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Search continues for missing boater, kayaker on Okanagan and Kalamalka lakesIt's day two of the search for a pair of men who went missing on Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes Monday night when severe windstorm that swept through the region.InvestigationsJul 26, 2023
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‘Deadly defect’ blamed for 2021 Kelowna crane collapse: Construction companyIn a lawsuit filed just a day ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly crane collapse, Stemmer Construction alleges Liebherr-Canada companies were responsible.CrimeJul 12, 2023
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Widow sues construction company, claiming ‘negligence’ in Kelowna’s fatal crane collapseThe said accident was caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the defendants, the particulars of which are yet to be known.CanadaJun 20, 2023
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Mounties to keep laptops seized in Kelowna crane collapse investigation despite oppositionA crane collapse that killed five people in Kelowna in July 2021 is still the focus of an RCMP investigation. RCMP asked to hold on to the pieces of evidence for a year longer.CanadaAug 25, 2022
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B.C. remembers fallen workers on National Day of MourningOne-hundred-and-sixty-one workers died on the job in 2021 according to WorkSafeBC, marking the fourth year in a row work-related deaths in B.C. have increased.CanadaApr 29, 2022
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Mother of crane collapse victim calls for changes to workplace culture to make safety top priorityAccording to the North Okanagan Labour Council, there were 161 work-related deaths in BC in 2021, including eight in the region. That's 10 more deaths from the year before.CanadaApr 28, 2022
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Construction crane at Kelowna condo fire site to be inspected on Friday: DeveloperGlenmore and Union roads, where the project backs onto, remain closed to traffic and pedestrians.CanadaApr 8, 2021
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B.C. to eliminate payment reminders in bid to get COVID-19 rule-breakers to pay finesThe province is asking ICBC, which collects ticket fines on behalf of government, to send deemed-guilty offenders immediately to collections agencies.PoliticsDec 16, 2020
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Hazardous materials spill sends an Osoyoos Landfill worker to hospitalThe incident happened at 10:20 a.m. when the employee, who was compacting freshly dumped waste, drove over a container of solid chlorine pucks that were improperly disposed of.CanadaJul 30, 2020
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Coronavirus: Columbia Shuswap Regional District playgrounds and office reopeningRejoice for the children of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, as it announced the reopening of playgrounds across the district.CanadaJun 6, 2020
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