Penticton Silver Bullets withdraw from Coy Cup to mourn death of teammate

Penticton Silver Bullets forward Morton Johnston, left, died Sunday, March 26, in a crash off Old Hedley Road near Princeton. (Quesnel Kangeroos/Facebook photo)
Team will host a charity tournament for Mort Johnston who died in a crash March 26
Police in Vernon are in search of Vanessa Vanderest, 26, who has been missing from her Vernon home since March 21, 2023. (RCMP photo)

Police seek help finding missing Vernon woman
Amanda Marshall will be at Prospera Place on July 2. (Facebook)

Amanda Marshall taking comeback tour to Kelowna
Shoppers Drug Mart moves away from medical cannabis, will send patients to Avicanna

Shoppers Drug Mart moves away from medical cannabis, will send patients to Avicanna
Parks Canada says reservation system appears to be meeting ‘high demand’ for camping

Parks Canada says reservation system appears to be meeting ‘high demand’ for camping

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is seen in the House of Commons as she awaits U.S. President Joe Biden’s address to Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

$491B federal budget invests heavily in green economic transformation
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Budget 2023: Projected cost of federal dental program set to more than double
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference before delivering the Federal budget, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal budget 2023 includes $59.5 billion in new spending, looks to increase revenue
Dr. Mehul Sharma (L) and Dr. Stuart Turvey (R) helped discover the variant in the STAT6 gene which causes severe allergies, including food and drug allergies, ezcema and more.

B.C. researchers lead global discovery of gene variant behind severe, life-altering allergies
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The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is asking residents to keep an eye out for nesting Canada geese so that staff can replace their eggs with ones that have been frozen to help control the population. A Canadian Goose is silhouetted against the Vancouver skyline as it walks along the seawall in Stanley Park, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Vancouver looks to frozen eggs to help control Canada goose population

B.C.’s Ministry of Housing has received the forensic audit of BC Housing ordered by Premier David Eby, then minister responsible for housing, but it is not clear when the public will see the report. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Premier David Eby promises BC Housing forensic audit release ‘as soon as possible’

The patio of a West Pender Street Starbucks in Vancouver is seen in the aftermath of a fatal stabbing on March 26. (Live-Customer-4784/Reddit)

Man stabbed to death outside downtown Vancouver Starbucks

Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland talks to a sales associate to buy a new pair of shoes in Ottawa on Monday, March 27, 2023. Freeland will table the federal budget on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Grocery money, clean tech tax breaks expected in federal budget Tuesday

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Holly Halford is among operators concerned with the B.C. rollout of the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative. (Contributed photo)

South Surrey, White Rock childcare operators frustrated by subsidy delays

Ministry ‘working to resolve issues’ with Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative process

FILE - Kimberly Patton surveys through the belongings at the spot of a family member’s home after a tornado destroyed the property March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. A new study says warming will fuel more supercells or tornados in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Tornado-spawning U.S. storms may get worse due to warming

Supercells expected to become more common and likely to strike the American south

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After winning fans at the World Cup, the Canadian men take the first steps toward the 2026 tournament as they return to CONCACAF Nations League play in their first outing since Qatar.  Canada coach John Herdman looks on during second half group F World Cup soccer action against Morocco at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, December 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Herdman laments labour dispute between national teams and Canada Soccer

Both men’s and women’s teams have resorted to job action over their dissatisfaction

The KIJHL announcement of Morton Johnson’s passing. (KIJHL)

Princeton Posse assistant coach dies in vehicle crash

Morton Johnston died hours before Game 6 playoffs against Revelstoke

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A man takes a photo of himself holding his smartphone in Kyiv, Ukraine Monday, March 27, 2023 showing the “Air Alert” application which shows regions currently under Russian rocket attacks. When air raid alarms sound in Ukraine, they also trigger the “Air Alert” downloadable app that has been voiced by “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill. With his gravely but also calming baritone, he urges people to take cover. He also tells them when the danger has passed, signing off with “May the Force be with you.” (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Feel the Force: Mark Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine

Luke Skywalker lend his famous voice to downloadable app linked to Ukraine’s air defense system

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The ‘Gogglier’, a light fixture thought up by Rob Buchanan that Kyle Thornley helped bring to life. Taking a swathe of old ski goggle lenses and molding them into spheres, the Gogglier was a unique and functional art piece that Thornley was thrilled to work on with Buchanan. (Zachary Delaney/Revelstoke Review)

Forging ahead: How a Revelstokian made a career of molding metal

Kyle Thornley has been creating art with metals for over 15 years

The Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna hosted an Indigenous Resilience Festival on March 26, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Celebrating all things Indigenous at Kelowna’s Rotary Centre for the Arts

The event featured over 40 Indigenous artists from B.C.

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Maynard Terbasket

Mar 1st, 2023

Grace Isabel Cordelle

Feb 27th, 2023

Ronald ‘Pat’ Stewart

Feb 13th, 2023

Irene Rita (nee Santo) Nameth

Feb 7th, 2023

James Frederick Bauer

Jan 11th, 2023

Percy S Moulton

Jan 9th, 2023

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FILE - Adam Lambert, left, and Brian May of Queen + Adam Lambert perform in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2019. The band is hitting the road this fall for a North American expansion of their Rhapsody Tour. The tour will make 14 stops throughout the U.S. and Canada, including shows in New York, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Nashville and Dallas, before closing out at Los Angeles in November. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Queen and Adam Lambert eager for their post-pandemic tour, skipping B.C.

Band promises old favourites and a few surprises

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Sophia Lillis, from left, Justice Smith and Michelle Rodriguez in a scene from “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)

Review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ puts the funny in fantasy

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Vehicles line up to board B.C. Ferries sailing at Tsawwassen. In late February, Ford Motor Co. applied for patents on technology allowing the automotive company the power to remotely disable vehicles if owners had not made their payments. (Black Press Media)

COLUMN: Ford’s technology targets deadbeat drivers

Auto maker’s latest patent could disable vehicles if owners fall behind on payments

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