News Items tag as: Salmon Arm Syrian refugees

First sponsored Syrian refugee arrives in Salmon Arm
January 14, 2016 - 8:00 PM

SHUSWAP - They’ve got houses, furniture, dentists, backpacks and pretty much everything else a newcomer might need, and now a group of volunteers working to sponsor Syrian refugee families finally has its first arrival.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter gets lifetime ban from NBA
TORONTO - Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life. The former Toronto Raptors backup centre's
April 17, 2024 9:00 PM
The Latest | Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond as Iran warns against retaliation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earli
April 17, 2024 8:07 PM
Drunk driver pleads guilty five years after Kamloops collision
A man pleaded guilty in Kamloops court after a drunk driving collision put multiple people in the hospital five year
April 17, 2024 7:00 PM
Penticton woman hit by car in crosswalk awarded $600,000 in damages
A Penticton woman was awarded $600,000 four years after she was hit by a car while crossing a street on a crosswalk.
April 17, 2024 6:00 PM
Just nine complex care beds open in Kamloops as 20 more announced
Interior Health has less than half of its complex care beds occupied in Kamloops as the province announces funding f
April 17, 2024 4:30 PM

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