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Alberta man arrested in Lake Country, charged in suspicious death near Radium
May 12, 2021 - 11:26 AM

An Alberta man was arrested in Lake Country yesterday and later charged with the second-degree murder of a 35-year-old woman whose body was found last week with her car in Kootenay National Park.

Philip Toner, 41, was charged with one count of second degree murder in relation to the homicide of Brenda Ware. Ware was known to be from Didsbury, Alberta and travelled to Kootenay National Park, where her vehicle and body were discovered, RCMP said in a press release.
Many in community 'shocked' over closure of Kamloops Daily News
January 06, 2014 - 2:52 PM

KAMLOOPS - Even the man who has come to personify the Kamloops Daily News never saw its closure coming, and expressed the same shock this morning as many others in the community.
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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

As Okanagan cherry trees begin to bloom, cold snap damage becomes visible
Cherry growers are seeing the damage this winter’s cold snap has done to their trees as the buds begin to bloom, but one farmer said it’s still too early to tell exactly how bad the damage is. Mike Dickinson from Dickinson Famil

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
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Alberta man arrested in Lake Country, charged in suspicious death near Radium