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The Canadian Coast Guard has called off a search near St. John's after it found no evidence of a small airplane crash that had been reported early Thursday afternoon by a citizen. Coast guard boats and a Canadian military Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopter were dispatched early Thursday afternoon after the citizen reported the plane crashed into the ocean near the Robin Hood Bay dump.

The Canadian Coast Guard is investigating a report from a citizen that a small airplane may have crashed into the ocean near the Robin Hood Bay dump in St. John's early Thursday afternoon. The coast guard has sent boats to the area to investigate, but officials say they have not received a mayday, and there are no reports of missing planes.

A tropical storm watch has been issued for southern Nova Scotia, as Hurricane Earl continues to barrel towards the Maritimes. Environment Canada says people in Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens counties should get ready and keep an ear out for further announcements.

B.C. Culture Minister Kevin Krueger has found an additional $7 million for the B.C. Arts Council. After being in the hot seat for the past three weeks over cuts to cultural funding, Krueger announced Wednesday that the province would give the council $7 million from its 2010 Sports and Arts Legacy Fund.

Six of the seven men who allegedly watched on a security camera monitor while two women engaged in sex in a Kamloops, B.C., jail cell have been suspended. The RCMP said Wednesday that three officers have been suspended with pay, while the fourth will learn his status soon.

Three RCMP officers at the Kamloops, B.C., detachment have been suspended with pay following an investigation into allegations they watched two women on a security camera monitor having sex in a prison cell.

An Australian family is travelling across B.C.'s southern Interior searching for their son, who disappeared mysteriously after turning up injured at a hospital two weeks ago. When Owen Rooney, 24, showed up at the hospital in Grand Forks in mid-August he had two black eyes. But he either couldn't, or didn't want to, say how he got them.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP Police are again warning businesses, and the public of more PIN Pad  fraud attempts within the city. There have been three documented attempts at PIN Pad replacements at local businesses. These occurred within the last week and, fortunately, none were successful at gaining any banking information.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP Applying the same tactic used in the recent fraudulent Canada Revenue Agency email scam, fraudsters are plying the unsuspecting public with fake Bank emails. These email "notifications" or "alerts" will appear to be from Major Banking institutions, and will even feature proper website addresses for these banks. The emails will state that the account has had irregular activity and needs to be "verified" by the account holder or it will say that the bank has accidentally deposited and withdrawn money from an account and, again, needs to be verified.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP A 24 year old male, of no fixed residence, was bruised and sore after being attacked by two thugs at a park on Bernard St. on April 11th. The attack occurred at 11:30 p.m. while the victim was sitting on a park bench at Knowles Heritage Park situated at the corner of Bernard and Ethel Streets.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP An elderly driver mistakenly selected the wrong gear and accidentally bounced her car off the front of a drug store this morning. The incident happened at 11:10 a.m. when the woman, who was returning from a doctor's appointment, put her 2009 Audi into "Drive" instead of "Reverse" when she attempted to back out of her parking stall in front of the Pharmasave Drug store on Main St. in West Kelowna.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP A Kelowna area male, who was caught in a stolen vehicle last month, is facing many charges in connection with a rash of Break and Enters in Kelowna and area. On March 16, 2010, 37 year old David Johnson was observed, by RCMP Target Team members, getting into a vehicle that had been reported stolen the previous day in Lake Country.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP A female suffered non life threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle, in the intersection of Rutland Rd. and Hwy 33. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. today when some pedestrians were crossing Rutland Rd North, at a flashing Pedestrian crosswalk. Cars were stopped, as all but one of the pedestrians crossed. According to witnesses, it looked as if the last pedestrian crossed as a blue Dodge pickup started moving. The pedestrian stepped in front the moving pickup, which slammed on it's brakes but still struck the 19 year old female, knocking her to the ground.