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Top Stories for February 3, 2023
Police searching for 'violent, repeat offender' after he escapes from recovery house
Police in Kelowna are once again searching for a very familiar face. Friday afternoon, the Kelowna RCMP issued a press release warning the public that John...
Canadian Tire plans to spend $25 million on its new Kelowna store
A week after it was learned Canadian Tire has plans to relocate to the former Kelowna Costco site, the company is providing some specific details about the...
Ontario teen wins $48M on first lottery ticket she's ever bought
How's this for beginner's luck? Juliette Lamour of Sault Ste. Marie is now part of Canadian lottery history after winning $48 million as the sole winner...
Thieves continue to access secure buildings using fire department lock boxes
They are supposed to give firefighters a way to access secure areas of a building during a fire. Instead, thieves have found a way to access fire department...
South Okanagan vineyard housing temporary foreign workers in unpermitted dwellings ordered to get into compliance
A South Okanagan vineyard with unpermitted dwellings on its property has been ordered to rectify the situation or face legal action. At Thursday's Regional...
Kelowna man arrested and sentenced for assault in less than two days
Police in Kelowna are highlighting a recent assault case where a man was arrested, pleaded guilty and sentenced in just two days. Kelowna RCMP officers...
Kittens need funding after month-long rescue from recycling plant
The Okanagan Humane Society is in need of funding after a month-long rescue mission helped save the lives of five kittens at a local recycling facility....
Kelowna bylaw officer praised for his kindness to cancer patient
He didn’t want an act of kindness by a City of Kelowna bylaw officer to go unrecognized. So, Aaron Hilgerdenaar emailed the offices of the mayor and...
Spectacular avalanche caught on camera in Northwest B.C.
The provincial government has published some spectacular footage of recent avalanche control work in Northwest B.C. The video posted by BC Transportation and...
Animal Auxiliary Thrift Store launches fundraiser to help dog shot between Cherryville and Lumby
An emergency fundraiser has been launched to help a North Okanagan family whose young dog was shot. Marie, a large mixed-breed dog, was shot Thursday night...
Convenience store owners call for crackdown on illegal cigarettes
B.C. convenience store owners are expressing increased frustration over the sale of contraband tobacco in the Okanagan. Following the seizure of a shipment of...
'Made-in-Canada system' keeps egg supply stable. But is it also keeping prices high?
Canada's egg industry appears to be quietly sidestepping widespread shortages and wildly spiking prices affecting other countries, and some say supply...
Jury clears Musk of wrongdoing related to 2018 Tesla tweets
UPDATE 3:25 p.m. A jury on Friday decided Elon Musk didn’t deceive investors with his 2018 tweets about electric automaker Tesla. The verdict by the nine...
Chinese balloon now over central US as Blinken cancels visit
UPDATE 10:55 a.m. A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or...
Prince George digging out of three-day 'snowpocalypse'
Driving in Prince George was still a bit of a nightmare Thursday after a three-day storm dumped up to 60 centimetres of snow on the city. “We’re...
Prince George most affordable city in B.C. - Vernon, Kamloops rank high
Data compiled on 26 cities in B.C. reveals that Prince George, Fort St. John and Terrace are the top three most affordable places to live in the province,...
Strange woman with firearm, drugs found passed out in Oliver home
Police in Oliver were alarmed to find a strange woman asleep in a local family's home, holding a firearm and in possession of a substantial amount of drugs....
RCMP on the lookout for Kamloops man wanted on a warrant
Mounties are asking for the public’s help to find a Kamloops man wanted on a warrant related to driving while prohibited. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP...
Final guilty pleas entered stemming from 2018 drug bust in Kelowna
An investigation that stemmed from a 2017 shooting in Surrey and resulted in drug and weapons charges against three men in Kelowna has finally led to criminal...
Watch: 15-month-old toddler drains 30-foot shot on his first trip to putting green
Tiger Woods famously hit golf balls on the Mike Douglas Show when he was just two years old, but there’s a kid in North Vancouver who may have him beat....
