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	<title>Meteor or Santa? (Around The Web)</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Sarah Dubetz</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Meteor or Santa? You decide....]]></description>
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	<title>Grapefruit fiasco (Offbeat)</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Sarah Dubetz</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Grapefruit fiasco on the freeway....]]></description>
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	<title>West Kelowna Warriors lost fifth straight in Trail (BCHL)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Wayne Moore</author>
	<description><![CDATA[The West Kelowna Warriors nearly dug themselves out of a huge hole Friday night in Trail. However, their comeback from a 4-0 deficit fell a goal short in a 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Smoke Eaters. Trail jumped all over the Warriors early, building the 4-0 lead before the game was 11 minutes old....]]></description>
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	<title>Kelowna Rockets lose 2nd straight, 4-3 in Regina (WHL)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 21:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Wayne Moore</author>
	<description><![CDATA[The Kelowna Rockets dropped their second straight on their six-game East Division road trip. Friday in Regina, the Rockets fell 4-3 to the eastern cellar-dwelling Pats. Caiden Daley and Zach Wytinck each had a goal and an assist to pace the Pats to the victory. Pavel Novak got the Rockets with his 1...]]></description>
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	<title>Mock crash in Vernon gets agencies working together (Vernon)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Darren Handschuh</author>
	<description><![CDATA[A plane crashed into Okanagan Lake Thursday, but no one was hurt. In fact, the plane was not even real. The City of Vernon Airport hosted a table top emergency exercise that included collaboration with the RCMP, BC Ambulance Service, Vernon Search and Rescue, Vernon Civilian Air Search and Rescue, V...]]></description>
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	<title>Scotiabank will match funds for Salvation Army on Saturday (Kelowna)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/272293/Scotiabank-will-match-funds-for-Salvation-Army-on-Saturday</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Miriam Halpenny</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Scotiabank will be matching donations to the Salvation Army on Saturday in the Central Okanagan. The bank will match up to $15,000 in donations at kettle locations and online. Scotiabank staff will be at four locations, ringing bells for the cause:  Superstore at 2280 Baron Rd., Kelowna. Orchard Par...]]></description>
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	<title>Scenic Sip Trail raises $3885 for Lake Country Food Bank (Kelowna)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Laura Brookes</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Lake Country&amp;rsquo;s Scenic Sip Trail has raised $3,885.30 for the holiday season at the Lake Country Food Bank, and collected 1,144 pounds of non-perishable food items.  The annual Flights and Frostbites event held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 collected donations in lieu of tasting fees at each participating...]]></description>
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	<title>A celestial crab (Skywatching)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:11:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Ken Tapping</author>
	<description><![CDATA[On dark nights this time of year, the southern sky contains one of the most fascinating objects in our galaxy, the Crab Nebula. This object is so intriguing and complex astronomers have said, only half jokingly, that astronomy contains two main topics: the Crab Nebula and &amp;quot;everything else.&amp;rdqu...]]></description>
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	<title>2019 was last year for Vernon downtown light up (Vernon)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Darren Handschuh</author>
	<description><![CDATA[After more than a quarter of a century, the Downtown Light Up has shone for the last time. The Downtown Vernon Association has announced it will no longer be in charge of the annual event. &amp;ldquo;With the end to this happy chapter in our downtown&amp;rsquo;s history comes immeasurable thanks and gratitu...]]></description>
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	<title>Seven Thompson Okanagan companies up for provincial honours (Kelowna)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Kirk Penton</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Small Business BC has announced the semifinalists for its 17th annual awards, and there are seven companies in the Thompson Okanagan that cracked the list. There were 611 nominations received, and the top 10 in eight categories that garnered the most votes were named this week as semifinalists. &amp;ldq...]]></description>
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	<title>Girlfriend interrogated at YVR over boyfriend's Vegas winnings (BC)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/272666/Girlfriend-interrogated-at-YVR-over-boyfriend-s-Vegas-winnings</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:32:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Contributed</author>
	<description><![CDATA[A Richmond resident says Canadian Border Services Agency agents needlessly &amp;ldquo;interrogated&amp;rdquo; her for 90 minutes after returning on a flight from Las Vegas. Kamilla Fa says she was subjected to humiliating questioning in a private room at YVR because she declared $14,000 in winnings gifted t...]]></description>
