Non-violent crime, small population contributes to Kelowna’s crime rate spike, says RCMP

Superintendent of the Kelowna RCMP, Kara Triance. (Capital News file)
Kelowna RCMP is assuring the public the city is a safe place

RCMP. (Phil McLachlan - Black Press Media)

Crime up 31 per cent in Vernon in 2019: Statistics Canada
A Tuesday Oct. 27, 2020 apartment fire in Penticton killed two and displaced dozens more. (Brennan Phillips - Western News)

Fatal Penticton apartment fire deemed accidental
Cannabis, no longer so divisive, draws more conservative support in U.S.

Cannabis, no longer so divisive, draws more conservative support in U.S.

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A nurse performs a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Interior Health reports seven more COVID-19 cases
Burnaby RCMP responded to a dine-and-dash suspect who fell through a ceiling in March 2020. (RCMP handout)

VIDEO: Suspected dine-and-dasher falls through ceiling of Burnaby restaurant
This Photoshopped version of the crosswalks near the entrance to the Salmon Arm Arts Centre on Hudson Avenue show what is proposed to help create safety for and show inclusivity to the LGBTQ2S+ community. (Salmon Arm Arts Centre image)

Tri-rainbow crosswalk and Progress flag requested to help make Salmon Arm safe
The final phase of new homes is underway at Seasons in the Okanagan, a new community boasting spectacular views over Okanagan Lake.

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    A can of Canada Dry Ginger Ale is shown in Toronto on Thursday Oct. 29, 2020. The maker of Canada Dry Ginger Ale has agreed to pay over $200,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit launched by a B.C. man who alleged he was misled by marketing suggesting the soda had medicinal benefits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joseph O’Connal

    B.C. man’s lawsuit over marketing of Canada Dry ginger ale settled for $200K

    Soda’s maker, Canada Dry Mott’s Inc., denied the allegations and any liability

    Animal care manager Tracy Reynolds confirmed the lynx is the same wildcat that was spotted wandering North Kamloops in broad daylight on Sunday, Oct. 25. BC Wildlife Park.

    Lynx found wandering Kamloops taken to BC Wildlife Park

    While the lynx’s outward appearance was deemed normal, it actually had an abdominal infection

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    Players’ sticks are shown during a World Championships Group A hockey game between Russia and Denmark, in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A $30-million settlement of three class actions over the failure to pay junior hockey players the minimum wage has been thrown into jeopardy after three judges refused to sign off on the agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ivan Sekretarev

    Junior hockey employment lawsuit on thin ice; judges refuse to OK $30M deal

    In their decisions, the judges in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta objected to wording in the settlement

    Carter Wilkie. (Tami Quan Photography)

    West Kelowna Warriors’ Carter Wilkie making the jump to college hockey

    Wilkie has committed to play the 2020-21 season with the Rochester Institute of Technology

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    Myra Canyon SCARE park is located in Kelowna, British Columbia. (Photo - Twila Amato)

    VIDEO: Myra Canyon SCARE park cranks up the horror

    Open Oct. 29 to Oct. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

    An untitled Emily Carr painting of Finlayson Point was donated to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria by brothers Ian and Andrew Burchett. The painting had been in their family for several decades. (Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria)

    Never-before-seen painting by famed B.C. artist Emily Carr gifted to Victoria gallery

    Painting among several donated to Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

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    Vancouver Island-based Wilson’s Transportation has expanded to fill some of the routes left unserviced by Greyhound as of Nov. 1, 2018. (Black Press files)

    B.C. bus companies say they need help to survive COVID-19

    Like airlines, motor coaches have lost most of their revenue

    B.C. Premier John Horgan and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee arrive for annual Cascadia conference in Vancouver, Oct. 10, 2018. They have agreed to coordinate the permanent switch to daylight saving time. (B.C. government)

    B.C. still awaiting U.S. approval to eliminate daylight saving time

    Clocks going back one hour Nov. 1 in Washington too

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      Oct 16th, 2020

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      Representing Krueger Electric (from left): John Zaichkowsky, senior project manager; Dalton Callies, project manager; Peter Sherba, president and CEO; Heather Bakay, vice-president, finance; Mat Leighton, estimator; and Brad Smith; senior estimator. (Contributed)

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