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Snowbird pilot was in worst possible scenario before crash, former Air Force pilot, trainer says
When Snowbird 11 Capt. Richard MacDougall took off from Kamloops Airport May 17, he likely…
Interior’s only Liberal MP is letting Trudeau speak for him on the ethics file
KELOWNA – Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr has declined to update his position on…
No shortage of wannabe pilots – just of money to train them
KELOWNA – Even though it costs more than $100,000 to get a commercial pilot’s licence,…
Kelowna Liberal MP calls for party to pull together after Wilson-Raybould, Philpott booted from caucus
KELOWNA – Kelowna-Lake Country's Liberal MP fully supports the Prime Minister's decision to remove MPs…
Who Liberal Stephen Fuhr sees as his toughest opponent in the upcoming election
KELOWNA – Stephen Fuhr doesn’t care which Conservative woman wins the right to run against…
Kelowna company developing mobile marine safety app
KELOWNA – Whether boaters hit the water for a few hours or a week-long trip,…
Fuhr acclaimed as Liberal candidate in next year’s federal election
KELOWNA – A familiar name will be on the ballot in the Kelowna-Lake Country riding…
Trudeau touches down in Kelowna for Liberal caucus retreat
KELOWNA – All Walter Huebert wanted was to add Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a…
MP Fuhr disappointed with own government’s decision on electoral reform
KELOWNA – Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr says he is disappointed with his own government…
Thompson-Okanagan MPs spent nearly $500,000 on expenses in first quarter
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Cathy McLeod of Kamloops spent the most of the five MPs in the…
Kelowna-Lake Country MP Fuhr to lead Pride March
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr will act as grand marshal of the 2016…
Premier makes official the opening of low-income housing in Kelowna’s North End
KELOWNA – The new Pleasantvale homes have been occupied for awhile now but that didn’t…
Defense minister in Kelowna to sell national defense review
HARJIT SAJJAN'S SPEECH DRAWS A FULL HOUSE KELOWNA – Canada’s defense minister Harjit Sajjan was…
Kelowna could lose millions infighting over domestic water
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS UNDER PRESSURE TO MERGE OPERATIONS WITH KELOWNA KELOWNA – Kelowna’s MP Stephen Fuhr…
MP Stephen Fuhr to chair defence committee
KELOWNA – Local MP Stephen Fuhr has been elected chair of the standing committee on…
Okanagan water board wants federal Liberals to pony up for invasive mussel fight
OKANAGAN – The new Llberal government in Ottawa has promised to spend billions in new…
2015 TOP STORIES: Politics divided our ridings like never before as Liberals take office
THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Big changes in the political map across Canada translated this year into upheaval for local politicians. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seeking a fourth term after nearly ten years in power, dropped the writ on the longest federal election campaign in history, an eleven week marathon largely seen to benefit the incumbents. It...
Cannan packs up old life, ponders future after election defeat
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Sitting amid the boxes and bags in his half-packed up office, former member of Parliament Ron Cannan can’t resist a joke. “The always said you could run a dog in this riding as a Conservative and it would get elected. Well, I proved them wrong.” Cannan has until Nov. 18 to vacate...
Some Kelowna infrastructure grants could be in limbo after Liberal election win
KELOWNA - Despite election promises about investment in infrastructure, the advent of a new Liberal government will likely delay some Kelowna projects already in the works. “We do have various applications out there, but with the election, it’s been very quiet,” infrastructure director Alan Newcombe says. While he expects the Liberal government will honour applications...
ELECTION 2015: Fuhr ousts Conservatives as Kelowna-Lake Country goes Liberal
"AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE:" CANNAN KELOWNA - In a surpise upset Liberal Stephen Fuhr has won Kelowna-Lake Country, ousting three term Conservative Ron Cannan. The riding has been a bastion for the Conservatives but the surging Liberals managed to tap into a desire for change that washed across Canada in recent weeks under leader...
ELECTION 2015: Where you can hear from the Kelowna-Lake Country candidates
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Local candidates in the federal election will be trading barbs at five different all-candidates forums in the riding of Kelowna Lake Country over the next several weeks. Students at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia will be first to hear from the Conservative, Liberal and NDP candidates at a student...
ELECTION 2015: Kelowna votes together unless you’re in that area that looks a little like a…
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - They almost got it right when they re-drew the federal electoral boundaries — nearly all of Kelowna votes together in the Kelowna-Lake Country riding except for one little lump of electoral boundary confusion that pushes downtown Kelowna into a different riding. You've heard of Gracie's finger? We call this the Kelowna nipple....
ELECTION 2015: What happens when you mix green and red
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ELECTION 2015: Liberal Fuhr says air force experience will help in political dogfight
KELOWNA - It was logic honed by 20 years in the air force that brought Stephen Fuhr to where he is today; federal Liberal candidate in Kelowna-Lake Country. “It was the F-35 program that got me involved in big P politics,” Fuhr says, noting he voted Conservative before then. “When I heard two cabinet ministers...