
Kelowna News Today & Local Updates

iN PHOTOS: Why tobacco failed to be the Okanagan’s biggest crop
Not once but three times in Kelowna’s history, tobacco looked to become the dominant crop…

B.C. liquor branch sues for more than $400K for frozen, damaged European liquor
The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch is among two others in a civil case trying to…

iN HOLIDAY: B.C. cranberries from farm to Christmas plate
Ruby red cranberries can be seen floating in bogs on farms in the Lower Mainland…

iN HOLIDAY: Custom sugar cookie business booming in Kamloops
Things are festive, warm and delicious at a busy commercial kitchen in Kamloops. Baker Lisha…

iN VIDEO: Kombucha brewing business bubbling up in Kamloops
Love it or hate, the fermented beverage called kombucha can be found on the shelves…

iN HOLIDAY: Salmon Arm winery making traditional winter cocktail mulled wine
A steaming cast iron pot full of mulled wine will be hanging over a fire…

Kelowna’s Barn Owl Brewing buys bakery
A popular brewery in Kelowna's Lower Mission has taken over a bakery. As of Dec.…

Thompson-Okanagan farm to table doesn’t just happen
While COVID and last year’s washout of B.C. highways got people thinking about supply chains…

Indigenous South Okanagan winery celebrates 20-year anniversary
Nk’Mip Cellars is the first Indigenous-owned winery in North America and is known for expressing…

New service offers chefs for house parties in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Professional chefs are throwing down in private kitchens around Kamloops and the Okanagan thanks to a…

The Stock Pot Café: a hidden Kamloops gem
A warm, family-oriented restaurant can be found tucked away in a Kamloops industrial park. Despite…

Armstrong getting a Starbucks
Seattle's most famous coffee company is opening a new location in the North Okanagan. Starbucks…

Pubs in Kamloops, Kelowna busy for Canada’s World Cup opener
Pubs in Kamloops and Kelowna are where many Canadian soccer fans are about to watch…

Grower rebellion quashed at B.C. Tree Fruits special meeting
About 150 of 217 members of the B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative attended a special meeting…

Incredible Hulk ready to ‘smash’ tasting of expensive cognac at West Kelowna winery
A West Kelowna winery is hosting an unusual and exclusive tasting event next month. Crown…

