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Basran calls Mayoral candidate Dyas’ Costco letter ‘electioneering’
KELOWNA – Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is challenging the accuracy of a letter his chief…
No cannabis shops in Kelowna until next summer
KELOWNA – It will be at least June of next year before you can stroll…
B.C. invasive mussel fight continues into fall season
The battle for funding to keep invasive mussels out of B.C. lakes continues as another…
Kelowna RCMP need help identifying break and enter suspect
KELOWNA – Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest after…
Why a Kelowna man with no record got federal prison time for drug trafficking
KELOWNA – A young Kelowna drug dealer was hit with federal prison time last month,…
Central Okanagan residents need to clean up their recycling act
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – If Central Okanagan residents don’t stop contaminating their blue recycling bins, they…
Fuhr acclaimed as Liberal candidate in next year’s federal election
KELOWNA – A familiar name will be on the ballot in the Kelowna-Lake Country riding…
Kelowna adjusting housing projections for urban centres
KELOWNA – Councillors already appear to be scaling back an aggressive plan made just a…
Retired Kelowna bylaw officer says he can show the current mayor how its done
KELOWNA – As a frontline Kelowna bylaw officer — not a manager but one of…
Hedge fire generates lots of smoke, calls to 911 in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Relax folks, it was only a hedge fire. Kelowna Fire Department crews were…
Kelowna city council delays decision on Capri-Landmark plan
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council has put a temporary hold on a plan to add…
Central Okanagan getting 16 new paramedics, one new ambulance
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – B.C. Emergency Health Services says it will hire 22 new paramedics and…
Fall-like forecast for the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – Okanagan residents can expect a slight improvement in the weather for the first…
No arrests for Intentionally Set Wildfire Task Force but new leads on Okanagan arson fires
OKANAGAN – Another season of wildfires has generated additional leads for the Intentionally Set Wildfires…
The heartbreaking reasons many B.C. children with addictions aren’t getting help
'I CAN'T AFFORD TREATMENT FOR MY DAUGHTER… IT'S NOT FAIR: ONLY PEOPLE WITH MONEY CAN…
So who wants to be mayor? Candidates finalized for Central Okanagan municipal elections
KELOWNA – Last call has ended for candidates seeking election in Kelowna, West Kelowna and…
Homelessness emerging as election issue in Kelowna despite Journey Home housing strategy
KELOWNA – A consultant to the Journey Home task force on homelessness in Kelowna cost…
Knox Mountain road opens after dry, smoky summer
KELOWNA – Knox Mountain Drive is reopening after a dry, smoke-filled summer where the road…
City of Kelowna forgoes more than $2 million in property taxes
KELOWNA – Not everyone pays property taxes in Kelowna. Kelowna city council will be asked…
VIDEO: What a city councillor actually does
KAMLOOPS – Next month, voters will head to the polls to make a decision on…
Okanagan College gets set to deal with cannabis on campus
OKANAGAN – With over 8,500 students at four campuses, Okanagan College has just as much…
Kelowna to earn more than $1 million from expanded fire dispatch service
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council will likely adopt an agreement Monday to start providing fire…
Capri development plan going to Kelowna city council Monday
KELOWNA – The controversial plan to dramatically redevelop the Capri-Landmark area could be endorsed by…
CORRECTION: Household recycling costs not on the rise in Central Okanagan
EDITOR'S NOTE: Our story yesterday incorrectly reported that the cost of recycling is going up…