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Regulator investigating high gas prices in B.C. has power to examine gouging
May 21, 2019 - 9:00 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent energy regulator will have the power to call oil company representatives as witnesses into an investigation of high gasoline prices in the province.
Trudeau in Kamloops to see Terry Lake acclaimed as Liberal candidate
May 21, 2019 - 8:21 PM

KAMLOOPS — Hundreds of Liberal Party of Canada supporters gathered at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre in Aberdeen as Terry Lake was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this evening, May 21.
Federal government funds millions to help B.C. police spot drugged driving
May 21, 2019 - 8:00 PM

VANCOUVER - The federal government is boosting funding to help British Columbia police departments recognize drug-impaired drivers and buy roadside testing devices, as many forces remain wary of the technology.
Bittersweet homecoming for elderly West Kelowna woman who was badly beaten
May 21, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - It's been several weeks since 79-year-old Ellie Holmes was found in a remote rural area, battered, bruised and left for dead.
Nasty comments about Central Okanagan mayors increasingly common
May 21, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Threats and verbal attacks on public officials are becoming increasingly common.
Bomb-laden drone from Yemen rebels targets Saudi airport
May 21, 2019 - 5:00 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Yemen's Iranian-allied Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone Tuesday, an assault acknowledged by the kingdom as Middle East tensions remained high between Tehran and Washington. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Toddler injured after falling from third storey apartment in Kelowna
May 21, 2019 - 4:08 PM

KELOWNA - A two-year-old Kelowna boy was seriously injured and airlifted to a Vancouver area hospital today after falling from a third-storey balcony.

Emergency first responders attended to a building located in the 100 block of Gerstmar Road in Rutland today, May 18, at approximately 7 a.m., after a report that a toddler fell from the balcony of a third-floor apartment and was in need of immediate medical attention, said Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey, in a press release.
Cost of renting an apartment jumped 16.5 per cent in Kelowna last month, or did it?
May 21, 2019 - 4:00 PM

KELOWNA - A new report issued today by Rentals.ca says the cost of renting a two-bedroom apartment jumped 16.5 per cent in Kelowna from March to April, to an average rental rate of $2,091.
Winds helping in battle against fire threatening northern Alberta town
May 21, 2019 - 3:30 PM

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Fire officials say the winds continue to be favourable as crews battle a large wildfire burning a few kilometres from a northwestern Alberta town.
Driver dies following weekend collision in Vernon
May 21, 2019 - 2:57 PM

VERNON - RCMP are investigating following a collision on Highway 6 that left one man dead.
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Infamous motel in Lake Country listed for over $8M
LAKE COUNTRY - If you are in the market for an Okanagan property with a lake view, you are in luck. The infamous Lakeside Airport Inn has come onto the market with a listing price of just over $8.
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New Kamloops bistro wait staff will serve in ‘Teenie Bikinis’
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops is getting a new bistro on the North Shore and it's betting less is more. Leann McArthur is making her name known as the newest addition to the North Shore as t
May 18, 2019 12:00 PM
Vancouver Aquarium files civil claim suing city and park board over cetacean ban
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium is suing the city and park board over the 2017 cetacean ban for breach of contract and claiming it lost millions of dollars in revenue. In May 2017 the Van
May 19, 2019 7:00 AM
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MABEL LAKE - The fate of what remains of the Mystic Trail and its almost 90-year-old 'Three Bears Cabin' hangs in the balance as the province acts upon a seizure notice pinned to the bear&
May 20, 2019 12:00 PM
Sisters of Ste-Anne hold unique garage sale before giving up Montreal convent
MONTREAL - The Montreal-area Sisters of Ste-Anne are hosting a unique garage sale this weekend as the religious organization prepares to leave its 110-year-old convent. Sister Celine Dupuis
May 19, 2019 6:30 PM
Search continues for missing Kelowna kayaker
KELOWNA - The search for a 71-year-old missing Kelowna kayaker entered its third day on Sunday, May 19. According to a Kelowna RCMP press release, Zygmunt Janiewicz failed to return to shore
May 19, 2019 12:34 PM
Five NDP votes in Labrador to determine status of N.L. Liberal government
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The deciding seat in Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal minority setup came from a surprising race in Thursday's election, with an NDP political rookie unseating a
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