Election shows you don't have to spend big to earn votes in the Okanagan
If the October municipal election showed anything, it re-enforced the notion that spending big doesn't mean winning big. Or in other terms, you can't...
Bloody knives last straw for Nanaimo cafe offering soup tokens for homeless
Worries about staff safety have prompted a Nanaimo café to end a program where it offered soup in exchange for tokens that donors would...
After a two-year hiatus, Fireside Festival returns to Kelowna this weekend
Kelowna's very own winter music festival kicks off Friday at Red Bird Brewing. Fireside Festival returns to downtown Kelowna this weekend in a big way after...
Up to 15 cm of snow is forecast to fall on the Coquihalla Friday night
Snow is expected to fall over the Coquihalla Highway Friday night. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning Friday morning for the notorious highway,...
6th officer fired after beating death of Tyre Nichols
A sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre...
Should the Canucks name a new captain this season?
The Vancouver Canucks are captainless. Captains of NHL teams get traded more often than you might think, considering they’re typically players integral to...
Suspect in southern Alberta child sex assault, physical assault case retains lawyer
A man in southern Alberta accused of physically and sexually assaulting his infant daughter has retained a lawyer. The 52-year-old suspect is charged with...
B.C. Airbnb eviction with police escort was reasonable, tribunal rules
The province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled the removal of guests from a B.C. Airbnb by police was reasonable following a dispute involving the...
Liberals withdraw controversial amendment to guns bill
The federal Liberals withdrew an amendment to their guns bill on Friday that had introduced a controversial new definition of an assault-style weapon. On behalf...
Investors made up 20 to 30% of homeowners in some provinces: Statistics Canada
New Statistics Canada data shows investors made up almost one third of homeowners in some provinces in 2020. The data agency says investors made up 31.5 per...
No word on missing 89-year-old Penticton woman, last seen one week ago
There has been no word on the whereabouts of a Penticton senior woman who has now been missing for a full week. On Friday, Jan 27, 89-year-old Doreen Abbott...
Metro Vancouver homicide team probes two separate shootings in less than 24 hours
Two people have died in separate shootings around Greater Vancouver and while homicide investigators are not linking the attacks, they say both appear targeted....
Traffic on Yellowhead down to single lane while crews clear wreckage from crash
UPDATE: 4:50 p.m. According to DriveBC, the recovery work is expected to continue until late Saturday afternoon. ORIGINAL STORY: 9:52 a.m. Traffic is down to...
Jupiter's moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system
Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar...
Balloon glow draws crowds for first evening of Vernon Winter Carnival
Crowds packed Vernon's Polson Park Friday evening for the Vernon Winter Carnival balloon glow. Hot air balloons lit up the night sky as the 63rd annual...
Murder charge laid in Nanaimo stabbing death
A man has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing Jan. 23 at Nanaimo’s Port Place Shopping Centre. Emergency crews responded about 7...
Minimal milfoil growth reported as winter control program mostly complete
Winter de-rooting of lake weeds has been completed in most of the Okanagan. In an update to the Okanagan Basin Water Board, a report states milfoil de-rooting...
Questions surround how much government paid consultants
With Parliament now fully back in session in Ottawa, legislation is being tabled and debated, committees are operating and, as the official Opposition, we are...
Vernon RCMP looking for culprits after stolen car involved in crash
Vernon RCMP are investigating after a stolen vehicle was involved in a collision and the occupants fled. Const. Chris Terleski says on Feb. 1, shortly after...
TNRD to request ministry visit on highway safety, data following crashes
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District will be inviting provincial officials to a future meeting to discuss highway safety and serious crashes happening around...
'Lit a match': Prosecutor says pastor's fiery speech at Coutts blockade was mischief
A Crown prosecutor has told a trial that a Calgary pastor accused of encouraging truckers to keep blocking a Canada-U.S. border crossing a year ago meant to fan...
