Kelowna news

Heavy snow, freezing rain prompts travel advisories for southern Interior mountain passes
If you have plans to travel on high elevation highways in the southern Interior, you…

Serious crash causing delays on Okanagan Connector westbound
A serious collision on the Okanagan Connector is causing significant delays. West Kelowna RCMP are…

Huge jump in Kelowna’s vacancy rate a boon for new tenants
Kelowna’s rental apartment vacancy rate saw a huge jump in 2024, especially when compared to…

‘It’s a bit of a toss up’: Dream cautiously of a white Christmas in Kamloops, Okanagan
With forecast temperatures teasing a white Christmas in Kamloops and the Okanagan it’s hard to…

Okanagan, Kamloops getting first significant snow of season
The first significant snowfall of the year at lower elevations in the Thompson-Okanagan region is…

Most British Columbians support lower residential speed limits and photo radar: poll
Most British Columbians are in favour of lower speed limits in residential areas, and using…
Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 over ‘legal’ status of basement suite
A Kelowna realtor has been slapped with $6,000 fine for advertising that a home's basement…

Where the bricks in some of Kelowna’s oldest buildings came from
Old buildings all around Kelowna have bricks that were produced in the city, and local…

Living Things annual international arts festival returns to Kelowna
The Living Things International Arts Festival returns to Kelowna's cultural district in January. From Jan.…

RCMP police dog gets an assist in arrest of suspected Kelowna car thief
A suspected car thief was arrested in Kelowna after police dog tracked him down. Kelowna…

Kelowna teacher charged with luring a child
A Kelowna teacher has been charged with child luring after a more than three month…

Kelowna police looking for man pretending to be reflexologist
Kelowna RCMP are searching for a man who has been massaging women's feet without their…

Wanted man avoiding police on bike hits semi truck in Kelowna
A man in Kelowna was injured when he collided with a truck while avoiding police…

‘UNDER ATTACK’: MLAs ‘defend’ Kelowna’s ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ sign
Central Okanagan MLAs say they are "fighting" and "defending" the Christian religion after the City…

Kamloops had a higher murder rate than Kelowna in 2023: StatsCan
Newly released Statistics Canada data shows Kamloops had a higher murder rate than Kelowna in…