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Okanagan may see some smoke relief this weekend
OKANAGAN – A change in the weather is on the way, and with it, some…
Threatening phone call forces evacuation of Kelowna retirement home
KELOWNA – Police are investigating after a threatening phone call forced the evacuation of 170…
Why beach access, park development should matter to Kelowna voters
KELOWNA – If Kelowna would properly fund development of the lakeshore parkland and foreshore lands…
Controversial Kelowna bottle depot finds a new home
KELOWNA – The bottle depot on Kirschner Road that drew numerous bylaw complaints is relocating…
No one home during fire that ripped through Kelowna home
KELOWNA – An early morning fire in Rutland caused “major damage” to a two-storey house…
Harlem Globetrotters tour to stop in Okanagan
KELOWNA – The clowns of the hardwood bring their family-friendly entertainment to the Okanagan this…
Smoky conditions forecast to slowly improve in Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – Oppressively smoky skies put a damper on summer in the Okanagan over the…
UPDATE: Kelowna Apple Triathlon races cancelled today due to poor air quality
KELOWNA – Air quality is so poor in the Kelowna region the Kelowna Apple Triathlon…
82-year-old woman struck by car in Kelowna
KELOWNA – An 82-year-old woman remains in hospital after being struck by a vehicle on…
Expect smoky skies in the Okanagan right through the weekend
OKANAGAN – An unchanging weather pattern and forest fires burning at all four points of…
You may already be using it but Okanagan Rail Trail opens for real next month
OKANAGAN – It’s official. The Okanagan Rail Trail will legally open at the end of…
Household recycling in the Central Okanagan? You’re probably doing it all wrong
KELOWNA – Do you throw cartons of sour milk or half-filled tins of tuna right…
Interior air quality is very poor but not comparable to big city smog
It may look bad, and there can be health concerns, but according to the B.C.…
Kelowna to spend $80,000 to find out why Knox Mountain is so wet
KELOWNA – The city will spend $80,000 on a hydrogeological study to help get to…
Seasonal orchard worker in Kelowna allegedly stabbed by colleague
KELOWNA – A 31-year-old orchard worker was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery last night…
Dropbike success could help Kelowna fight chronic traffic congestion
KELOWNA – The continuing uptake of the new Dropbike service in Kelowna could soon make…
Kelowna mayor welcomes Pride Week festival and march
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran ended one of the few remaining council meetings before the…
Kelowna’s Innovation centre to get some sorely-needed signage
KELOWNA – What’s the point of being innovative if no one knows you’re there? Kelowna…
Thieves ‘drive’ away from Kelowna range with hundreds of golf balls
KELOWNA – In what can only be described as a ballsy crime, RCMP are looking…
Rockets defenceman helps Team Canada win gold medal
EDMONTON – One Kelowna hockey player is bringing home some gold. Kelowna Rockets defenceman, Kaedan…
Westbank First Nation museum takes on Oliver Jackson collection, cultural appropriation all at once
WESTBANK FIRST NATION – A Kelowna man who made and wore elaborate indigenous costumes but…
Interior cities shatter same-day records under smothering blanket of heat
You have to go back to 1898 for the same-day temperature record that Kamloops shattered…
Air quality diminishes in Okanagan as wildfire smoke blankets the region
Skies are hazy over the Okanagan today as smoke from wildfires across the province blankets…
Patient housing and parking around Kelowna General Hospital in front of council
KELOWNA – Parking in the neighbourhood around Kelowna General Hospital looms large for city council…