban and rural communities make her the best candidate. Angelique Wood, 45, grew up in Vancouver but moved to the small town of Hedley in 2006. In Vancouver she worked as an art dealer for First Nation and Inuit art...
Local immigrant making sure Mexican culture is celebrated in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A Kelowna bar is holding an event Wednesday night to help some local immigrants feel a little closer to home on a special day. Carmen Ruiz says Mexican Independence Day is important for the roughly 1,500 Mexicans living and working in the Okanagan. “This something that makes us really excited,” she says. “Lots...
ELECTION 2015: Find out who Liberal candidate Steve Powrie is
KAMLOOPS - Steve Powrie’s daughter decided he should enter politics before he came to the same conclusion. The Liberal candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says while he complained about the current government at home one night, his daughter threw his own words back at him and told him to follow the 'practice what you preach' mantra he...
SNELSON TRIAL: Lawyers present final arguments in manslaughter trial
KAMLOOPS - Motive, opportunity and his own lies all point to Neil George Snelson as the person who strangled and beat 19-year-old Jennifer Cusworth to death over 20 years ago in Kelowna, court heard from the Crown during final arguments today, June 15. Cusworth, an Okanagan Community College student was found in a ditch on...
$1,000 to cure headache from month-long party
KAMLOOPS – Two men who drowned out numerous noise complaints with loud music from a month-long eviction party narrowly avoided criminal records, but did earn fines. Last March, it took 15 neighbour complaints, three tickets for loud noise, one RCMP search warrant and a $4,000 stereo seizure before Rudy Marcel Raphael Marini, 22, and Alex...
The definitive guide to New Year’s Eve in Kelowna
KELOWNA – If you are looking for ways to ring in the New Year go no further. InfoNews.ca has compiled a list of the parties, dances and family friendly events being held on Dec. 31, 2014. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday and wish you all the best in the New Year....
Where to get your New Year’s Eve party on in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Whether you’re looking for family fun or a chance to cut loose, there’s a party for everyone in Kamloops. Here are some different options with prices for you to take a look at. - The Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre in Aberdeen offers a dinner buffet with wine, party favours and champagne...
B.C. Liberal Convention comes to Kelowna
KELOWNA – The B.C. Liberal Party holds their biannual convention at the Delta Grand Hotel in downtown Kelowna this weekend. Hundreds of party caucus members are expected to attend including Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick and Surrey lawyer Sukminder Virk who will each serve as co-chair. Check-in started this morning. “Convention 2014 is a great...