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City of West Kelowna Council meeting highlights for November 28
Kelowna RCMP issue holiday safety tips

During the holiday season, our lives become busier which can often lead to a sense of rush that can compromise our awareness.
Message from City of West Kelowna on fraud prevention during holidays

West Kelowna and Westside consumers and businesses are encouraged to be scam smart and avoid the Grinches who use fraudulent tactics via the Internet, phone, text, social media, email, credit cards, and other means during the holidays and throughout the year.
Traffic Advisory Kelowna: downtown road closures and parking restrictions for winter street market

The Downtown Kelowna Winter Street Market returns this weekend, bringing festive fun to the heart of downtown on Saturday, Dec. 2.
Dan Albas MP Report: The progressive imposition

If you closely follow events in Ottawa, you may have heard that the Conservative official opposition recently voted against a revised Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement.
Brown Road closed for annual Light Up event this Friday in West Kelowna

Kick-off the holidays with the City of West Kelowna at their annual Light Up event!
Okanagan student representing Canada at COP28

Central Okanagan student Erin Work will be one of two Canadian high school student delegates at the COP28 UAE Student Leadership Summit, with official UN accreditation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
North Glenmore Elementary adding 5 new classrooms: $7.5 million from education ministry

A new school addition is on track to deliver more student spaces as early as the next school year in the fast-growing Central Okanagan School District.
Public meeting set by City of Kelowna to discuss 2024 preliminary budget

Kelowna City Council will deliberate on the 2024 preliminary budget at an all-day public meeting, starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 in Council Chambers.

CTV BC Latest

22 fires in 24 hours: Vancouver firefighters continue seeing record-breaking number of calls

Vancouver firefighters were called to 22 fires in 24 hours this week as the department continues to respond to record-breaking demand for its services.
Search underway for 2 missing in Vancouver Island backcountry

A search is underway on Vancouver Island after two people disappeared on logging roads in the Mount Benson area, west of Nanaimo.
Closing arguments to begin in Ibrahim Ali murder trial

Closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin Thursday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
A 'predator' at CSIS: B.C. officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture

Four officers with the B.C. CSIS physical surveillance unit who say it was a toxic workplace where bullying, harassment and worse went unchecked, and where young female officers were victimized.
Surrey Police Union alleges bullying and harassment by RCMP in bid to join court battle

The ongoing saga of Surrey policing has yet another chapter. Last Friday, the Surrey Police Union filed court documents alleging harassment and bullying by Surrey RCMP members.
Valuable stolen statue found in Vancouver SRO

A 200-pound life-sized bronze sculpture of a horse's head that was stolen from The Gallery George on West Hastings Street more than two weeks ago has been found in one piece and without a scratch.

Vernon News

City crews ready for first snowfall of the season

Winter is set to return to the North Okanagan this week, with Environment Canada forecasting below freezing temperatures over the next several days, leading to the possibilities of snow for end of the week.
Construction will begin on Baxter Bridge replacement this winter

People travelling between Enderby and Lumby will have a safer and more reliable bridge connecting the communities with the replacement of Baxter Bridge.
RCMP Counter Attack kicks off Saturday

Saturday, December 2nd is National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day and officers from the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP and BC Highway Patrol will be conducting Counter Attack operations in support of the month long initiative aimed at targeting and removing impaired drivers from the roadways.
New public parking lot open at Carlson Park

Thanks to a partnership between the City of Vernon and FortisBC, a new publicly-accessible parking lot is now open at Carlson Park in the Commonage area.
New memorandum of understanding for Interior health and regional hospital districts

The memorandum of understanding will be reviewed every two years by IH and the RHDs.
Nordic Skiing to open at SilverStar

SilverStar is excited to announce that they will open their cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails this Friday November 24 at 8:30am.

Penticton News

Cram the Kennel at Cherry Lane

Penticton RCMP officers, along with Police Dog Services, are partnering with the SPCA to fill up a dog kennel with non-perishable food items and pet supply donations.
Snow-clearing crews ready for Penticton’s first storm of the season

The snow plows are tuned up, crews organized and shovels at the ready
12 Days of Fitness Spreads Free Holiday Cheer

The most wonderful time of the year has returned, and the City of Penticton’s Recreation department is celebrating by offering free daily fitness offerings between Dec. 1-12.
Temporary closure Thursday of HWY 97 near Summerland for rock blasting

People travelling Highway 97 are advised of a short-term closure on Thursday between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park north of Summerland.
Free parking available every weekend in downtown Penticton during December

The City is offering free on-street parking in downtown Penticton on Fridays and Saturdays throughout December. Also, parking on Sundays is always free.
Free shuttle service and road closure details

With the Magic on Main Street event anticipated to draw excited crowds to downtown Penticton on Sunday, and with road closures in place along Main Street, the City is issuing a few reminders to help residents plan ahead.

