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Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins
November 26, 2024 - 8:53 PM

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants began early Wednesday morning, after Beirut residents endured the most intense day of Israeli strikes since the war began.
iN VIDEO: Hopeful birdsong, foreboding sirens: A pandemic in sound
April 06, 2020 - 9:00 PM

NEW YORK - Hopeful birdsong and foreboding sirens. Chiming church bells and bleating ferry horns.
RCMP to salute Kelowna health-care workers with lights and sirens
March 27, 2020 - 4:15 PM

Kelowna RCMP officers will honk their horns outside of KGH to show their support for healthcare workers.
No lights, big city: Power outage KOs Broadway, Times Square
July 14, 2019 - 8:00 PM

NEW YORK - A power outage crippled the tourist-filled heart of Manhattan just as Saturday night Broadway shows were set to go on, sending theatre-goers spilling into siren-filled streets, knocking out Times Square's towering electronic screens and bringing subway lines to a near halt.
Tsunami warning for B.C.'s coast is cancelled after Alaska quake
January 23, 2018 - 6:38 AM

VANCOUVER - A tsunami warning issued for coastal British Columbia was cancelled Tuesday morning after people living along parts of the province's coast evacuated to higher ground when a powerful earthquake struck off Alaska.
Kelowna cop uses siren and horns to wake residents during late night fire
January 03, 2018 - 9:54 AM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna RCMP officer had to blast his horn and siren to wake residents of a burning building last night.
Vancouver drug users' group once considered militant have led prevention policy
July 16, 2017 - 1:00 PM

VANCOUVER - A copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms graces a wall around the corner from where a woman lies on the floor as a needle full of heroin is injected into her neck.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

BC realtor promised client a Kelowna condo, instead bought himself a house
A BC realtor who duped his neighbours out of $200,000 in an investment deal on a Kelowna condo spent the money on his own home. According to a Jan. 24 BC Supreme Court decision, realtor Alden Ashneil Chand promised his neighbours substantia

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Tribunal slams ICBC as Kelowna driver wins appeal
A Kelowna man found equally to blame for a car crash on Highway 97 two years ago, has successfully appealed the decision after he recorded a conversation he had right after the crash. Accord
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BC granddaughter must return cash after dementia diagnosis, legal powers revoked
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iN PHOTOS: Pileated woodpeckers caught on camera in Kamloops, Okanagan
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Kamloops wildlife photographer makes rare find
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Arctic cold descends over B.C., bringing snow and school closures
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BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
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Top News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins

iN VIDEO: Hopeful birdsong, foreboding sirens: A pandemic in sound

RCMP to salute Kelowna health-care workers with lights and sirens

No lights, big city: Power outage KOs Broadway, Times Square

Tsunami warning for B.C.'s coast is cancelled after Alaska quake

Kelowna cop uses siren and horns to wake residents during late night fire

Vancouver drug users' group once considered militant have led prevention policy

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