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Curious about the price of marijuana in your city? Check PriceOfWeed website

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It isn’t legal yet in Canada, but that won’t stop people from keeping a close eye on weed market in their city. Akin to the website Gas Buddy, which monitors gas prices to help consumers find the lowest price in town, there’s a website called Price of Weed, in which users report the...

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located

UPDATE: 2:18 P.M., NOV. 12, 2015 RCMP says Crystal Schmid has been located and is safe and sound. 10:05 A.M., NOV. 12, 2015 KELOWNA - RCMP need your help locating a Kelowna woman who was last seen five days ago. Crystal Schmid was last seen Saturday, Nov. 7. She is a 32-year-old Caucasian female, 5‘7”...

UPDATE: Kelowna teen located

KELOWNA - UPDATE: Tyler Leski has returned home safe. Kelowna RCMP need help finding Tyler "Marshall" Leskie, last seen in Ben Lee Park Saturday evening, July 4. Leskie, 17, didn't return home Saturday, says Staff Sgt. John Jordan. He has several medical issues which "are concerning given his absence." Leskie is described as Caucasian, 5'7",...

Is Kelowna hostile to medical marijuana?

KELOWNA – The police raid of a marijuana dispensary in downtown Kelowna last week appears to be an extension of a Kelowna bias against medical marijuana facilities, sources say.  Police said they raided Kaya Clinic on Lawrence Ave. Jan. 15 based on complaints from the public, including complaints forwarded by the City of Kelowna. Inside, police...