Study charts 'shocking' declines in chum salmon
Declining returns of sockeye, chinook and coho salmon in B.C. have been well-documented, resulting in commissions of inquiry, commercial fishing closures and...
Special Olympics B.C. Winter Games underway now through Sunday
UPDATE: 3:01 p.m. More than 500 athletes have converged on the Tournament Capital for the 2023 Special Olympics B.C. Winter Games. Running through Sunday at...
Thompson-Okanagan residents fill thousands of shoe boxes
Residents across the Okanagan helped to send thousands of stuffed shoe boxes to children in need across the world. In total, Canadians packed 415,072 shoeboxes...
Canada summons Chinese envoy as Ottawa, Washington express displeasure over balloon
UPDATE: 9:10 a.m. Canada announced that it had called China's ambassador onto the carpet as Ottawa and Washington expressed their disapproval Friday over a...
Six months for man who beat girlfriend, led Mounties on high-speed chase
A Kamloops-area man who who beat his estranged girlfriend and led police on a high-speed chase in the North Thompson was sentenced to time served Thursday. Matt...
Airlines ask Supreme Court to hear case on passenger bill of rights
A group of airlines is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear their case after a lower court largely upheld the validity of Canada's air passenger bill...
The threat to Earth by celestial ‘vermin’
On Jan. 26 a tiny asteroid passed Earth, a mere 3600 km away, at a speed of around 9.3 kilometres a second. Known as 2023 BU, it was discovered by Crimean...
Rob Shaw: Eby offers civil service flexibility – will it help achieve his ambitious agenda?
B.C.’s civil service was abuzz this week after the new David Eby administration changed the rules on remote work, allowing thousands of government staff...
Child sexual abuse bill by North Okanagan and Kamloops MPs advances to Senate
A private member's bill sponsored by North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold targeting child sexual abuse has cleared another hurdle. Bill C-291 was initiated...
Political interference alleged in assessment hearings in Matthew de Grood case
Alberta’s high court is being asked to overturn a review board decision relating to the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party on...
Woman says Russian Embassy denies her consular services, cites Facebook page
A Russian woman says she has been denied consular services by her country's embassy in Canada over claims her Facebook activity poses a security threat....
Canada adds Russian media personalities, companies in latest round of sanctions
Canada has announced it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Russian media personalities and companies accused of spreading disinformation about Moscow's...
Toronto police issue arrest warrant in death of former CBC journalist
Toronto police have issued an arrest warrant in an alleged assault that led to the death of longtime CBC producer Michael Finlay. Det. Jason Hillier says a...
Kelowna Rockets scored five straight in a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Giants
The Kelowna Rockets dug themselves out of an early hole, scoring five goals in a row before hanging on for a 5-4 victory over the visiting Vancouver Giants...
BC man to be extradited to U.S. on charge of sexually assaulting 13-year-old
A Vancouver Island man has been committed for extradition to the U.S. on charges of sexual assault against his 13-year-old stepdaughter. The man, whose identity...
Police: Man arrested in taking of monkeys from Dallas Zoo
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in the case of the two monkeys taken from the Dallas Zoo after he was spotted near animal exhibits at an aquarium in the...
Family displaced by North Vancouver fire faces steep fees to reclaim belongings
A family displaced by a North Vancouver apartment fire faces a big bill to get its belongings back that survived the fire. Not only does the family have had to...
Taseko in talks to up stake in huge BC copper mine
Taseko Mines Ltd. says it is in talks regarding a potential deal to increase its stake in its Gibraltar copper mine in B.C. The company says it has been in...
Should the East Van Cross be relocated? Petition launched to move iconic artwork
Conversation around relocating the iconic East Van cross has been going on for several years. The cross, a piece of public art made by Vancouver artist Ken...
Peachland proposes 4.24% property tax increase in 2023
Peachland council will debate next week the municipality’s 2023 budget, which is bringing with it a proposed 4.24 per cent property tax increase. The new...
