Here are your top stories of the week:
1. Timeline: Three dead in northern B.C. and two on the run
Two Port Alberni teens are now wanted Canada-wide in connection to three deaths. Here is a timeline, updated to July 23.
I guess because these boys come from a town so close to mine..it hits me a little. They need to come home, turn themselves in with the real story and get the help they need. #Schmegelsky #Mcleod #CanadaManhunt
— 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕒 (@ColorMeShania) July 27, 2019
2. First pot shop in Kelowna opens
The Hobo Recreational Cannabis Store offers 36 strains in five formats. The retail store opened on Thursday.
3. Brain injuries are prevalent among homeless
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) affect between 50 and 60 per cent of homeless people, according to BrainTrust Canada.
Over half of #Kelowna homeless suffer from brain injuries: BrainTrust https://t.co/pHXqL4aScw
— Kelowna Capital News (@KelownaCapNews) July 25, 2019
4. Eli’s family had to fight for funeral funding
Although the ministry could not comment on specific cases, Robyn Beauregard, Eli’s father, said the family was not originally going to receive funding to cover funeral costs for the murdered 16-year-old.
Family of murdered #Kelowna teen fought for funeral funding https://t.co/7mmMigIY5E
— Kelowna Capital News (@KelownaCapNews) July 26, 2019
5. Kelowna brewery serves up generous donation to food bank
Vice and Virtue Brewing Co. served up something other than tasty craft beer last week, the Kelowna brewery donated $1,155.95 to the Central Okanagan Food Bank.
David Venn
Reporter, Kelowna Capital News
Email me at david.venn@kelownacapnews.com
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