Kelowna News Today & Local Updates
Expect long weekend delays on Coquihalla due to construction, Trans-Canada closure
Drivers have been warned to expect significant delays, and to make sure they have a full tank of gas and bring plenty of food and water for the journey.
72-year-old man killed in ATV crash in Peachland
The fatal ATV crash happened in the former Gladstone Mine area on off-road trails.
Car theft victim helps officer arrest the thief in Coldstream
“We want to thank the person who stepped in to help our officer that day."
Feds hope $1.9B for new Via Rail fleet, assembly plant leads to better service
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Wednesday he hopes Ottawa’s $1.9 billion investment in…
iN NUMBERS: Let’s be safe out there this BC Day long weekend
Two people, on average, die in crashes on the BC Day long weekend.
‘Everything is gone’ in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C.
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — There was little left besides twisted metal, blackened trees, the…
Gas prices skyrocket in Kamloops, Okanagan
The average gas price in B.C. is $1.95 as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its sixth month and the future of the Strait of Hormuz remains uncertain.
Kelowna senior on mobility scooter struck, killed by bus
The 97-year-old was hit by a chartered bus on Benvoulin Road on Sunday.
97-year-old man on scooter dies in crash with bus in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA — A 97-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., has died in a crash between his…
Petitioners sought to pitch second Okanagan highway route
A Penticton woman already sent a petition to Parliament, but the federal government told her to ask Victoria.
Destruction of properties near Clinton may be worst in B.C.’s fire season so far
A regional official says structures on about 20 properties have been “impacted” by an out-of-control…
BC cops clock Alberta driver at nearly triple the speed limit
Cops backed off the chase, later tracking the drunk, unlicensed driver to a campground.
Okanagan cops can’t keep up with illegal e-bikes — hospitals aren’t trying
We'd all like to know if injuries or collisions have risen.
You'd think someone would be counting that.
B.C. crews use drone in controlled burn during wildfire fight, in Canadian first
Fons Raedschelders said he “shed a very happy tear” over the weekend after wildland firefighters…
Driver charged one year after deadly Okanagan Granfondo collision
One rider was killed and two were injured just over a year ago.