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West Kelowna highway change shot down

Highway 97 cuts through both sides of what used to be downtown Westbank, with north and south traffic divided into one way lanes on Main Street and Dobbin Road. Continue reading →

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Flood waters expected to recede in Okanagan

Rainfall that caused most rivers to reach peak levels Thursday has eased heading into the weekend. Continue reading →

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Kelowna’s Hannah Robertson has gained the attention of news organizations such as CNN and in Kelowna for speaking to the annual McDonald’s shareholder’s meeting. Continue reading →

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A former RCMP officer who kicked a suspect in the face while the man was on his knees has been handed a suspended sentence and 18 months probation by a judge. Continue reading →

 

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Liberal Leader Christy Clark denies one of her candidates in northeastern British Columbia has crossed the party line over comments made about reviewing the province’s natural gas industry. Continue reading →

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Okanagan hosts some of BC’s worst roads

Westside Road, along the northwest shore of Okanagan Lake, has made number two on the list, while Highway 6, the Vernon Slocan Highway, between Vernon and Nelson is ranked in third place. Continue reading →

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Rao Aimin)

North Korean envoy to China pledges renewed commitment to nuclear disarmament talks

A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing’s efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. Continue reading →

 

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B.C. won’t buyout victims of Johnsons Landing slide

An “act of God” has allowed the province of B.C. to cut off compensation for residents whose home were damaged or destroyed in the Johnsons Landing landslide. Continue reading →

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The BC Coroners Service has released the names of two Vernon men who were found dead this week in Kalamalka Lake.

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Fredrick Basil Marshall, 50, and Albert James Castanelli, 47, were found in separate areas on the beach May 22nd. Continue reading →

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BC Ministry of Forests Wildfire Management Branch crews assist making sandbags in Lumby Friday, where flood waters are rising.

Lumby hit hard by flooding

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Emergency crews check out a car that landed on its roof Thursday night in Vernon. The driver fled the scene with a head injury.

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Okanagan hosts some of BC’s worst roads

Westside Road, along the northwest shore of Okanagan Lake, has made number two on the list, while Highway 6, the Vernon Slocan Highway, between Vernon and Nelson is ranked in third place. Continue reading →

Emergency crews check out a car that landed on its roof Thursday night in Vernon. The driver fled the scene with a head injury.
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Driver flees Vernon crash, witnesses make arrest

Witnesses say the man managed to escape the crushed car but was bleeding from the head. Continue reading →

The BC Coroners Service has released the names of two Vernon men who were found dead this week in Kalamalka Lake.
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Boating accident victims identified

Fredrick Basil Marshall, 50, and Albert James Castanelli, 47, were found in separate areas on the beach May 22nd. Continue reading →

BC Ministry of Forests Wildfire Management Branch crews assist making sandbags in Lumby Friday, where flood waters are rising.
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Lumby hit hard by flooding

“If you’ve had flooding in the past, now’s the time to prepare.” Continue reading →

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Many high tech companies actually do start their life operating out of a garage or a parent's basement.
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Theo Fleury and supporters take a sombre walk to the Kelowna courthouse on a chilly Thursday morning, taking a stand against child sexual abuse.

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Okanagan support for former hockey NHL player. Kelly Hayes reports. Continue reading →

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