News Items tag as: Polar Swim for Refugees

Kelowna man to jump into Okanagan Lake in support of refugees
December 03, 2015 - 8:30 AM

KELOWNA - “What’s a little bit of icy water compared to some of the things they’ve been through,” Alan Monk says.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

Canada caught up in China-U.S. trade war as Trump claims fentanyl continues to flow
WASHINGTON - Pulling Canada into his trade war with China, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that Chinese fe
April 24, 2025 11:42 AM
Guilty pleas to bylaw charges in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY - A commercial kitchen company in Calgary pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. col
April 24, 2025 11:39 AM
Court hears legal arguments in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
LONDON - A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments today in the sex assault trial of five former members of Cana
April 24, 2025 9:38 AM
Police investigate after dead body found in Merritt vehicle fire
Police are investigating a dead body found in a vehicle fire in Merritt. Emergency crews responded to a
April 24, 2025 8:43 AM
Poilievre paints picture of gloomy future under Carney as election day draws closer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is predicting a gloomy future of more crime and higher inflation under a
April 24, 2025 8:06 AM

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