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Friday January 18, 2013

News:

Personal data compromised for 583,000 students

Part of a release from the Canadian Government with details on security breach of information on 583,000 student loan borrowers(photo courtesy of CanLearn)

Hundreds of thousands of student borrowers in Canada have had their private information lost.

It happened in November when a hard drive carrying information on 583,000 Canada Student Loan borrowers was misplaced.

The security breech includes information on people's Name, Address, Date of Birth, Social Insurance Number, and student loan balances.

The breech affects people who had student loans between 2000 and 2006, and a class action law suit has been started.

One of those people is Vincent Jones of Kelowna.

He speaks with guest host Rebbeca Zandbergen.

She also speaks to Chester Wisniewski who is a Senior Security Advisor at Sophos Canada on what steps people can take to protect themselves.

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Thursday January 3, 2013

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Economics look up at the 'fiscal cliff' from the Canadian side

U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden makes a statement regarding the passage of the fiscal cliff bill on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2013 (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press)

Late Wednesday night, American president Barack Obama signed the bill that averted the so-called "fiscal cliff."

In fact, the country toppled over that cliff for a moment on Tuesday after lawmakers missed a midnight deadline, but the U.S. Congress reached a compromise that allowed the country to scamper back onto the ledge.

World markets reacted with short-lived gains, but there are other cliffs looming -- and debt ceilings too!

To help make sense of all this drama and what it means for Canada, Daybreak host Chris Walker brought former chief HSBC economist David Bond and assistant professor of economics at UBCO, Ross Hickey, into studio.

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Tuesday December 4, 2012

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Towering downtown Kelowna development delayed again

Conceptual drawings of the two Monaco towers proposed for Doyle and St. Paul streets in downtown Kelowna (Contributed by: City of Kelowna)

A decision on a downtown Kelowna development, which could become an icon in the city skyline, has been put off, again.

The proposed Monaco towers would be two high rises: a hotel and a residential building -- 22 and 30 storeys tall, respectively.

This is the second time city council has put off making a decision on the development.

The first time, they sent Premier Pacific Properties back to the drawing board because the buildings were just too big, too tall, and too close together.

The company came back with a revised plan -- but it still violates Kelowna's official community plan.

To understand more, Daybreak host Chris Walker reached Kelowna city councillor Luke Stack.

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• January 2013
  • Fri., 18 – Personal data compromised for 583,000 students
     
  • Thu., 3 – Economics look up at the 'fiscal cliff' from the Canadian side
     
• December 2012
  • Tue., 4 – Towering downtown Kelowna development delayed again
     
  • Mon., 3 – Ministry of Health investigates at Summerland Seniors Village
     
• November 2012
  • Fri., 30 – 91-year-old falls deathly ill at care home, staff unaware
     
  • Tue., 27 – Jurors underpaid and poorly treated for duties provided
     
  • Tue., 27 – Fire destroys 4 Kelowna businesses, spares Cora's
     
• October 2012
  • Wed., 17 – Kelowna teens have little empathy for Amanda Todd
     
  • Tue., 16 – CBC uncovers more unwarranted parking tickets
     
  • Tue., 16 – Separating Scotland not a good move, says expat
     
  • Mon., 15 – Funding needed for front line 'Stop a bully' programs
     
  • Mon., 15 – Health Minister apologizes for spinal surgery delays
     
• September 2012
  • Thu., 27 – Okanagan MPs split on studying when life begins
     
  • Tue., 25 – Who is Bobby Jack Fowler?
     
  • Fri., 21 – Downtown Kelowna advertising lacks diversity
     
  • Tue., 18 – Experts fear second large slide at Johnsons Landing
     
  • Thu., 13 – Peachland evacuees have truck and camper stolen
     
  • Thu., 13 – GoSango goes out of business
     
• August 2012
  • Fri., 24 – Pines Bible Camp ready to reopen after fatal windstorm
     
