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Osoyoos Canada Day shooter denied appeal
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (230+ words) A South Okanagan criminal convicted of firing a handgun on a crowded beach at Osoyoos Lake during Canada Day four years ago will stay behind bars after failing to win his appeal. Steven Marlo Gallagher, born in 1992, was handed seven…...
Thieves knock out telecommunications in part of northern B.C.
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (186+ words) Thieves have caused another major telecommunications outage in northern B.C. Fraser Lake RCMP is investigating the theft of telecommunications wire that disrupted Telus services, including a temporary interruption to 911 emergency services over the weekend across large parts of northwest B.C. Service has…...
Hwy 97 remains closed north of Okanagan Lake
1+ day, 46+ min ago (97+ words) Highway 97 is still closed at the north end of Okanagan Lake due to the Bradley Creek wildfire. The closure spans the distance between Salmon River Road and the junction with Highway 97A. How much longer the closure will continue is contingent…...
Canada-U.S. trade minister back in D.C. for talks this week
19+ hour, 45+ min ago (223+ words) Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington again this week. LeBlanc and Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator, are in D.C. “for a series of trade-related engagements,” a government spokesperson said Tuesday. Both LeBlanc and Charette were in Washington last…...
Seven more belugas on the move from Marineland to U.S. aquarium
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (289+ words) Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a new home at an aquarium in the United States. Marineland says in a statement that it has begun the second phase of its whale relocation plan, just weeks…...
Wildfire south of Canadian border near Osoyoos grows overnight
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (141+ words) The Sinlahekin fire burning in Washington State south of Osoyoos continues to be active, after low-humidity conditions overnight. The fire is now mapped at 85,000 acres or roughly 34,000 hectares, and has the community of Oroville south of Osoyoos on a "be…...
Barriere will host RCMP Musical Ride with canine agility demonstration, family activities
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (196+ words) The RCMP Musical Ride will stop in Barriere later this month for an evening of precision horsemanship and family entertainment. The performance is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 21, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the North Thompson Fall Fairgrounds, 4856 Dunn Lake Rd. The Musical…...
Penticton Indian Band opens doors to wildfire evacuees from Okanagan Indian Band
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (200+ words) The Penticton Indian Band is putting together an Evacuation Reception Centre to assist wildfire evacuees from further up the Okanagan Valley. The Bradley Creek wildfire has forced evacuations on Okanagan Indian Band land near Vernon, with the fire mapped at…...
The Great Canadian Last Waltz celebrates music of The Band
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (506+ words) This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Last Waltz—the legendary farewell concert by one of Canada’s most influential and celebrated musical groups, The Band. On Nov. 25, exactly 50 years after The Band’s iconic final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom,…...
Canada to impose temporary 25% tariff on some wood cabinets, vanities
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (134+ words) Canada is imposing a temporary tariff on imports of some wood products as Ottawa awaits the findings of a probe into possible harmful practices in the global market. A federal government news release says that Canada will impose a 25 per…...