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Authorities can’t find ex-Kelowna banker who swindled $354K from elders

A ex-banker who operated in Kelowna is being fined over $1 million for transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars from elderly clients to bank accounts he controlled. Scotiabank representative Marc-Antoine Ladeiro was found by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) to have have “willfully and deceptively misappropriated $354,700 from an elderly couple” before disappearing entirely. […]

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Trailblazing B.C. band 54-40 recorded new ‘Porto’ album in Portugal

Friday, Jan. 23 is album-release day for trailblazing B.C. rock band 54-40, formed 45 years ago in Tsawwassen and still creating new music. Eleven songs on the band’s 16th studio album, Porto, were recorded in Porto, Portugal with longtime producer Warne Livesey. For 11 days they worked quickly at Arda Recorders in the midst of

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Highway 1 temporarily detours overnight at 264 Street

Drivers travelling through Langley can expect additional overnight detours on Highway 1 as construction continues on the 264 Street interchange. The Ministry of Transportation and Transit is warning drivers of overnight detours in place from Thursday, Jan. 22, to Saturday, Jan. 31, between 11 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. During those hours, traffic in both directions

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Sicamous man ‘dumbfounded’ after $1.6M lottery win at Vernon casino

A Sicamous man “dumbfounded” by a $1.6 million lottery win plans to slow things down a bit. Grabbing a bite with a friend at Lake City Casino in Vernon on Jan. 8 became a life-changing experience for Pierre B. after he fed some money into a Powerbucks™ Whitney Houston™ that he had previously enjoyed playing

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