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New Cottonwoods Care Centre slated for 2029
Work on the $186 million replacement for the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna will start next year, with completion earmarked for 2029.The seniors living project is moving into the procurement phase.Interior Health will construct a new four-storey long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site locate...
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'Power puking' snow makes for mid-March commuting surprise
While Environment Canada had predicted up to four centimetres of snow on higher ground pre-dawn Thursday, what many Kelowna motorists didn't expect was mid-winter conditions in the valley bottom for their commute.Kelowna RCMP said they were dealing with at least four collisions in the morning as folks made there way th...
20h ago
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Parking Lot Woes
Vernon property owner frustrated with delays in establishing a new parking lot downtown
The owner of the property that was ravaged by a fire has been trying to establish a new parking lot in downtown Vernon, but has become frustrated wit the delays and hoops he's had to jump through. Gary Batula owns the property at the intersection of 30th Street and 29th Avenue, which used to house a number of businesse...
21h ago
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Kin Race Track Park Reserve
City Councillor to propose not touching designated Kin Race Track funds
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more seniors living spaces
New Cottonwoods Care Centre slated for 2029
Work on the $186 million replacement for the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna will start next year, with completion earmarked for 2029.The seniors living project is moving into the procurement phase.Interior Health will construct a new four-storey long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site locate...
16h ago
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political rejection
Conservative politicians angry at UBCO club refusal
There's been an angry backlash to a decision by the University of BC Okanagan (UBCO) Student Union to deny a request for a Conservative Club on campus. The Okanagan Conservative Club made the request recently but has shared the student union's email of rejection via social media. In denying the request the student unio...
19h ago
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where did that come from?
'Power puking' snow makes for mid-March commuting surprise
While Environment Canada had predicted up to four centimetres of snow on higher ground pre-dawn Thursday, what many Kelowna motorists didn't expect was mid-winter conditions in the valley bottom for their commute.Kelowna RCMP said they were dealing with at least four collisions in the morning as folks made there way th...
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British Columbia

Teen dies after car crashes into tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an 18-year-old man has died in an early morning car crash in Stanley Park. They say in a news release that the driver of a white BMW was travelling between Second and Third Beach in the park when he lost control and hit a tree just after 3 a.m. Police say the passenger in the vehicle...
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Court approves sales of two plants owned by company linked to listeria outbreak
TORONTO - A court has approved the sale of two facilities owned by the Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. Court documents show Joriki is selling its Delta, B.C., plant to Happy Planet Foods and its Toronto, Ont., plant to Top Shelf Food and Beverage Corp. Joriki is al...
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B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds
A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel's decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm's statements made across "various online platforms" betwe...
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Canada

Here are the people making up Mark Carney's new Liberal cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has named a 24-member cabinet, a team of ministers who will lead during the coming federal election campaign. Here's a list of ministers and their portfolios: •Dominic LeBlanc, minister of international trade and intergovernmental affairs and president of the King's Privy Counci...
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CP NewsAlert: Man accused of stealing portrait of Winston Churchill pleads guilty
OTTAWA - The Ontario man accused of stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Otttawa's Chateau Laurier hotel has pleaded guilty. Jeffrey Wood submitted his plea in an Ottawa court room this morning. More coming. Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press
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Joly says Canada is putting 'maximum pressure' on the U.S. to lift tariffs
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will exert "maximum pressure" to get the United States to lift its tariffs and warns that the duties ultimately will hurt Americans. Joly spoke to media this morning after meeting with her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan. She has b...
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Cricket Canada consults experts after CEO charged with theft and fraud
Cricket Canada says it is "consulting with legal and governance experts to determine the appropriate course of action" in the wake of CEO Salman Khan being charged with theft and fraud. Khan and another man, Syed Wajahat Ali, each face a count of theft over $5,000 and fraud over $5,000 arising from their time...
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Gretzky planning to be in attendance as Ovechkin chases NHL's all-time goal record
Wayne Gretzky will be in the house when history is made. The NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer is expected to be in attendance for Alex Ovechkin's games as the Washington Capitals star gets closer to eclipsing the Great One's record, according to the league. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will also follow the 39-year-o...
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Brignone closes in on overall World Cup title with super-G victory near her Italian hometown
LA THUILE, Italy (AP) - Federica Brignone all but locked up the women's overall World Cup title by winning a super-G on Friday, giving the Italian a near-insurmountable lead in the season standings. Brignone extended her advantage over her only remaining challenger, defending champion Lara Gut-Behrami, to 382 points wi...
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