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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
January 01, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
January 01, 2022 - 12:00 PM

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service. But both also saw their legacies tarnished by their actions in the long, bloody war in Iraq.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
January 01, 2021 - 5:30 AM

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
January 01, 2020 - 4:30 PM

A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
December 28, 2019 - 4:30 PM

A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president.
Gord Downie, Stuart McLean: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2017
January 01, 2018 - 9:30 AM

A list of some Canadian newsmakers who died in 2017:
Final goodbye: Roll call of some of those who died in 2016
December 28, 2016 - 7:00 AM

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.
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Kelowna looking to update outdated cannabis bylaws
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Top News - Kelowna and Area

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

Gord Downie, Stuart McLean: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2017

Final goodbye: Roll call of some of those who died in 2016

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