News Items tag as: Day of Mourning

Nervous but determined mom will share grief of losing son at Kelowna's Day of Mourning
April 27, 2018 - 3:15 PM

KELOWNA – A woman whose son was killed in a workplace accident will share her grief with Kelowna on the provincial Day of Mourning this weekend.
Day of Mourning to shed light on workplace violence in Kamloops
April 26, 2018 - 2:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - This Saturday communities across the province will be holding public ceremonies to remember workers who have been killed on the job.
Day of Mourning ceremonies planned for Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon
April 27, 2017 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Canadians who lost their lives in work-related accidents will be honoured across the Interior tomorrow, April 28, on the National Day of Mourning.
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

Nervous but determined mom will share grief of losing son at Kelowna's Day of Mourning