Vancouver police release security footage of Granville Street stabbing
Around 11 p.m. on Jan. 14, a man was stabbed in the chest trying to prevent an attempted theft from a homeless person and now the Vancouver Police Department is...
Property previously pegged for Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen compost facility now 'toast'
A vision for a regional composting facility on a property near Penticton's Campbell Mountain landfill is no more. The Regional District of Okanagan...
The 63rd Vernon Winter Carnival officially starts today
The biggest party of the year officially kicks off today. The 63rd Vernon Winter Carnival goes through Feb. 12 with dozens of events for kids of all ages....
Paid organizer of Save Old Growth roadblocks sentenced to house arrest and curfew
A North Vancouver man who collected $2,000 a month to stage illegal Save Old Growth roadblocks was sentenced Thursday in Vancouver Provincial Court to a month...
Federal funding expands Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot in North Okanagan and beyond
More than $480,000 is being invested to expand a program that has strong success in the North Okanagan. In 2020, the federal government launched the Rural and...
First all-battery bus line launches in Metro Vancouver
TransLink unveiled Thursday its first battery-powered bus line, with the deployment of two charging stations on Route 100 along Marine Drive, from New...
Hofer's hat trick leads Blazers in 6-4 comeback win over Raiders
Ryan Hofer had a hat trick and added an assist Friday at Sandman Centre to pace the Kamloops Blazers in a 6-4 come-from-behind win over the Prince Albert...
Veterans ombud to embark on BC tour with stops in Vernon and Armstrong
North Okanagan veterans and their families will have in-person opportunities to speak with ombudsperson Col. (ret’d) Nishika Jardine. The veterans ombud...
Council sends proposed Canary Lofts development to future public hearing
The corner of Columbia Street and First Avenue in downtown Kamloops could be home to an eye-catching new eight-storey residential development in the next couple...
Discovery Islands fish farming future uncertain
In December 2020, then federal minister of fisheries and oceans Bernadette Jordan, made an unexpected announcement that 19 open-net fish farms in the Discovery...
Warriors score five unanswered goals in a 6-2 win in Langley
Rylee Hlusiak had a career high four points, including his first BCHL hat trick Friday, leading the West Kelowna Warriors to a come-from-behind 6-2 win in...
Short of staff, the South Similkameen Health Centre in Keremeos has paused all lab appointment bookings
The South Similkameen Health Centre in Keremeos has temporary paused all lab appointment bookings due to short staffing. Limited walk-in blood collection...
Reforms needed for transgender people to access justice: Canadian Bar Association
A new study says Canada's justice system features "significant and pervasive" barriers for transgender people who encounter legal issues. The...
Provincial finance ministers gather in Toronto to talk economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is hosting an in-person meeting today in Toronto with Canada's provincial and territorial...
Volunteer mentors needed for 'Project Welcome,' connecting immigrant professionals to locals in business
Want to help immigrants find their footing in the South Okanagan? Project Welcome is seeking volunteer mentors. Through South Okanagan Immigrant & Community...
Zaniac Comedy Show brings wacky antics to Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
When was the last time you laughed as hard as your kids? The Zaniac Comedy Show is a gut-busting delight for the whole family, and it's coming to the...
Global ocean conservation conference in B.C. hopes to build on Montreal agreements
Federal politicians are expected to make a significant announcement on ocean protection during an international conference in Vancouver on how to take action on...
Cast of youths will perform Hansel and Gretel with the Kamloops Players Society
Young Kamloops actors will be taking to the stage over the Family Day long weekend. The actors, ages 10 to 17, will be performing “Hansel and...
Register now for upcoming Vernon Community Expo
The Greater Vernon Chamber's Community Expo returns this spring – and now is the time to register to take part. "North Okanagan businesses and...
Armstrong Regional Co-op looking for applicants for community spaces funding
Co-ops across Western Canada are chipping in $1 million to protect and beautify local spaces. The money is part of the Co-op Community Spaces Program and is...
