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UPDATE: Highway 3 reopens following car crash

HEDLEY – Highway 3 between Keremeos and Princeton has reopened after a two-car crash this morning. The crash happened about one kilometre west of Hedley at around 8 a.m., April 25. The highway opened to single-lane traffic around noon and both lanes were open at about 2:15 p.m. Unconfirmed reports say two people were taken...

How to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal

Over a thousand people are dead and tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake struck in Nepal on Saturday and officials warn the death toll will rise as more reports come in. The magnitude 7.8 quake originated outside the capital of Kathmandu. Within hours of the earthquake, emergency relief organizations sprung...

Repair cafe offers a new approach to recycling

PENTICTON - A Penticton group hopes a European recycling idea will turn Penticton's trash back into treasure today. Okanagan Upcycle Resource Society is hosting a Repair Cafe at their centre located at 180 Industrial Ave. Laurel Burnham with the society is enthusiastic about the opportunities offered by things people throw away. Burnham says the repair...