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1. A woman has been awarded almost $1.2 million by the B.C. Supreme Court after her skull was fractured 17 years ago in a pedestrian crash when she was a baby.
A trial heard the unnamed woman was 16 months old and being carried by her mother across a street when they were both hit.
The plaintiff, who court heard is in the process of gender reassignment to live as a female, says she suffered a complicated mild traumatic brain injury that has had a lasting and disabling impact on her life.
2. WestJet has lost a bid to have the Supreme Court of British Columbia throw out a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for female employees.
The airline argued last month that the courts were an inappropriate venue for the complaint, which it said would be better addressed through a workers’ compensation board or human rights tribunal.
Related: #MeToo at Work: How reporting sexual harassment works – and how it doesn’t
3. A Kelowna city councillor has an idea about how to get back some of the traffic fine revenue the city has lost from the province in recent years—bring back photo radar.
Coun. Gail Given made the suggestion Thursday during council’s 2018 budget deliberations.
4. The first Okanagan Christmas was likely very dreary.
The holiday likely started in Kelowna with Father Charles Pandosy, when he arrived with his group of about 10 people in the winter of 1859.
Pandosy was a Catholic priest from France, credited with establishing the first non-native permanent settlement in the Okanagan, where Kelowna’s Mission is now located.
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle will marry on 19th May 2018.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 15, 2017
Today's announcement follows earlier confirmation of the month of the wedding and its location at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. pic.twitter.com/7pgdRM90Na
5. Kensington Palace says the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be held on May 19.
The palace announced the date Friday and confirmed the ceremony will take place in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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