Kelowna news

Kelowna’s Tij Iginla signs first contract with NHL team
Kelowna Rockets' star player Tij Iginla was signed his first National Hockey League contract with…

Okanagan water board’s leader selected as BC NDP candidate
The executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is going to be the BC…

Victoria man spreading joy in Okanagan, Kamloops making massive bubbles
Residents out enjoying the summer in the Okanagan and Kamloops might see a bubble blower…

Country artist Lisa Brokop to headline Kamloops’ Midsummer Music Jam
The lineup for the 10th annual Midsummer Music Jam concert in Kamloops later this month has…

Hospice butterfly fundraiser in Kelowna celebrates circle of life
Hundreds of butterflies will be released from the on top of Dilworth mountain in Kelowna…

New non-stop flight from Kelowna to LA begins this winter
You’ll be able to fly from Kelowna directly to Los Angeles this winter. Alaska Airlines…

Kelowna’s David Lindsay avoids sentencing with hospital stay
To no one’s surprise, serial protester David Lindsay did not show up to court today…

UPDATE: Blaze destroys abandoned farm building in Kelowna
An abandoned farm building across the street from the Kelowna BC SPCA was destroyed by…

Robert Riley Saunders paroled over objections of Indigenous leaders
Disgraced former social worker Robert Riley Saunders should be out of prison by next week.…

The last Ironman in Penticton will be held this summer
Penticton is losing the Ironman Triathlon to Ottawa, according to Ironman Canada. Home to the…

Dangerous winds expected on Okanagan Lake today: Environment Canada
Boaters on Okanagan Lake are being warned to watch for high winds this afternoon and…

Non-profit opposed to new suburb proposal in Kelowna’s north-end
A developer has proposed 2,000 new residential units in McKinley Beach, but a local non-profit…

Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a…

iN PHOTOS: Intense lightning bolts captured during Okanagan storm
Residents in the Okanagan were treated to a fiery dry lightning show a few days…

Campfires banned in Kamloops, Okanagan as of Friday
Given the intense heat and the accompanying wildfire risk, the BC Wildfire Service is banning…