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Canadians increasingly worried over boomers' health bills, survey finds
May 22, 2019 - 9:00 PM

CHARLOTTETOWN - Canadians are increasingly concerned about how to pay for the care of aging baby boomers — and fearful that seniors will have to pay out of their own pockets, according to a survey commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association.
Ambassador or distraction: Raptors superfan Drake walks a thin line
May 22, 2019 - 8:00 PM

TORONTO - With his team pulling away in the fourth quarter of a pivotal playoff contest, Nick Nurse was standing by the broadcasters' table and applauding the previously struggling Raptors bench players that had given Toronto a 99-82 lead in Game 4 of its NBA Eastern Conference final against the Milwaukee Bucks.
'Shady characters' who loot during evacuations should face stiffer penalties, says West Kelowna mayor
May 22, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Harsher penalties should be levied against “shady characters” who loot houses during evacuations, West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom told his council yesterday, May 21.
$100 fines for sitting on sidewalk sensitive subject in downtown Penticton
May 22, 2019 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - The day after Penticton City Council approved a bylaw amendment restricting sitting and laying on downtown sidewalks, two things are readily apparent: everyone has an opinion about it, but few want to air their views publicly.
Top soldier admits handling of Kandahar memorial 'hit a nerve;' vows access
May 22, 2019 - 4:30 PM

TORONTO - Canada's top soldier has acknowledged the anger many Canadians felt about the way the Kandahar memorial was unveiled in Ottawa last week — in a shroud of secrecy, without the families of the dead soldiers present, and with ongoing limited public access.
Changes to Penticton's cannabis policy could result in up to 14 retail outlets
May 22, 2019 - 4:16 PM

PENTICTON - There was more cannabis confusion at City Hall yesterday as the city’s cannabis retail sales policy returned to council for further debate.
UBCO program for aboriginal students means no one is turned away
May 22, 2019 - 4:04 PM

KELOWNA - While aboriginal students may struggle to get their high school diplomas, failing to graduate won’t prevent them from getting a university education at UBC Okanagan.
Three Interior universities working to improve natural disaster management
May 22, 2019 - 3:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — Three B.C. universities are researching how to address natural disasters in the age of climate change.
iN VIDEO: Trump demands end to Russia probes, walks out of Dem meeting
May 22, 2019 - 2:41 PM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump abruptly stalked out of a meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday with a flat declaration he would no longer work with Democrats unless they drop all investigations in the aftermath of the special counsel's Trump-Russia report.
Wind remains on firefighters' side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire
May 22, 2019 - 1:30 PM

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The provincial government says a lighter wind out of the northeast is allowing firefighters to make progress in reining in a wildfire that's forced thousands of people from their homes in northern Alberta.
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Bittersweet homecoming for elderly West Kelowna woman who was badly beaten
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. This weekend, after a long hospital stay, she retu
May 21, 2019 6:30 PM
Is the right to vegan food a human right? Ontario firefighter argues that it is
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia. Adam Knauff has filed a compl
May 21, 2019 11:31 AM
Driver dies following weekend collision in Vernon
VERNON - RCMP are investigating following a collision on Highway 6 that left one man dead. Just before 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, a truck travelling westbound on Highway 6 near Waddington Drive,
May 21, 2019 2:57 PM
Canada's new Top Chef has strong West Kelowna connection
KELOWNA - Canada's new Top Chef learned the tricks of his trade while growing up in West Kelowna. Paul Moran, who learned how to forage wild ingredients during his time in the Okanagan,
May 21, 2019 8:24 AM
Toddler injured after falling from third storey apartment in Kelowna
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
May 21, 2019 4:08 PM
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alberta
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A northern Alberta town and a nearby First Nation are being evacuated due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire. Thousands of people are being told to leave High Level
May 21, 2019 9:30 AM
Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency
LONDON - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, partly due to increased competition and escalating rents in local commercial distric
May 21, 2019 10:30 AM
Trudeau in Kamloops to see Terry Lake acclaimed as Liberal candidate
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
May 21, 2019 8:21 PM
Eastside Road closed near Okanagan Falls following small slide
PENTICTON - Eastside Road remains closed today following the discovery of a failure in the road by an alert boater over the Victoria Day long weekend. A boater on Skaha Lake noticed a small
May 21, 2019 2:00 PM
Nasty comments about Central Okanagan mayors increasingly common
KELOWNA - Threats and verbal attacks on public officials are becoming increasingly common. Last week, May 14, someone suggested Mayor Colin Basran be shot f or his position on a Kelowna deve
May 21, 2019 5:30 PM

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