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Winter blast keeps Kelowna’s favourite skating rink open late
KELOWNA – Cold weather of late means skating is still good to go at Stuart…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer tries to take back guilty plea
KELOWNA – A local man charged with lacing drugs with fentanyl out of a warehouse…
Kelowna bus drivers hopeful shield prototype design will improve
KELOWNA – Al Peressini feels safer driving bus 6013. B.C. Transit began a test run…
Back to jail for Kelowna man who threatened to kill ex-wife hours after getting out
LANGUAGE ADVISORY KELOWNA – A local man was sentenced to eight months in jail for…
Central Okanagan schools suffer extreme space crunch
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – It’s times like these, with enrolment growing and limited space, that Central…
Kelowna RCMP seek witnesses to collision
KELOWNA – An afternoon hit and run collision that sent two people to hospital yesterday…
Police dog catches suspect accused of early morning break in of Lake Country coffee shop
KELOWNA – One of two men seen breaking into a Lake Country coffee shop early…
‘I think it’s ugly as sin’: Sharron Simpson blasts proposed 33-storey hotel, condo project in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Sharron Simpson won’t be living in the shadow of the Westcorp building should…
New panhandling bylaw could create no-go zones around banks, liquor stores in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Expect restrictions on panhandling near banks and liquor stores in Kelowna under a…
Fight homelessness at Coldest Night of the Year charity walk in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – The growing issue of homelessness will be the focus of a charity walk…
Possible child luring incident reported in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP say a woman may have tried to lure a nine-year-old boy into…
Bryan Adams Ultimate Tour includes stop in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Home grown Canadian rocker Bryan Adams’ Ultimate Tour will make a stop in…
Kelowna mom who lost two sons to overdose calls for mandatory prescription tracking
KELOWNA – If a system that’s already in place across B.C. had been used, Helen…
RETRACTED: Free help to be offered to abuse victims at upcoming Hedley concert in Kelowna
EDITOR'S NOTE: A story originally published Feb. 22, 2018 at 8 p.m. about a protest…
RCMP suspect Kelowna house fire was arson
KELOWNA – RCMP suspect a housefire in Rutland last week was arson. The fire started…
High-rise boom could soon change Kelowna’s skyline
KELOWNA – Construction cranes could soon be a common site on Kelowna’s downtown skyline if…
Big leak cuts water supply at Big White
BIG WHITE – A major leak caused by someone illegally hooking up to the water…
Could a changing real estate market leave a high-rise-sized hole on Kelowna’s waterfront?
KELOWNA – The tallest building ever approved by Kelowna city council will go ahead on…
Penticton sets cold temperature record, Kamloops and Kelowna come close
If you thought yesterday was especially cold in the Southern Interior, you were right. Penticton…
Police search for suspect who flashed a hand gun downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP say a man flashed a silver handgun at a woman in downtown…
Kelowna council ignores planners, approves much bigger Westcorp hotel and condo project
KELOWNA – “Onward and upward,” was all Kelowna Coun. Ryan Donn had to say after…
Westcorp to defend revised Kelowna hotel project at public hearing tonight
KELOWNA – A reasonable request, a greedy-bait-and-switch or something in between? Westcorp Development will find…
Distraught Kelowna man who barricaded himself in a home has been apprehended
KELOWNA – After an evacuation of some residents in the Glenmore area today, police say…
Residents want more criminal charges against homeless, Kelowna mayor says
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran is encouraging the Kelowna RCMP to pursue criminal charges amongst…