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Entertainment
Dance your way off the couch tonight
The Habitat is home to Twisted Saturday Salsa nights, which is a chance for anyone to learn some basic dance steps.
Entertainment
Movie Review: Public Enemies
I had huge expectations for Public Enemies, but this is easily the year’s biggest disappointment. Click to find out what went wrong.
Celebrity Sizzle
Brad Pitt’s motorcycle meltdown
What do you get when you take Brad Pitt, Jessica Simpson and ABBA? Possibly a megabudget sequel to Mamma Mia, but no, it’s all the smokin’ hot ingredients in Friday’s Celebrity Sizzle! As a bonus, you’ll receive two great Youtube videos to check out.
Entertainment
Inaugural jazz and blues festival is a picnic in the park
The first-ever Okanagan Jazz and Blues Festival takes place this weekend with loads of local and international acts.
What's Happening
What’s on: July 4-July 8
SATURDAY, JULY 4
10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. — Okanagan Jazz and Blues Festival at Island Stage — See Mt. Boucherie Jazz Combo, Trevor Salloum Quartet, Pat MacGibbon Quartet, Dean Singh’s Serial Chiller, Sherman Doucette & Tankful of Blues, Downhome Dave & The Dynamite, Poppa Dawg & Dogskin Suit, Studebaker John & The Hawks at Waterfront Park as part of this annual festival.
6-10 p.m. — Kickoff to Summer at Kelowna Pride Stage — Parks Alive! 2009 Theme Weekends held in Kerry Park.
8 p.m. — The Macgregors at The Streaming Cafe — See this band perform live, or see them online at www.streamingcafe.net.
8 p.m. — Darrell Barr and Blair Kennedy at The Minstrel Café — Musical performing icons from Edmonton as smooth as Hall and Oates. Tickets are $5 at the door or by calling 250-764-2301. The Minstrel Café is located at 4638 Lakeshore Rd.
9 p.m. — The Rocky Jr. Band at The Blue Gator — Duncan B.C. native Rocky Jr. has defined himself as an engagingly original artist. The Blue Gator is located at 441 Lawrence Ave.
9:30 p.m. — The Guild Party at LeVel Nite Club — The Bartenders’ Guild Residency launch party welcomes Dave Simpson, Ryan Clark and special guests to the night club. They will be at LeVel every Thursday, Friday and Saturday entertaining guests with their flair bartending skills.
TOP STORY
Perfect weather for a plunge
2:59 pm | 07.04.2009
The weather is expected to turn cooler for the start of the work week with showers a possibility.
What’s on tonight: Ryan Donn at Westside Daze
6:00 pm | 07.04.2009
Ryan Donn will be performing live at Johnson Bentley Memorial Park tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Fun in the sun in West Kelowna
2:47 pm | 07.04.2009
Westside Daze fun continued Saturday in the Westbank Town Centre area.
Westside Daze parade a hit
2:33 pm | 07.04.2009
Annual parade one of the highlights of Westside Daze.
What’s on right now: Kids fair at Westside Daze
12:04 pm | 07.04.2009
The fun is on at Johnson Bentley Memorial Park until 4 p.m.
High flying at the beach
7:00 am | 07.04.2009
Robert Ryan of West Kelowna flies through the air towards Okanagan Lake Friday.
Mid air antics
6:16 am | 07.04.2009
Young girl faces the inevitable after dropping off a dock in West Kelowna.
Fruit growers watching their water with caution
5:55 am | 07.04.2009
No one is predicting any drastic impact on the orchards with a lower-than-normal water supply this summer, but everyone is watching what they use and just how dry it will get.
Great idea, free labour. That’s “Cosmic Logic”
5:50 am | 07.04.2009
To launch his own company, local video game entrepreneur Andrew Roberts tapped into an eager labour market willing to wait for their monetary rewards.
Tourism spending is down, but not as bad as it has been
5:10 am | 07.04.2009
Those in the tourist industry are feeling the flow of fewer dollars in Canada, but it’s been worse.
Falcons prey on AppleSox
10:53 pm | 07.03.2009
The Kelowna Falcons won for the first time this season against the Wenatchee AppleSox.
Details of alleged torture and extortion spill out in court
5:47 pm | 07.03.2009
Victim recounts details of horrific incident in a Lake Country motel room, where captors allegedly beat him and forced him to sign over ownership of his truck.
Raiders run out of lacrosse playoffs
4:52 pm | 07.03.2009
The Flames and the Tigers will play their opening game at Kelowna’s Memorial Arena July 6.
Parking restrictions in place as crews pave Richter Street
1:34 pm | 07.02.2009
New blacktop will be laid down from Cadder to Birch
Highway 97 traffic changes during July
12:33 pm | 07.01.2009
Highway repaving causes change in West Kelowna traffic flow this month.