  • Fri., 24 – 2012 last year for Penticton Ironman triathalon
     
  • Wed., 22 – B.C. cherry growers consider trade action against U.S. counterparts
     
  • Tue., 21 – Pro-life flag will not fly at Kelowna City Hall
     
  • Mon., 20 – Penticton MLA Bill Barisoff won't run again
     
  • Wed., 15 – Van Diest family turns murder scene into memorial trail
     
  • Wed., 15 – Teck responds to smelter illness accusations
     
  • Tue., 14 – Bilingualism lacking at Kelowna International Airport
     
  • Tue., 14 – Doctor confirms high rate of colitis south of Teck smelter
     
  • Thu., 9 – City of Kelowna to challenge federal riding changes
     
  • Wed., 1 – Regional District to change how it deals with dangerous dogs
     
  • Wed., 1 – Fairmont resort to reopen Friday after mudslide
     
  • Wed., 1 – Glut of natural gas hurts northern B.C. economy
     
• July 2012
  • Tue., 31 – Authorities warn of dangerous waterways
     
  • Mon., 30 – Stockwell Day says Clark on right track in pipeline royalty fight
     
  • Thu., 26 – RCMP won't pay for Kamloops officers' lawyers
     
  • Tue., 24 – Okanagan fruit slim pickings this summer
     
  • Wed., 18 – B.C. orders closure of West Kelowna wake park
     
  • Tue., 17 – Naramata Centre hit by racist grafitti
     
  • Tue., 17 – Ministry of Forests to investigate Johnsons Landing slide
     
  • Mon., 16 – Eyewitness account of Fairmont mudslide
     
  • Thu., 12 – Corporal punishment and cross-cultural parenting
     
  • Tue., 10 – Pine Acres has cost Wesbank First Nation $1,000,000
     
  • Tue., 3 – Birds on the decline in Canada
     
• June 2012
  • Thu., 28 – Province plans to decomission dangerous dam
     
  • Tue., 26 – Houseboats aid in Shuswap flooding rescue
     
  • Thu., 21 – Flooding concerns persist in southern Interior
     
  • Mon., 18 – Assisted suicide decision "short-sighted"
     
  • Wed., 13 – Liberals looking to start anew with fresh leadership
     
  • Wed., 6 – Psychologist says Magnotta likely has personality disorder
     
  • Mon., 4 – Anti-abortion caravan rolls through Kelowna
     
  • Fri., 1 – 'Bob the barber' gets a bionic chair
     
• May 2012
  • Wed., 30 – Prof says Cummins' views could cause chaos in B.C.
     
  • Fri., 25 – Province considers BYOB for B.C. restaurants
     
  • Wed., 23 – Climber from 1st Canadian expedition talks Everest deaths
     
  • Tue., 15 – Farmers dread return to PST/GST, losing tax breaks
     
  • Tue., 8 – Okanagan-Coquihalla MP defends omnibus bill
     
  • Thu., 3 – Former PC fisheries minister slams Harper's changes to act
     
  • Wed., 2 – Anthropologist says corporate-world culture clash behind Taseko letter
     
  • Tue., 1 – Motorcycle 'skid lids' banned in B.C.
     
  • Tue., 1 – Taseko asks feds to disregard aboriginal spirituality in mine review
     
• April 2012
  • Mon., 30 – Vernon Jubilee Hospital to get more beds
     
  • Fri., 27 – Cracking into 'The Free Enterprise Coalition'
     
  • Thu., 26 – Preventing future tragedies in B.C. sawmills
     
  • Thu., 26 – Flood waters rise in Kimberley, B.C.
     
  • Tue., 24 – Cranbrook fire damages four businesses
     
  • Mon., 23 – Abuse allegations and accountability: do students need to
     
  • Wed., 18 – Critic suggests trashing environmental assessments
     
  • Mon., 16 – Westbank First Nation hospital likely unconstitutional
     
  • Fri., 13 – Muslim woman's bra photo: adding context to the controversy
     
  • Wed., 11 – CBC slashes shows and jobs after budget cuts
     
  • Tue., 3 – A final push for wine across provincial borders
     
  • Mon., 2 – Gateway hearing cancelled after protesters greet panel
     
• March 2012
  • Mon., 19 – Teachers vote on next strike move at AGM
     
  • Wed., 14 – West Kelowna, WFN react to provincial land swap decision
     
  • Mon., 12 – RCMP recommend charges against Invermere deer cull group
     
  • Wed., 7 – Penticton Vees break North American wins record
     
  • Wed., 7 – Historian remembers Grand Forks Hotel
     
  • Mon., 5 – Humankind's oldest ancestor found in the Burgess Shale
     
• February 2012
  • Fri., 24 – Teachers on guard as province plans to end contract dispute
     