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	<title>Moveable 'zipper' lane barrier to open on Alex Fraser Bridge (BC)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:21:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Northbound morning commuters on the Alex Fraser Bridge will have four lanes to choose from next week with the introduction of a moveable barrier system using a zipper truck. The $70 million provincial and federal government project has resulted in six lanes being turned into seven slimmer ones. Sinc...]]></description>
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	<title>Edmonton U-Haul van attacker sentenced to 28 years (Canada)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[A man convicted of attacking an Edmonton police officer and then running down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, who is 32, was handed 18 years for striking Const. Mike Chernyk with a car before stabbing him multiple times o...]]></description>
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	<title>Nanaimo mayor wants BC to institutionalize mentally ill homeless (BC)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/272658/Nanaimo-mayor-wants-BC-to-institutionalize-mentally-ill-homeless</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:22:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[The mayor of Nanaimo wants the province to institutionalize severely mentally ill people who are homeless and often addicted to alcohol and illegal substances. Leonard Krog says the government&amp;#39;s construction of modular homes that replaced a bulldozed tent city is helping, but those suffering fro...]]></description>
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	<title>VW intends to plead guilty to environment charges, case put over (Business)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen&amp;#39;s attempts to plead guilty to all 60 Canadian charges it faces in an international emissions scandal were put on hold Friday as an environmental lawyer argued the court should hear victim impact statements. The federal government charged the behemoth this week with 58 infractions of t...]]></description>
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	<title>BC agriculture and seafood industries set sales record (BC)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[B-C&amp;#39;s agriculture and seafood industries set a new milestone in 2018 with annual revenues from businesses in those sectors reaching 15 billion dollars. Figures from the Ministry of Agriculture show revenue up by four per cent in food processing, six per cent in agriculture and 11 per cent in sea...]]></description>
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	<title>Local Conservative MP said party will weather the storm (Vernon)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:56:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Darren Handschuh</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Despite a looming change of leadership, the local Conservative MP said the party will remain united. Party leader Andrew Scheer announced his resignation yesterday and North Okanagan- Shuswap MP Mel Arnold said the party will stand strong. Scheer said he will stick around until a new leader is selec...]]></description>
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	<title>Failing caribou numbers have led to an emergency hunting ban (BC)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Two First Nations in B-C&amp;#39;s Interior have announced an emergency ban on caribou hunting in their traditional territories. The Tsilhqot&amp;#39;in Nation, west of Williams Lake, and Ulkatcho Nation, near Anahim Lake, say they&amp;#39;re implementing the ban because of drastic population declines of caribo...]]></description>
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	<title>Vernon Salvation Army campaign behind las year's pace (Vernon)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Darren Handschuh</author>
	<description><![CDATA[With only 11 days left until Christmas, the Salvation Army annual fundraiser is lagging behind last year. But officials are confident the community will come through and help them reach their $500,000 goal. &amp;ldquo;First and foremost, we want to thank our community for their tremendous support. The f...]]></description>
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	<title>Pedestrian hit while walking dog along dark stretch of Hwy 97 (Penticton)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Colin Dacre</author>
	<description><![CDATA[A woman is recovering in hospital and a dog is dead after a pedestrian-involved collision on Highway 97 in Oliver.  Police called to the collision near Road 9 on Thursday at about 5:15 p.m., arriving to find a hurt woman and her dog deceased after being hit by a GMC Terrain.  The pedestrian was rush...]]></description>
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	<title>Lyft reveals rates for Vancouver; $5 before you even move (BC)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/272644/Lyft-reveals-rates-for-Vancouver-5-before-you-even-move</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Contributed</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Passengers in Metro Vancouver will pay at least $5 every time they jump inside a vehicle operated by ride-hailing service Lyft. In addition to a $2.50 base, passengers will also need to cover a $2.50 service fee on top of costs per kilometre and per minute, according to pricing released by Lyft: The...]]></description>
