CANADA VOTES: Conservative Tracy Gray projected winner of Kelowna-Lake Country

Gray leads by more than 4,500 votes with more than 50 per cent of polls reporting

 

UPDATE: Single-lane traffic flowing on Highway 97 in Lake Country following serious collision

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The highway was closed for more than an hour after the three-vehicle crash

Christine Sorensen, president of the BC Nurses' Union addresses a crowd. (Black Press files)

B.C. Nurses’ Union president Christine Sorenson resigns
Vernon’s Hannah Pederson compares Voting Day at her home to a football game day thanks to her partner, a huge gridiron fan. Pederson, 30, has voted in every election since she’s been able to because she cares about her country. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)

Voting Day excitement builds for Vernon family
Cannabis giant Tilray announces it will be closing its Nanaimo operations

Cannabis giant Tilray announces it will be closing its Nanaimo operations
The English department at the University of Victoria is rethinking its practice of quoting disturbing passages in classic literature, after the use of the N-word in a lecture led to a complaint from a student.

Use of N-word in University of Victoria literature class lecture sparks probe

B.C. vaccine card on a smartphone, green indicates two doses. (Black Press Media)

B.C. records 1,692 more COVID-19 cases since Friday, 11 deaths
Penticton’s Ez-Vape location off Hwy 97 (Clayton Whitelaw/Penticton Western News)

Penticton RCMP looking for suspect in armed robbery of vape shop
Robert Emms found this juvenile pelicon near the dog beach at Okanagan Lake. While pelicans have been seen in OK Falls and Osoyoos, it's a rare sight in Penticton. (Robert Emms)

Pelican pops into Penticton for a visit
Star Lodge in Kamloops

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A man enters an advance polling station in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Advance polls opened today ahead of the Federal Election Sept. 20th. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Liberal push to make election a referendum on pandemic only partly successful

Vernon Jubilee Hospital. (File photo)

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Cade Desjarlais is the NDP candidate for Kelowna-Lake Country. (Cade Desjarlais/Facebook photo)

Election 2021: Cade Desjarlais — NDP candidate for Kelowna-Lake Country

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces new COVID-19 measures for Alberta in Calgary, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Liberal leader Justin Trudeau watches election results with wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau and children, Xavier, Ella-Grace and Hadrien, at Liberal headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

PPC Leader Bernier loses riding; Liberal’s Trudeau, Conservative’s O’Toole projected to win ridings

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is projected to win his B.C. riding of Burnaby South

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference after meeting with Governor General Mary Simon and triggering an election at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Liberals projected to win minority government in 2021 federal election

Trudeau will need support of at least one other party to maintain minority government

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Canada’s Josiah Morra, second right, runs with the ball during HSBC Canada Sevens quarterfinal rugby action against Britain, in Vancouver, on Sunday, September 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian men fall to Britain in rugby sevens quarterfinal

The best the host men can finish in Vancouver is fifth

Team Saskatchewan skip Matt Dunstone directs his teammates as he plays Team Northern Ontario at the Brier in Calgary, Alta., on March 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Road to Canada’s Olympic curling trials crowded in Ottawa tournaments

The men’s and women’s champions in Saskatoon will wear the Maple Leaf in team curling in Beijing

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Terry Fox Run will be held virtually on Sept. 19, 2021. (Terry Fox Foundation/Facebook)

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Mamas for Mamas is launching a new fundraising campaign in place of its annual gala. (Ratna Fitry/Pixabay)

Kelowna-based non-profit launches fundraising campaign for vulnerable families

Mamas for Mamas is hoping to raise $210,000 for its poverty relief, mental health programs

Diane Llewellyn-Jones joined the O’Keefe Ranch as its guest experience coordinator in March 2021 bringing with her interactive storytelling. (Contributed)

Theatre pro brings history to life at O’Keefe Ranch

New guest experience coordinator joins Spallumcheen ranch’s ranks

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Clifford George Fair

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Sharon Warner

Jul 14th, 2021

Dorothy Viva Horton (née Rye)

Jul 12th, 2021

George F. Heiss

Jun 29th, 2021

Leslie James ‘Les’ Love

Jun 14th, 2021

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An Emmy statue is pictured during Press Preview Day for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at the Television Academy in Los Angeles. The awards show honoring excellence in American television programming will be held on Sunday at the Event Deck at L.A. Live. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Emmys: ‘Crown,’ ‘Lasso,’ ‘Queen’s Gambit,’ streaming triumph

Netflix won a leading total of 44 awards

THe Vernon Towne Theatre has finally reopened to the public after almost a year of being closed. (Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce photo)

Curtain finally opens for Vernon’s historic Towne Theatre

COVID-19 closed the theatre last November, major renovations undertaken as the show goes on today

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Liberal leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

All in the margins: The size of a Liberal victory could depend on B.C. results

Liberals may even have an outside chance of winning a razor-thin majority

    NDP leader Jagmeet Singh puts on his jacket following a morning announcement in Sioux Lookout, Ont., Monday, September 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    ‘Left Coast’ and balance of power: NDP’s B.C. strength could be key to minority government

    The NDP won 24 seats in the 2019 federal election, and almost half (11) are in B.C.

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