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  B.C. emergency room closed for 3rd time in 9 days

  The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, B.C., will be closed for 31 hours this weekend, the second such closure in a week and the third since the start of November.

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  Child found 'small razor blade' in Halloween candy in Kamloops, B.C., RCMP say

  Police in Kamloops, B.C., are reminding parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy after receiving a report of a mother finding a razor blade in one of her daughter's treats.

• Pickup truck may be linked to suspicious deaths, RCMP say 2 years after bodies found in B.C. park

  More than two years after Alannah Brown and Douglas Barker were found dead north of Penticton, police are asking for help identifying a vehicle they believe was associated with the crime.

• B.C. homeowner astounded someone managed to steal one of his prized giant pumpkins

  Dave Lindsey began growing giant pumpkins to bring a bit of magic to his grandkids' Halloween.

• B.C. man gets prison sentence, fine for using fake names to buy guns in the U.S.

  A U.S. District Court judge in Montana has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., to 18 months in prison for using fake names to buy guns with the aim of selling them in Canada.

• 2nd-degree murder charge laid nearly 2 years after Kelowna stabbing

  Nearly two years after a man was stabbed to death in downtown Kelowna, RCMP have made an arrest in the case.

• Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop

  NDP Leader David Eby is promising to offer a $75-million loan forgiveness program to entice doctors, nurses and heath professionals to expand health-care services in rural British Columbia.

• Several 'aggressors' arrested after B.C. teen swarmed, B.C. RCMP say

  Three young suspects have been arrested in connection with a swarming attack on a teenager in B.C.'s Okanagan last week – and authorities have asked the public to stop circulating disturbing videos of the incident.

• 'It's ridiculous': Kelowna father furious after violent attack on his 13-year-old daughter

  A father in Kelowna is furious after his 13-year-old daughter was brutally beaten on Gyro Beach. He is calling for criminal charges in the devastating attack, which was caught on video by multiple bystanders.

• Officer's fatal shooting of Kamloops suspect was 'necessary and reasonable' use of force, IIO finds

  The officer who shot and killed a forcible confinement suspect in Kamloops two years ago was justified in doing so, according to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.

• Vernon home receives 'significant damage' in early morning fire

  Fire crews in Vernon, B.C., responded to a large house fire early Saturday morning.

• 'Don't know where the animals came from': Runaway pigs rounded up in West Kelowna, B.C.

  A pair of runaway pigs are in the custody of an animal sanctuary in the Okanagan after evading police and volunteers for hours earlier this week.