Canada Headlines

Sask. premier says province will stop collecting carbon levy on electric heat

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province intends to stop collecting the carbon levy on electric heat.
A holiday meal in Canada will be an 'expensive proposition': food lab

Celebrating with your family this December could come with increased expenses as data shows many traditional holiday foods are going up in price.
Filmmakers in Bruce Peninsula 'accidentally' discover 128-year-old shipwreck

Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick were looking for invasive mussels when they found something no has laid on eyes for 128 years.
RCMP to lead investigation into arrest of Calgary brothers

The Calgary Police Service says the RCMP will be stepping in to conduct a full investigation into the charges that were laid and later stayed against two teens in a fatal shooting in Marlborough Park earlier this month.
Canadian economy shrank in Q3 but manages to 'keep its head above recession waters'

The Canadian economy shrank in the third quarter as higher rates weighed on consumer and business spending, but has so far managed to skirt a recession after a significant upward revision to second quarter GDP figures.
Constitutional challenge in Indigenous lobster fishing case moving ahead this week

An Indigenous fisherman is expected to appear Thursday in a northern New Brunswick courtroom, where he will launch a constitutional challenge that could prove pivotal for First Nations across the Maritimes.

World

Truce in Gaza endures another day and more hostages are freed, but tougher talks ahead

Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute Thursday to extend their ceasefire in Gaza by another day. But any further renewal of the deal that has seen dozens of hostages and prisoners released could prove more daunting since Hamas is expected to set a higher price for many of the remaining captives.
Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ2S+ activism in a landmark ruling

Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ2S+ activism on Thursday, the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.
Watch this: Kayaker drops 20 metres from Arctic Circle waterfall

Heart-racing video shows 32-year-old Spanish kayaker Aniol Serrasolses paddling through rapids and ice tunnels before plunging 20 metres down an icy waterfall off Svalbard, Norway.
Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble

Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, local officials said Thursday, killing at least two people and burying families under rubble as the Kremlin's forces continued to pound the fiercely contested area with long-range weapons.
Israel says two more hostages have been released from Gaza Strip

Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute Thursday to extend their ceasefire in Gaza by another day. But any further renewal of the deal that has seen dozens of hostages and prisoners released could prove more daunting since Hamas is expected to set a higher price for many of the remaining captives.
Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

Politics

'Messing the city up': Crown lays out 'Freedom Convoy' conspiracy argument

The blockades and 'occupation' of downtown Ottawa streets in 2022 were part of a conspiracy among 'Freedom Convoy' organizers to gridlock the capital in protest against COVID-19 public-health measures, the Crown alleged Thursday.
Years in the works, Canada's new 988 suicide crisis line is now available

In a massive step towards prioritizing the mental health and well-being of Canadians, the government has officially launched a nationwide, three-digit suicide crisis helpline.
Liberals and NDP tied in ballot support, Conservatives 19 points ahead: Nanos

The governing minority Liberals' decline in the polls has now placed them in a tie for support with their confidence-and-supply partners the NDP, while the Conservatives are now 19 points ahead, according Nanos' latest ballot tracking.
Conservatives accuse Liberals of caving to big tech in online news deal with Google

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge spoke to a House committee this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act, where the Opposition criticized her for caving to big tech.
Crown to lay out conspiracy argument in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial

The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one 'Freedom Convoy' organizer should apply to the other in the criminal trial of two of the protest's leaders.
Federal ministers expected to announce sole-source deal for Boeing patrol plane today

Federal ministers are expected to announce today that Boeing is the company of choice to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal.

Business

Academy Sports is paying US$2.5 million to families of a serial killer's victims for illegal gun sales

A sporting goods chain is paying the families of three people shot to death by a South Carolina serial killer US$2.5 million after one of its stores sold guns to a straw buyer who gave them to the killer, a felon who couldn't legally buy the weapons.
TD Bank cuts jobs as quarterly results reflect a gloomy economic picture

TD Bank Group said it's cutting three per cent of staff and setting more money aside for souring loans as it reported fourth quarter results that reflect a deteriorating economic picture.
Canadian economy shrank 1.1 per cent in Q3 on annualized basis, StatCan says

Statistics Canada says a decrease in international exports and slower inventory accumulation by businesses were partially offset by increases in government spending and housing investment.
Statistics Canada to release Q3 GDP numbers today

Statistics Canada is set to release its gross domestic product reading for the third quarter this morning.
Safety officials release details of their investigation into a close call between planes in Texas

The air traffic controller on duty when FedEx and Southwest planes nearly collided earlier this year in Texas told investigators that he expected the airliner to take off more quickly -- before the incoming FedEx plane reached the same runway.
'We aren't going anywhere': How Panama fishing boats brought a Canadian mining company to its knees

For more than a month, a group of 16 fishing boats has been blocking a key port in Panama, choking off coal and essential supplies destined for First Quantum Minerals' giant copper mine there, eventually forcing it to halt operations at the Canadian company's biggest revenue source.

Entertainment

Five revelations from book 'Endgame' that are sure to upset the Royal Family

Royal commentator Afua Hagan on five revelations in a new book that's sure to send shockwaves through the Royal Family's ranks.
'Endgame' author on controversial new book about Royal Family's activities since Queen's death

Journalist and author Omid Scobie spoke to CTV's Your Morning Wednesday about his second book 'Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival.'
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of 'Celtic Punk' band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad 'Fairytale of New York,' died Thursday, his family said. He was 65.
Actor Jonathan Majors appears in court as jury selection begins in New York assault trial

The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring.
Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal' in plan to sell stake in business

Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the "ultimate partnership betrayal" by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo's joint venture without the other's permission, Hall said in a court declaration supporting his lawsuit to keep the transaction paused.
Britain's Parliament honors Elton John for his work fighting HIV in the U.K. and beyond

Elton John has addressed Britain's Parliament at an event honoring his dedication to fighting HIV in the U.K. and beyond. The British star spoke to dozens of lawmakers and campaigners in the grand Speaker's House of Parliament on Wednesday.