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	<title>Nickel Plate, Oliver-Osoyoos SAR receives provincial grants (Penticton)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/272642/Nickel-Plate-Oliver-Osoyoos-SAR-receives-provincial-grants</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:58:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Colin Dacre</author>
	<description><![CDATA[A pair of South Okanagan nonprofits have received significant grants from the provincial government to help with large capital purchases.  Penticton&amp;rsquo;s Nickel Plate Cross Country Ski Club has been given $168,000 to replace the club&amp;rsquo;s aging snow-making machine.  Oliver-Osyoos Search and Re...]]></description>
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	<title>Tree of Life tops AP's best 10 films of the decade (Entertainment)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/Entertainment/272643/Tree-of-Life-tops-AP-s-best-10-films-of-the-decade</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[The last 10 years will probably go down as the decade of Marvel&amp;rsquo;s domination and Netflix&amp;rsquo;s ascension. But despite all the tumult and the perpetual rumours of cinema&amp;rsquo;s supposed demise, good stuff &amp;mdash; no, great stuff &amp;mdash; kept getting made. It can be harder to find. Mega-block...]]></description>
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	<title>Plane had equipment trouble before Gabriola Island crash (BC)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Transport Canada says early information indicates there was an equipment issue before a plane crash that claimed three lives on Gabriola Island on Tuesday. The agency reported the data on Friday in its Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System, which it says contains preliminary, unsubstantia...]]></description>
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	<title>Impeachment charges head to House; Trump cries anew: 'Hoax' (World)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/World/272640/Impeachment-charges-head-to-House-Trump-cries-anew-Hoax</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:38:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Democrats propelled President Donald Trump&amp;rsquo;s impeachment toward a historic vote by the full U.S. House as the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It&amp;#39;s the latest major step in the constitutional and political storm that has divided ...]]></description>
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	<title>OHL Goaltender seriously injured after being cut by skate in game (Sports)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:18:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Rob Gibson</author>
	<description><![CDATA[A Canadian Hockey League Goaltender is recovering in hospital after a scary on-ice incident during an Ontario Hockey League game against the London Knights. A tweet from the Niagara IceDogs says goaltender Tucker Tynan is &amp;ldquo;stable and safe in hospital&amp;rdquo; and recovering from surgery. Tynan w...]]></description>
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	<title>RCMP taking donations for local food banks at pair of events (Penticton)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:48:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Colin Dacre</author>
	<description><![CDATA[RCMP detachments in the South Okanagan and Similkameen are holding a pair of &amp;ldquo;cram the cruiser&amp;rdquo; events later this month. The Osoyoos RCMP, fire department, Buy-Low Foods and McDonald&amp;rsquo;s will be accepting donations for the food bank on Dec. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Osoyoos Buy-Lo...]]></description>
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	<title>Snow hit Kelowna's Joe Rich area hard overnight (Kelowna)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:48:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Nicholas Johansen</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Snow fell heavily in some parts of the Valley Thursday night, and more is expected through the weekend. While only about three centimetres of snow was recorded at the UBC Okanagan weather station through the evening, Joe Rich got hammered with about 15 cm of the white stuff, bringing the recent snow...]]></description>
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	<title>Trump says US, China have reached deal; Sunday tariffs off (Business)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:35:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>The Canadian Press</author>
	<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. has cancelled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports Sunday as part of a modest interim agreement that de-escalates a 17-month trade war between the world&amp;#39;s two biggest economies. The United States is also reducing ex...]]></description>
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	<title>Kelowna birders encouraged to keep count of backyard birds (Kelowna)</title>
	<link>https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/272624/Kelowna-birders-encouraged-to-keep-count-of-backyard-birds</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<author>Rob Gibson</author>
	<description><![CDATA[Grab your binoculars and get ready for this year&amp;#39;s Christmas Bird Count. Chris Charlesworth, who runs the Kelowna count every year, says this year&amp;#39;s takes place Saturday. People within the count&amp;#39;s boundaries can count birds in their yards and phone in or email their totals. &amp;quot;From th...]]></description>
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