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US troops scramble for the exits in Syria
October 14, 2019 - 9:00 PM

WASHINGTON - U.S. troops scrambled for Syria's exits Monday while the Trump administration threatened economic penalties on Turkey for an invasion that opened the door to a resurgence of the Islamic State group -- the fighters who were the reason U.S. forces came in the first place.
Great white tagging program off N.S. stirs debate over treatment of sharks
October 14, 2019 - 8:00 PM

LUNENBURG, N.S. - Enthusiastic scientists aboard the research vessel MV Ocearch pumped their fists as a voice crackled over the radio announcing the expedition had hooked its 11th great white shark this fall off Nova Scotia.
Carbon-neutral Okanagan tour company recognized for focus on sustainability
October 14, 2019 - 7:00 PM

It’s about showcasing the region’s natural beauty sustainably.
'It's a symbol of our strength': Heiltsuk open first Big House in 120 years
October 14, 2019 - 6:30 PM

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Chief Coun. Marilyn Slett of the Heiltsuk Nation says it's hard to put into words the excitement and emotion she feels at the opening today of the first Big House in the territory in modern history.
'Blond hair everywhere:' Nurse first on scene remembers Humboldt Broncos crash
October 14, 2019 - 6:00 PM

Vivian York recalls that the debris was still flying when she drove up to an intersection where the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus and a semi-truck carrying peat moss had just collided.
As Liberals, NDP skirmish, Scheer sets sights on Prime Minister's Office
October 14, 2019 - 5:15 PM

OTTAWA - Election day is now just a week away — and talk has turned to what the House of Commons is going to look like when the dust finally settles.
Porsche SUV plunges onto train tracks, burns; 2 teens die
October 14, 2019 - 4:30 PM

PEARL RIVER, N.Y. - A Porsche SUV plummeted off an overpass onto train tracks below, where it burst into flames, killing two teenagers and sending a third to a hospital with serious injuries.
Future of school buses in the Central Okanagan open for input
October 14, 2019 - 3:30 PM

Transportation to and from schools in the Central Okanagan is changing, but the future of school buses in the area is open for input.
Police plead for more witnesses in alleged hit-and-run that badly injured toddler
October 14, 2019 - 2:30 PM

Toronto police are asking those who witnessed an alleged hit-and-run that badly injured a toddler, his mother and his grandmother on Sunday to come forward.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweets that she plans to visit Alberta
October 14, 2019 - 1:00 PM

EDMONTON - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that's she's going to Alberta.
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Penticton to Kelowna bus route already expanding
It’s only been just over a month, but a new Penticton to Kelowna bus route is already expanding. The service, which was implemented Sept. 3, currently consists of four round trips fr
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iN VIDEO: The ups and downs of Vernon's Magnetic Hill
%%NoDefaultImage%% Repetitively stopping a vehicle every few hundred feet and then putting it in neutral to see if it rolls uphill is a sure-fire way to aggravate other road users.
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Much ado about a loo: Taking Vernon's new outdoor washroom for a spin
Its design was described as state of the art and its construction bombproof, and while Vernon's latest public amenity isn't exactly glamorous if you are caught short when you're downto
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Highway camping, blocking streets and fake blood: Extinction Rebellion's next Kelowna protest
Ana Ciocoiu hates having to disrupt others as they go about their daily business, but she’s come to realize it’s the only way to make them sit up and pay attention. “It&rsq
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Penticton woman makes it to the semi finals in Maxim cover girl contest
Penticton resident Brandi Hansen is back in the running for Maxim magazine’s cover girl, and this time around, like before, it’s all about the message. Hansen competed in the ma
October 11, 2019 4:00 PM
Family seeks answers after police kill Texas woman at home
FORT WORTH, Texas - A white police officer who killed a black woman inside her own home in Texas didn't have time to perceive a threat before shooting her, an attorney for the woman's fami
October 13, 2019 1:00 PM
Why this Kelowna man is patrolling his neighbourhood at night
If all the officials trying to deal with crime and homelessness really want to know what’s going on in their cities, they could do worse than taking an early morning ride with some Block Wat
October 11, 2019 6:00 PM
No food, no drink, no seating at West Kelowna's new soccer dome
West Kelowna's $4.1 million soccer bubble should be operational by mid-November, but parents shouldn't expect it to offer an opportunity to sit back, have a coffee and watch their little o
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TRENDING NOW: Bison released into Badlands National Park
%%NoDefaultImage%% Despite the snow covering the ground, it's a beautiful view as four bison were released into Badlands National Park. The short video was posted to the World Wild
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'Cree is my language:' School janitor says she was told not to speak Cree
REGINA - A school division in northern Saskatchewan is investigating after a staff member says she was told by a principal not to speak Cree. Rose Bradfield, a janitor at the remote Timber B
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