Kelowna news

Why pets as Christmas gifts aren’t a good idea: BC SPCA
Animal welfare groups are putting out their annual request that people not give pets as…

‘Mild and a bit dull’: Odds of white Christmas in Okanagan, Kamloops low
Dreams of a white Christmas in Kamloops and the Okanagan will likely go unfulfilled this…

iN MAPS: The best Christmas lights to see in Kelowna
There are a lot of festive holiday houses to see in Kelowna, where residents go…

Kelowna car thief arrested with drugs and loaded gun
Officers found a stolen vehicle in downtown Kelowna earlier this month, arrested the driver and…

More seniors are renting alone in Kelowna and Kamloops
When many people think about renters who live alone they often think of single 20-somethings…

Hotel Eldorado in Kelowna loses appeal over public access to boardwalk
A Kelowna hotel embroiled in a long-running legal saga with the city over public access…

Kelowna RCMP catch suspected ‘brazen’ ATM thief
A suspected ATM thief was caught in a stolen truck in Kelowna last week. Kelowna…

Penticton fraudster convinced everyone she had cancer — including her husband
WHILE ON PROBATION FOR FRAUD, SHE FOUND PLENTY OF NEW VICTIMS IN THE OKANAGAN. Scott…

City of Kelowna buys Hells Angels clubhouse after a decade of legal proceedings
After years of effort, the provincial government seized the Hells Angels clubhouse in Kelowna and…

Construction on most difficult stretch of cycling trail from Sicamous to Osoyoos underway
The most technically challenging section of a cycling trail, that would run from Sicamous in…

Giving kids lottery scratchers as gifts can create risky gambling behaviour
With online gambling accessible and rising in popularity the BC Lottery Corporation is warning people…

Christian group handing out pamphlets near Kelowna high school
Members of a Christian group were outside Rutland Senior Secondary School in Kelowna handing out…

One dead after collision with snow plow on Okanagan Connector
A pickup truck driver died after colliding with a snow plow on Highway 97C this…

Mob mentality at work in teen swarming attack: Prof
Following a brutal swarm attack on a young girl in Kelowna, a local researcher helps…
Woman’s death in Kelowna’s Waterfront Park non-criminal: RCMP
A woman’s body was found in the lagoon at Waterfront Park in Kelowna in June…