  • Thu., 23 – War reporting from the front lines
     
  • Wed., 22 – Garbage truck drivers fired for speaking out about cameras
     
  • Tue., 21 – B.C. scientists solve world medical isotope shortage
     
  • Mon., 20 – Failures rise with teacher job action, says school district
     
  • Thu., 16 – Customers complain over high electricity bills, Fortis explains why
     
  • Wed., 15 – Foreclosures in the Central Okanagan
     
  • Mon., 13 – Osoyoos Times apologizes for "slanderous" editorial
     
  • Mon., 13 – Court injunction halts Invermere deer cull
     
  • Fri., 10 – Okanagan winery to send 1000 cases to China
     
  • Wed., 8 – Lower Nicola Indian Band blocks smart meters
     
  • Tue., 7 – Penticton Indian Band disappointed at losing jail bid
     
  • Tue., 7 – B.C. First Nations ask China to discuss Canadian human rights record
     
  • Mon., 6 – Osoyoos Band site picked for new Okanagan jail
     
  • Wed., 1 – Income disparity and happiness
     
• January 2012
  • Tue., 31 – The future of retirement and Old Age Security
     
  • Thu., 26 – Dust explosions and the Burns Lake mill
     
  • Wed., 25 – Westbank chief optimistic after meeting with Ottawa
     
  • Wed., 25 – Sturgis North steers southwards
     
  • Tue., 24 – School bus collision in Chase sends 11 students to hospital
     
  • Mon., 23 – Burns Lake community pulls together after deadly mill explosion
     
  • Thu., 19 – Strange sea creature fossils discovered in the Burgess Shale
     
  • Mon., 16 – The "Southern Gateway Project"?
     
  • Fri., 13 – Oil-dependent community in Northern B.C. opposes pipeline
     
  • Fri., 13 – How secure are police evidence lockers?
     
  • Wed., 11 – Merritt overrun by stray cats, feeders may be criminally charged
     
• December 2011
  • Fri., 16 – Squatters vandalize iconic Kelowna paddlewheeler
     
  • Tue., 13 – Behind the veil: explaining the niqab
     
  • Tue., 13 – Pulling out of Kyoto the right choice, says Terry Lake
     
  • Thu., 8 – First Nations feel trapped with Indian Act
     
  • Wed., 7 – B.C. First Nation chief says band faces same problems as Attawapiskat
     
• November 2011
  • Mon., 28 – A guide to Egypt's elections
     
  • Thu., 10 – Letter from Van Diest's purported killer unnerves city of Armstrong
     
  • Wed., 9 – "Deep flaws" withing RCMP, says retired Mountie
     
  • Tue., 8 – The Prosperity Mine debate: can economic growth and environmental stewardship coexist?
     
• October 2011
  • Fri., 28 – Plane destined for Kelowna crashes in Richmond
     
  • Thu., 27 – Kelowna man loses eye in jail attack
     
  • Tue., 25 – Kelowna 'occupy' protesters can't camp overnight
     
  • Fri., 21 – Uranium mine lawsuit costs B.C. $30M Audio
     
  • Thu., 20 – Symbolic day for Lybian expatriates in Kelowna
     
  • Wed., 19 – Rats overrun Penticton
     
  • Tue., 18 – Tribunal hears gay rights complaint against Grand Forks Bed and Breakfast
     
  • Fri., 14 – Armstrong deals with tragedy
     
  • Thu., 13 – Kelowna school bans "I love boobies" bracelets
     
  • Wed., 12 – The missing women inquiry
     
  • Tue., 11 – Steer clear of suspicious Santa
     
  • Wed., 5 – B.C. woman describes 49-day ordeal in Nevada
     
• September 2011
  • Thu., 22 – Crunching the numbers: the West Kelowna land swap
     
  • Tue., 13 – Abduction suspect caught in Alberta
     
  • Mon., 12 – The hunt for Randall Hopley
     
  • Mon., 12 – Southern Okangan Secondary School burns
     
  • Thu., 8 – Desperate search in Sparwood
     
  • Thu., 8 – AMBER ALERT
     
  • Wed., 7 – Wildfire Smoke Advisory for Kelowna area
     
  • Tue., 6 – Wildfire in West Kelowna
     
• August 2011
  • Thu., 25 – The Battle for Tripoli
     
  • Mon., 22 – The legacy of Jack Layton
     
  • Wed., 17 – Mayor Sharon Shepherd on Kelowna gang violence
     
  • Thu., 11 – Crash! Bang! Boom!