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Morning Start: Dogs can smell cancer

Your morning start for Monday, February 24, 2020
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(Daniel Taylor - Kelowna Capital News)

Good morning, it’s the worst day of the week.

Fun Fact of the day:

Dogs can smell cancer.

They don’t call them “man’s best friend” for nothing. Researchers have found that dogs are able to pick up on a specific scent that cancer produces in a person—which is undetectable to humans. So if your dog is acting strange around you, it may be you who needs to get checked out by a physician. And if you’re looking to repay your canine’s kindness, Meet the Former Model Who Wants to Save Your Dog’s Life.

Weather forecast according to Environment Canada:

The weather has become tolerable as we inch closer to spring.

In Kelowna:

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In case you missed it:

The Kelowna RCMP have made an arrest in relation to the summer 2019 stabbing death of Elijah Beauregard.

Beauregard, 16, was stabbed shortly before 11:30 p.m. on June 27 near the intersection of Bernard Avenue and Water Street in downtown Kelowna. He succumbed to his injuries three days later.

Read the whole story here.

Video of the day:

McJesus is back!


Daniel Taylor
Reporter, Kelowna Capital News
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