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Agree with IOC""s decision?

Nov 19, 2008 / 4:23 pm

The International Olympic Committee insists that its decision to keep women's ski jumping out of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver is based on technical merit, not...

Westside referendum?

Nov 18, 2008 / 5:03 pm

By a margin of less than 200 votes, residents of Westside have chosen West Kelowna to be the new name of the municipality over Westbank. The vote was 3841...

Change Kelowna to a ward system?

Change Kelowna to a ward system?

Nov 17, 2008 / 4:38 pm

Kelowna Mayor, Sharon Shepherd, thinks the election process in Kelowna needs to change before voters go to the polls again in 2011. Only 20 per cent of the...

Age limit on ""Safe Haven"" laws?

Nov 16, 2008 / 2:55 pm

Lawmakers in Nebraska are holding a special session on Friday to debate lowering the age limit on the state's "safe haven" law to protect unwanted newborns from...

Drivers fired for drinking?

Nov 15, 2008 / 1:54 pm

A school bus driver has been fired — but not charged by police — after allegedly drinking beer in his idling bus in front of an elementary school in...

Kelowna offers housing incentives

Nov 14, 2008 / 3:00 pm

The City of Kelowna is again offering construction grants to encourage the creation of affordable rental housing units within the city. In all, $320,000 in...

Time off for Olympics?

Nov 13, 2008 / 5:00 pm

The head of the Vancouver Olympics is recommending companies give their employees time off work so they can enjoy the tickets they've bought for the 2010 Winter...

Local artist for public art?

Local artist for public art?

Nov 12, 2008 / 10:26 am

Artists Cheryl Hamilton and Michael Vandermeer of Creative Artworks in Vancouver, were chosen to create the art installation for the new William R. Bennett...

Remembrance Day - did you go?

Nov 11, 2008 / 3:47 pm

Despite the rain there was an excellent turn-out for the Remembrance Day ceremony at the City Park Cenotaph. This year's ceremony marks the 90th anniversary of...

Should Kelowna host the Winter Games?

Should Kelowna host the Winter Games?

Nov 10, 2008 / 4:52 pm

Kelowna is hoping to trade sun for snow and grass for ice. After hosting three successful B.C. Summer Games, Kelowna is going after the 2012 B.C. Winter Games....

Have winter tires yet?

Have winter tires yet?

Nov 9, 2008 / 2:52 pm

You could get a speeding ticket for driving the speed limit. North Okanagan RCMP are reminding drivers that in winter conditions, drivers must adjust their...

Inform family of organ removal?

Nov 8, 2008 / 2:59 pm

Health officials are obliged to make "reasonable efforts" to inform living relatives when an organ has been removed during an autopsy, but sometimes it doesn't...

2010 Olympics accountability?

Nov 6, 2008 / 5:00 pm

The City of Vancouver has agreed to lend up to $100 million to bail out the financially troubled company building the athletes village for the 2010 Olympic...

Should assisted suicide be legal?

Nov 5, 2008 / 4:55 pm

The passing of Washington's assisted-suicide initiative has renewed calls by a B.C. group to enact similar legislation. Retired B.C. physician Brian Finnemore,...

Is a revised Wakefest safe?

Nov 4, 2008 / 5:00 pm

It'll get a new name, a new date, a fresh image and likely, a new lease on life. Kelowna City Council has paved the way for the return of Wakefest next summer....

Allow industry to monitor self?

Nov 3, 2008 / 4:17 pm

The union representing government scientists is calling for an immediate freeze on the privatization of food inspection. The Professional Institute of the...

Agree with duty-free reforms?

Nov 2, 2008 / 2:35 pm

Radical reforms may be in store for Canada's duty-free shops, as Ottawa plans to strip away regulations and inject more competition into the lucrative sector....

Think laneway housing good idea?

Nov 1, 2008 / 2:28 pm

The city of Vancouver is moving ahead with a plan to allow 100 homeowners to convert their back-alley garages into laneway housing. The plan, approved Thursday...

Obama or McCain?

Oct 31, 2008 / 5:00 pm

With four days to go, John McCain and Barack Obama's campaigns are at full-throttle, making their final pushes for undecided voters as the presidential race...

Mandatory winter tires?

Oct 30, 2008 / 5:40 pm

A new law in Quebec which makes winter tires mandatory on provincial roads may have created an unlikely side-effect: rising winter tire...

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