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Handful of fish: OC students prepare donation for community
Okanagan College (OC) culinary students had quite the catch on their hands when a whopping 2,000 pounds of Artic Char arrived in the College's culinary school, waiting for them to prepare, earlier this year.The generous donation from Road 17 Fish Farms provided the students with a hands-on lesson in large-scale food pr...
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community generosity
Canterbury Court residents donate to North Okanagan Hospice
The North Okanagan Hospice Society (NOHS) is thrilled to announce a generous donation of $11,200 from the residents of Canterbury Court. In a media release the NOHS said the substantial contribution is the culmination of a year's worth of fundraising efforts, including bake sales, contests, and various community events...
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Local smaller fire depts get funding boost
Volunteer fire departments across B.C. are getting millions of dollars in new provincial funding. More than $9 million will go towards 230 departments, in a bid to boost training and equipment in rural and remote communities. Most of the grants are for $40,000. Lake Country is getting money for thermal imaging equipmen...
Mar 15, 2025
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Kin Race Track Park Reserve
City Councillor to propose not touching designated Kin Race Track funds
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Okanagan

fish tales
Handful of fish: OC students prepare donation for community
Okanagan College (OC) culinary students had quite the catch on their hands when a whopping 2,000 pounds of Artic Char arrived in the College's culinary school, waiting for them to prepare, earlier this year.The generous donation from Road 17 Fish Farms provided the students with a hands-on lesson in large-scale food pr...
7h ago
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funding boost
Local smaller fire depts get funding boost
Volunteer fire departments across B.C. are getting millions of dollars in new provincial funding. More than $9 million will go towards 230 departments, in a bid to boost training and equipment in rural and remote communities. Most of the grants are for $40,000. Lake Country is getting money for thermal imaging equipmen...
Mar 15, 2025
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Toxic drugs deaths: monthly increase in Interior Health
Preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service shows 152 people died in this province in January due to unregulated drug toxicity.Half those deaths were people aged 40 to 59.While January marked the fourth consecutive month in which the number of deaths reported was below 160, certain areas of the province saw an increa...
Mar 14, 2025
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Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials
VANCOUVER - The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil. Alexis Eagles confirmed Saturday that her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at around midnight and returned...
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B.C. prison inmate charged with second-degree murder after fatal cafeteria fight
AGASSIZ, B.C. - An inmate at a British Columbia prison has been charged with second-degree murder over a death in a cafeteria fight. Homicide investigators say Therae Racette-Beaulieu has been charged in the death of Christopher Braun, who was fatally injured in the fight on Dec. 15. Police say several inmates attacked...
Mar 15, 2025
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Eby responds to Alaskan senator's threat to have cruise ships bypass B.C. ports
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is standing firm behind the legislation granting the province the ability to levy new fees on U.S. commercial trucks heading to Alaska, despite political threats involving the cruise ship sector from an Alaskan senator. Eby says in response to comments made by U.S. Sen. Dan Su...
Mar 14, 2025
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Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials
VANCOUVER - The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil. Alexis Eagles confirmed Saturday that her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at around midnight and returned...
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Canadian officials, Muslim leaders call for action against Islamophobia
MONTREAL - Federal officials marked International Day to Combat Islamophobia Saturday by calling on Canadians to push back against bigotry directed at the country's Muslim communities. But one organization that defends the civil rights of Canada's Muslim says not enough is being done to counter the rising tide of hate....
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Clients of Halifax 'rage room' take aim at portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump
HALIFAX - After placing a framed photo of U.S. President Donald Trump on a table, Matthew Burke steps back and takes a mighty swing with a baseball bat. Glass shatters as the frame explodes. The obliterated image vanishes. Satisfied with his effort, the 14-year-old - dressed in dark coveralls, a paintball mask and body...
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Giroux scores winner, Senators top Maple Leafs 4-2 for sixth straight victory
TORONTO - Claude Giroux scored the winner on a second-period power play as the Ottawa Senators topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to register their sixth straight victory Saturday night. Jake Sanderson, David Perron and Michael Amadio, into the empty net, had the other goals for Ottawa (36-25-5). Linus Ullmark made 20 ...
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Caufield scores 33rd, Canadiens beat Panthers 3-1 to stay one point outside playoffs
MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday. Patrik Laine and Christian Dvorak - with his 100th career goal - also scored for Montreal (32-27-7), while Sam Montembeault made 21 saves, including a windmill glove s...
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CF Montreal's Sirois, DC United's Joon Hong duel to scoreless draw
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jonathan Sirois finished with seven saves for CF Montreal and Kim Joon Hong stopped three shots for D.C. United in a scoreless Major League Soccer match at Audi Field on Saturday night. Sirois had four saves in the first half for Montreal (0-3-1) and a couple of point-blank ones in the second to help ...
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