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Effective 15 year sentence for man who killed Harmandeep Kaur at UBCO campus
Sentencing has been handed down in the case involving the brutal death of a UBCO Okanagan security officer, Harmandeep Kaur, back in Feb. 2022.On Tuesday, May 13, Dante Ognibene-Hebbourn entered a gui...
May 14, 2025
Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's rep...
May 14, 2025
Canadian star forward Jonathan David on the move from France's Lille, but to where?
LILLE - Canadian striker Jonathan David made it official Wednesday, confirming he is leaving France's Lille when his contract expires at the end of the season. The news did not come as a surprise. His...
May 14, 2025
Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the "engine of a new Canada," but one economist says B.C. also needs to become more competitive ...
May 14, 2025
Eby defends investigation into leaked documents that alleged opioid diversion
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says B.C.'s director of police services acts independently and government can't interfere with the request for an investigation into a leaked document that alleged some ph...
May 14, 2025
Eby defends investigation into leaked documents that alleged opioid diversion
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says B.C.'s director of police services acts independently and government can't interfere with the request for an investigation into a leaked document that alleged some ph...
May 14, 2025
Vernon Chamber calls for city to reassess fees and charges and impacts to users
The organization representing local businesses and non-profits has renewed its call for Vernon's rental fees to be reviewed so as to reduce its impacts on user groups.The City of Vernon has been incre...
May 14, 2025
No middle seats: Porter Airlines brings new 2x2 seating jet for Toronto-Kelowna route: Video
"No middle seat; you can't make it simpler for air travellers." That was the sales pitch from Porter Airlines' Vice President, network planning and reporting, Andrew Pierce, in celebrating the inaugur...
May 14, 2025
Vernon's proposal to prioritize resolutions at municipal conferences endorsed by SILGA
The City of Vernon was successful in petitioning for a change to how municipal meeting events are held.At the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) conference, held in Merritt over th...
May 14, 2025
Owner urges supporters to 'surround' B.C. ostrich farm as cull of 400 birds looms
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled say about 40 supporters have arrived on scene in anticipation of a ...
May 14, 2025
