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Winnipeg Jets eliminated from NHL playoffs by expansion Vegas Golden Knights
May 21, 2018 - 7:00 AM

WINNIPEG - Ryan Reaves scored the game-winning goal and Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves as the expansion Vegas Golden Knights continued their improbable run by defeating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Stanley Cup final.
Venezuelans urged to vote as many polling sites stay empty
May 21, 2018 - 6:00 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela - Voting centres across Venezuela's capital appeared largely empty for Sunday's presidential election despite assurances from government officials that millions had turned out to vote by midmorning.
Hawaii lava evacuees grow weary as uncertainty drags on
May 20, 2018 - 9:00 PM

PAHOA, Hawaii - Ed Arends grabbed what he could in the night and fled his 5-acre property, lava oozing from a crack in his neighbourhood on Hawaii's Big Island.
Evacuation orders lifted for some properties in Grand Forks, B.C.
May 20, 2018 - 8:00 PM

GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has begun lifting evacuation orders on some properties after cooler temperatures and less rainfall spared the area from an expected second surge of catastrophic flooding last week.
Deaths of Gaza children more than just numbers, says Canadian UNICEF worker
May 20, 2018 - 6:30 PM

OTTAWA - When Genevieve Boutin and her colleagues at the United Nations Children's Fund were finished verifying the aftermath of last week's carnage at the Gaza-Israel fence, they added seven more to their tally of dead children.
Technology exists to fix design flaws of the 'Alert Ready' system: expe
May 20, 2018 - 4:30 PM

TORONTO - The technology exists to fix some of the design flaws in Canada's mobile emergency alert system that was tested last week for an Amber Alert issued in Ontario, some experts say.
City hopes for revitalization in aftermath of fraud case
May 20, 2018 - 2:30 PM

NEWPORT, Vt. - A remote Vermont community down on its luck had looked forward in 2012 to a downtown hotel, office and retail space and a research plant that would bring hundreds of jobs. It now sees just a vacant demolished block that some residents refer to as "the hole."
Experts warn against baiting, harassing wildlife for Instagram-worthy photos
May 20, 2018 - 1:00 PM

MONTREAL - While some wildlife photographers dream of that perfect shot of a majestic moose or a swooping snowy owl, some observers say more and more people are stooping to unethical practices to get a great photo.
Boil water notice for Killiney Beach water system
May 20, 2018 - 12:31 PM

The Killiney Beach water system water quality advisory was upgraded to a boil water notice today.
Public asked to "help not hinder" flood protection installations
May 20, 2018 - 11:55 AM

Okanagan lake has risen from yesterday.
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How a Kamloops model is using her First Nations roots on the runway
KAMLOOPS - Brandy Dumont will appear in Toronto’s first Indigenous fashion week at the end of the month. The Kamloops woman was recently selected to walk the runway at the spring fashion show, which will showcase Indigenous models and

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Statement from Texas school shooting suspect's family
SANTA FE, Texas - The family of Texas school shooting suspect Dmitrios Pagourtzis issued the following statement Saturday through their attorneys: "We are saddened and dismayed by yeste
May 20, 2018 7:00 AM
Life and death: Mistake sent one family to funeral home, the other to hospital
Doctors told Jody Littlewolf that her daughter was brain dead and should be taken off life support, but the mother couldn't shake a strange feeling she had about the teenage girl lying in fron
May 20, 2018 10:30 AM
City hopes for revitalization in aftermath of fraud case
NEWPORT, Vt. - A remote Vermont community down on its luck had looked forward in 2012 to a downtown hotel, office and retail space and a research plant that would bring hundreds of jobs. It now se
May 20, 2018 2:30 PM
Exchange student, substitute among school shooting victims
SANTA FE, Texas - Hardworking. Funny. Loving. Grieving family and friends recalled the endearing qualities of some of the victims of Friday's mass shooting at a Texas high school, as aut
May 20, 2018 6:00 AM
North Okanagan RCMP ask for help to find missing woman
VERNON – RCMP are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing Ashton Creek woman. Friends and family of Lisa Ruigrok, 52, say it is out of character for her to be out of con
May 18, 2018 11:30 AM
Montreal designer creates 'elegant' look for Jessica Mulroney at royal wedding
MONTREAL - A Montreal designer says seeing her custom dress on tastemaker Jessica Mulroney at the royal wedding was a wonderful experience, and it's giving her brand an international boost.
May 19, 2018 9:00 PM
Mulroney twins capture hearts during page boys duties at royal wedding
The joyful expressions of seven-year-old Canadian twins Brian and John Mulroney captured Internet hearts on Saturday as the boys took a star turn as page boys at the royal wedding. A photo o
May 19, 2018 1:00 PM
Emergency officials withheld Okanagan Lake flooding prediction
OKANAGAN - Emergency operations officials throughout the Okanagan have known since at least Monday that Okanagan Lake is likely to rise to near historic levels but only revealed it today. Mi
May 17, 2018 4:29 PM
TRENDING NOW: Bird pulls out a tooth
%%nodefaultimage%% Have you ever look at a bird and thought, "That beautiful creature has a future in dentistry!"? Well, maybe now you will. Watch this bird pull
May 20, 2018 5:00 AM
Expected morel mushroom bounty prompts regulation from B.C. First Nation
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Devastating wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior last summer have created the potential for a lucrative mushroom harvest this spring, and a First Nation in the
May 18, 2018 1:15 PM

Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Winnipeg Jets eliminated from NHL playoffs by expansion Vegas Golden Knights

Venezuelans urged to vote as many polling sites stay empty

Hawaii lava evacuees grow weary as uncertainty drags on

Evacuation orders lifted for some properties in Grand Forks, B.C.

Deaths of Gaza children more than just numbers, says Canadian UNICEF worker

Technology exists to fix design flaws of the 'Alert Ready' system: expe

City hopes for revitalization in aftermath of fraud case

Experts warn against baiting, harassing wildlife for Instagram-worthy photos

Boil water notice for Killiney Beach water system

Public asked to "help not hinder" flood protection installations

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