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JoeAnna’s House gets final approval from Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – Construction of a congregate care housing project next to Kelowna General Hospital was…
Kelowna city council consistent in turning down application for medical marijuana grow op
KELOWNA – Citing the need to be consistent, Kelowna city council followed staff’s recommendation today…
Distracted driver fleeing from Vernon RCMP hits power pole
VERNON – A Vernon man is facing numerous charges after crashing into a power pole…
Teenager killed in rollover near Keremeos
KEREMEOS – One teenager was killed and another seriously injured following a single-vehicle collision near…
Kelowna mayor into the lion’s den for Chamber of Commerce debate
KELOWNA – Incumbent Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran will presumably be heading into the lion’s den…
Basran quietly fights back against challenger Dyas at election campaign kick-off
KELOWNA – From union members to giants of the local tech industry, Mayor Colin Basran’s…
Thumbs down for Kelowna medical marijuana application
KELOWNA – Kelowna City Council will decide Monday whether to support an application to allow…
iN VIDEO: Ryan Reynolds and other celebs wish West Kelowna boy fighting cancer a happy birthday
A West Kelowna boy in a battle with leukemia spent his 12th birthday at B.C.…
Regional district shoots down Joe Rich music festival for a second time
KELOWNA – The man trying to organize a European-style music festival near Kelowna is extremely…
Central Okanagan regional district directors get pay increase to cover loss of tax benefit
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Central Okanagan regional district directors will get a pay increase in 2019…
Laurel Packinghouse project in Kelowna going ahead
KELOWNA – A $235,000 B.C. Gaming Grant means an interpretive courtyard will be built on…
Kelowna gets mini-community centre paid for by the province
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council agreed Monday to join with the school district to create…
Kelowna gives up $1.3 million in rental housing taxes
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council exempted 256 proposed new rental housing units from taxes today.…
Kelowna trying to recover $116,000 in costs from marijuana legalization
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna wants to recover all its costs to date, and…
RCMP blame Hell’s Angels poker run for Kelowna traffic jam
KELOWNA – The annual Hell's Angels Poker Run was behind some extra traffic congestion in…
Election sign set on fire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Police are investigating after an election sign was set on fire this weekend…
iN PHOTOS: Greyhound passengers recall when smoke engulfed the bus on Highway 97C
A Greyhound bus pulled over to the shoulder with dozens of passengers standing outside the…
Cops for Kids raises hundreds of thousands of dollars from this year’s bike ride
KELOWNA – The Cops for Kids riders finished their 17th annual bike ride in Kelowna…
Seven B.C. SPCA recommendations to avoid collisions with wildlife
Statistics show the Southern Interior sees almost double the number of animal-involved collisions as anywhere…
iN VIDEO: Hail in the South Okanagan
OKANAGAN FALLS – Thunderstorms with showers turned to hail the size of chickpeas in Okanagan…
New case of pneumococcal disease in Oliver is low risk, says Interior Health
OLIVER – A new case of pneumococcal disease does not present a health risk to…
Homelessness, crime emerging as top Kelowna municipal election issues
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran believes the public concerns about homelessness and crime in downtown…
No legal pot shops for Kelowna well into 2019
KELOWNA – It will take many months and thousands of dollars before any legal marijuana…
City may force demolition of derelict Kelowna motel
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council will decide Monday whether to order the demolition of the…