Okanagan Latest News
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Potential for snow flurries on Coquihalla, Highway 3Environment Canada is warning of potential flurries and snowfall in B.C.'s Southern Interior. Drivers are advised to use caution, especially around mountain passes.Weather20 mins
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B.C. man losing vision needs to find home for treasured book collectionJohn William of Vancouver started collecting books as a student, over time amassing a library of 3,500 titles. He's now losing his sight and hopes to find homes for his collection.Canada1 hour
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Concern grows for missing Kelowna senior as search resumesAllan Francescutti, 79, was reported missing on April 21, five days after he was last seen leaving his home on April 16.CanadaMay 4
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London Drugs begins ‘gradual’ reopening of stores in Western CanadaLondon Drugs said not all of its systems are back, but it will not delay its reopening.CanadaMay 4
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Motorcycle, massive tire among garbage pulled from Peachland ravine during cleanupA motorcycle, a front-end loader tire weighing 1,000 pounds were among the things volunteers pulled Saturday from a ravine in Peachland during the annual cleanup.EnvironmentMay 4
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WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to aircraft maintenance unionWestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union that represents its aircraft maintenance engineers, the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association.CanadaMay 4
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Okanagan chapter of Ride for Dad donates $80K to BC CancerA cheque for $80,000 from Ride for Dad Okanagan and the Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation was presented to BC Cancer and the Sindi Hawkins Cancer Clinic in Kelowna this week.CanadaMay 4
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Brian White shining bright as Vancouver Whitecaps celebrate club’s 50th anniversary matchSome 30,000 fans are expected at BC Place on Saturday for the celebration of Vancouver Whitecaps half-century of soccer history, and striker Brian White will be front and centre.SportsMay 4
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Foreign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangsThree Indian nationals arrested in Edmonton for the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar are allegedly linked to an Indian crime group.CanadaMay 4
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B.C. announces centralized booking system for evacuees needing hotel roomsStarting in June, emergency evacuees in three B.C. communities will be able to access an online hotel booking system when a climate crisis strikes, including wildfire or flooding.CanadaMay 4
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Junior hockey: Vees post 4-1 win, level series with SilverbacksWill Ingemann stopped 27 of 28 shots for Penticton as the Vees leveled their third-round playoff series at 1-1. After a weekend rest, Game 3 is set for Monday in Salmon Arm.SportsMay 4
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‘Tough series’: Vancouver Canucks advance to Round 2 to face Edmonton OilersFor the first time since 1992, the Vancouver Canucks will take on the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL playoff series as the run for the Stanley Cup advances to Round 2.SportsMay 4
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Penticton students help launch ‘Friendly Streets’ initiativeThis is the first of many street painting projects planned for Penticton, which includes community collaboration, asphalt art and other creative elements.CanadaMay 3
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Fake bank draft, trashed car. Private sale goes wrong for B.C. manNot long after being scammed, Shawn Hack was contacted by the police – they had found his car. Or, what was left of it.CrimeMay 3
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Okanagan rehab centre for owls, raptors hosting annual open houseFourteen cuddling owlets are a few of the tenants over at the SORCO Raptor Rehab Centre in Oliver, B.C.LifestyleMay 3
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Kelowna ‘Lego Master’ growing into new future she builtSkills she honed in childhood turned Stacey Roy into an international sensation more than a year ago when she won the title of LEGO Master on the US reality program.CanadaMay 3
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Pickleballers raise a racket after North Saanich votes to shutter courtsPlayers of the popular racket sport were shocked to learn this week that the municipality's council has voted to shutter a set of busy pickleball courts at Wain Park.PoliticsMay 3
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Mayor initiates Kelowna political shakeup to ‘broaden perspectives’A shakeup in Kelowna's representation at the regional district board was done for the sake of creating a more "diverse experience" for councillors, the mayor says.CanadaMay 3
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Search to resume for missing senior in Dee Lake area“We know hunters sometimes have cameras located on the trails in that area and we are hopeful one of them caught Mr. Francescutti,” said Const. Brigitte Fodell.CanadaMay 3
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North Okanagan senior reported missing after leaving Enderby home: Vernon RCMPVernon RCMP say Thomas Hart, 65, left his Enderby residence around noon on Thursday and hasn’t been heard from since.CanadaMay 3
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Thousands of Canada’s rail workers have a strike mandate. What happens now?Train conductors, engineers, yard workers and rail traffic controllers under Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate Wednesday.CanadaMay 3
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Princess Anne to help commission new navy vessel in B.C. ceremonyThe first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel for Canada's Pacific fleet will officially be commissioned in a ceremony featuring Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles.PoliticsMay 3
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Libraries in B.C. Interior breached by hackers demanding ransomB.C. libraries have been targeted by a hacker who demanded a ransom or they would release user data that includes the phone numbers and email addresses of some clients.EntertainmentMay 3
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Prelude to an assassination: India’s ‘incompetent’ campaign against slain B.C. Sikh leaderCanadian investigators believe Hardeep Nijjar's murder was an escalation of India's campaign against Sikh separatists, and its foreign intelligence agency was behind the killing.CanadaMay 3
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RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leaderRaids following temple slaying linked to government of India.CanadaMay 3