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Bodies found in Kal Lake

jon.manchester@ok.bc.ca (Jon Manchester) — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:31:40 +0000

At about 7:30 this morning a Coldstream resident out for a walk in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park near the dog beach noticed a cooler floating in the water and one on shore.

On a closer look, he noticed what appeared to be a dog floating in the water as well.

RCMP were called out as well as Vernon Search and Rescue.

Search and Rescue volunteers brought out two of their boats and started to search the lake, said Vernon RCMP spokesman Gord Molendyk..

In the last hour, two bodies have been located in the area of Cousens Bay.

At this time police are not releasing any details around the identities of the two bodies while they continue to determine who they are and where they are from.

Canucks fire head coach Alain Vigneault

rharvey@tricubemedia.com (The Canadian Press) — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:11 +0000

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Alain Vigneault after being swept by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Browne have also been let go.

Golden handshake for Valley's Barisoff

kelowna@courier.none (Kelowna Daily Courier) — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Retiring Penticton MLA Bill Barisoff will have the second-highest pension among retiring or defeated MLAs, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says.

Inspiring cyclist keeps on going and going

kelowna@courier.none (Ron Seymour) — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

The odometer won't click forever on Randolph Westphal's globe-girdling cycling adventures.

Where'd summer go?

kelowna@courier.none (Don Plant) — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Thunder, showers and cooler temperatures have kicked off the Okanagan's monsoon season and an expected rise in creek levels.

Thousands flock to Rutland May Days

kelowna@courier.none (Ron Seymour) — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Chris Brown will leave one particularly important note to whoever succeeds him as organizer of Rutland May Days - arrange for more bandwidth for the event's website.

Don't mess with Victoria Day, say locals

kelowna@courier.none (Ron Seymour) — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Kelowna monarchists are not amused by a suggestion to rename Victoria Day to Victoria Day and First Peoples Day.

Peachland doubles in size for World of Wheels

kelowna@courier.none (Ron Seymour) — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Dale Alcock's beautifully restored 1934 Ford is authentic down to almost every detail - except for the addition of a suicide door switch.

Hill climb racers fast but folksy

kelowna@courier.none (Ron Seymour) — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

The banter is folksy and funny between races at the Knox Mountain Hill Climb in Kelowna as drivers wait to power their cars up the big downtown mountain at speeds of well over 100 km/h.

Wild ride

kelowna@courier.none (Kelowna Daily Courier) — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Ty Elliot, who grew up in Vernon, was less than a half-second from finishing his ride when he was bucked off during the first round of bull riding at the Falkland Stampede on Saturday. The 95th annual event continues today and Monday at the Stampede Grounds in Falkland.