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Yesterday | The Victoria Star

Fire chief who led Kelowna, B.C., through 2003 wildfire comes out of coma

Former Kelowna, B.C., fire chief Gerry Zimmermann is on the mend. The man who inspired Kelowna residents as he led them through the 2003 forest fire that destroyed hundreds of area homes, has been fighting acute pancreatitis.

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Related Topix: Canada

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Regina Leader Post

Mystery carcass may be legendary sea monster: expert

A 1985 photo of Okanagan Lake purports to show the elusive Ogopogo on its surface.

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Related Topix: Canada

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Vancouver Sun

Ogopogo? Scientists to study mysterious B.C. carcass

A still featuring a possible cousin of ogopogo's from the Imax movie Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure.

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Related Topix: Canada

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Calgary Herald

Teens who rescued Calgary family from lake 'angels on the spot'

Friends of the Calgary family whose minivan plunged over an embankment in B.C. are thanking the two young men who jumped into Griffin Lake to save their lives.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

680News

Insurance expert warns against renewed B.C. forest-fire risk

An insurance expert is warning that more B.C. homeowners are risking losses due to forest fires because they're under-insured. Karen Hopkins-Lee, chief underwriter for Canadian Direct Insurance, says people living in fire-threatened areas should make sure their policies are updated to reflect the current value of their homes.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Canada

Vancouver Sun

Water-conservation efforts dry out Kelowna

Kelowna's parks and sports fields are getting less water, as the city tries to conserve supplies in the face of summertime water shortages that could affect most of southern B.C. City parks supervisor Ted Sophonow told The Province that his staff are cutting back on watering by 72 per cent in southeast Kelowna, where water levels are alarmingly ...

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Kelowna Capital News

Kawasaki motorcyclist killed in head-on collision

A head-on collision between a Kawasaki motorcycle and a Hyundai sedan resulted in the death of the motorcyclist on Canada Day.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Lycos News Results

Seven Teens Shot at Detroit Bus Stop Near High School

Two teenagers from Kelowna are being hailed as heroes after saving four Calgarians whose minivan careened down an embankment and into a lake near Revelstoke, B.C., on Monday.

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Related Topix: Family, Canada, Teenagers, Iraq, World News, Middle East, Israel

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Leader Post

High-risk sex offender Murray Allan Hill moving to Lisieux

REGINA a ' RCMP are advising residents living in south central Saskatchewan that a high-risk sex offender, Murray Allan Hill, 59, is moving into the area.

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CBC

B.C. teens rescue 4 Albertans after van plunges into lake

Two teenagers from Kelowna are being hailed as heroes after saving four Albertans whose minivan careened down an embankment and into a lake near Revelstoke, B.C., on Monday.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Kelowna Capital News

New CAs from Kelowna graduate in Vancouver ceremony

Six Kelowna chartered accountant students graduated from the CA School of Business program at a ceremony held May 23 in Vancouver.

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Canoe

Stolen Africa-bound computers returned with apology

Nearly three dozen stolen computer monitors that were bound for schools and hospitals in the African country of Cameroon have been returned to a B.C. church group with an apology from the thieves.

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Related Topix: Canada

Vancouver Television

Cops send counterfeit warning to B.C. merchants

Police in Vancouver are warning merchants to watch out for any counterfeit bank notes that customers may hand to them over the counter.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

CBC

Agriculture Canada shifting 356 jobs out of Winnipeg

The federal government dealt a blow to Winnipeg's agriculture sector on Thursday, announcing the departure of 356 Agriculture Canada jobs from the city.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, North America, Canada, World News,

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Castanet.net

Kelowna seeks $6.8M in federal grants

Kelowna's high unemployment rate may be a benefit as the city looks to access funds for four specific projects.

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Related Topix: Canada

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Slam Sports

Rod Stewart Kelowna concert a go

A music promoter who's been trying to bring British musician Rod Stewart to Kelowna, B.C., says the concert will go ahead after a change of venue.

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Related Topix: Canada, Winter Sports, Curling

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Vernon Morning Star

Police engineer anti-terrorism plan

Police dressed in dark-clad gear with helmets and protective vests, and armed with semi-automatic weapons, drew a bead on an aging blue locomotive in the Kelowna Pacific Railway yard near Okanagan Spring Brewery Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

Kelowna Capital News

Home invasion guilty plea results in prison term

The desperation caused by a crack cocaine addiction has resulted in a 27-year-old Michael Yaskowich being given a five-year jail sentence in Kelowna provincial court.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Canada

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Castanet.net

Dog park hopes for Juicy support

A local business wants to built the first water park for dogs in B.C. for the benefit of Kelowna residents, of both the human and canine variety.

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Related Topix: Canada

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Salmon Arm Observer

Robbery charges multiplying

Two Kamloops men are facing more than 20 charges following a nine-month police investigation into a $3-million high-end theft ring that targeted retailers across Western Canada, including a Salmon Arm store.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News,

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