John Lennon’s ‘love and peace’ sign from Montreal bed-in sold for $140,000
9:24 pm | 07.04.2009
It would have cost a few pennies and taken about 10 seconds to make.
Political wives and the art of forgiveness
8:02 pm | 07.04.2009
A number of strong, independent women have stood by their men instead of tossing them out.
The Iron Horse
7:03 pm | 07.04.2009
On the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech, baseball pays tribute today in every stadium to the man whose dignity lives on.
Bring us your skilled and needed
6:43 pm | 07.04.2009
Canada hosts more immigrants and refugees per capita than any other developed country, but as unemployment will continue to climb and as many workers need retraining, it’s time to cut back on the number of newcomers, Canada admits.
Zooey Deschanel is more than just a pretty face
5:53 pm | 07.04.2009
Zooey Deschanel is an actor by day and a musician by night, or the other way around.
Online voting not a cure-all for voter apathy
4:31 pm | 07.04.2009
Online voting is being proposed by Elections Canada as one possible solution to low voter turnout.
New technology is inevitable, but what’s the ultimate cost?
3:31 pm | 07.04.2009
Staying connected all the time may have its benefits, although there can be some nasty surprises, like a five-day $11,000 cell phone bill.
Armstrong, Contador both in contention in Tour de France
1:26 pm | 07.04.2009
So exactly who is the leader of the most intimidating team at this year’s Tour de France?
Palin resigns as governor
1:17 pm | 07.04.2009
Sarah Palin said on Friday that her decision to resign as Governor had been in the works “for a while” and “after much consideration.” In that case, you might wonder why she had not bothered to write out a speech in advance.
Infotainment may be the future of news because it pays the bills
12:11 pm | 07.04.2009
Opinions about the man aside, his death is akin to the demise of John Lennon or Elvis Presley. When MJ went, he took a piece of my generation’s shared history; a part of our collective childhood.
Woods at his worst still better than the rest
12:08 pm | 07.04.2009
The best of Tiger Woods came yesterday when his game was falling apart.
Canada-Japan ties are still short of their potential
10:21 am | 07.04.2009
Long-established, broad and deep relationship with Japan all-too-often ignored as it is largely trouble free.
Designing a made-in-B.C. spirituality
9:21 am | 07.04.2009
British Columbia could be prime ground for starting a new religion rooted in a local vision.
MORE NEWS: Saturday July 4, 2009
- Palm oil plantations could annihilate jungle’s biodiversity 3:29 pm
- Transformers’ Megan Fox keeps tabloids on their toes 3:29 pm
- Paparazzi help Brad Pitt 3:29 pm
- Acting mayor tells mourning Michael Jackson fans to watch from home 3:28 pm
- SNL’s Patricia Clarkson lets her inner Southerner shine 3:28 pm
- Two men charged in connection with Canadian’s strangulation in Cyprus 3:27 pm
- Green Day heads for a 21st Century Breakdown 3:27 pm
- Record rainfall means Winnipeg could face its worst mosquito season 3:25 pm
- This model may be in Burlington, but it has an updated urban feel 3:22 pm
- Bay Street inches up without Wall Street 3:22 pm
- Old-fashioned, but window blinds can still help keep the home cool 3:21 pm
- Driving lesson may have led to canal deaths 3:20 pm
- Homes add green tint 3:20 pm
- Pets in airliners remain controversial 3:19 pm
- Where annoying personality traits come from and what they mean 3:18 pm
9 weeks of summer
Nine weeks: Stunning St. Hubertus winery
Andy Gebert takes us through stunning St. Hubertus winery in Kelowna.
Video
Video: Bomb kills Canadian soldier in Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier who was a member of Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance’s tactical team was killed Friday in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb.
Lifestyle
Work project is an eye-opening experience
New feature for summer makes writer a tourist in her own town.
9 weeks of summer
Nine Weeks: Okanagan Fudge and Sundae Co.
Okanagan Fudge and Sundae Co. is the perfect place to take your sweetie, or sweet tooth, on a date.
Lifestyle
Two super cool iPhone apps that jeopardize print journalism
Got an iPhone? You’ll love these two services that bring you the best of news and magazines - all for a one-time payment of less than a dollar.
9 weeks of summer
Nine Weeks: Pritchard Park a hidden gem, just watch where you step
Pritchard Park has all the amenities of a provincial park except for the overabundance of people.
Video
Video: Antipsychotic drug use spiralling in kids, research says
Medical research out of the University of British Columbia suggests the number of children taking medications known as atypical antipsychotics has increased tenfold over the past decade, CBC News has learned.