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Kelowna’s top cop apologizes for lack of consultation with LGBTQ+ community on new program
Kelowna’s top cop has put a safety program aimed at the LGBTQ+ community on hold…
Kelowna Pride concerned with lack of consultation on RCMP’s new LGBTQ+ program
Kelowna RCMP have launched a new program to offer safe spaces for members of the…
Ontario man wanted on Canada-wide warrant might be in Kelowna
The Greater Sudbury Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating an Ontario man…
Kelowna’s top cops says call 911 for COVID-19 health order violations
Kelowna’s top cop is encouraging people to call police on those not following provincial health…
West Kelowna’s plan to legalize ‘party houses’ a ‘terrible’ idea: critic
Sabina Zerwes is ready to get out her picket signs and get back into her…
Kelowna’s new police chief supports decriminalization of drugs
In her first public report to Kelowna city council, RCMP Supt. Kara Triance was forthright…
With Tolko Mill closure, proposal for Kelowna’s Manhattan Point may set tone for redevelopment in area
A housing project that the developer says may set the tone for redevelopment of Manhattan…
COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital contained to one unit
There's been a COVID-19 outbreak on unit 4B in Kelowna General Hospital and, as of…
Waterfall part of 6-storey buildings proposed to overlook Gyro Beach in Kelowna
Two six-storey towers are proposed for the corner of Richter Street and Lakeshore Road, directly…
Suspect in custody after stabbing in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP have a man in custody after an alleged stabbing yesterday afternoon. A 42-year-old…
Esa Carriere was chased, punched, kicked before stabbing killed him in Kelowna: Crown
As Kelowna’s 2018 Canada Day fireworks display exploded in the sky, Esa Carriere fell to…
Sports cards, collectibles ‘crazy hot’ during pandemic
While thousands of laid off hospitality industry workers struggle to make ends, others are paying…
Okanagan pet food bank struggling to keep up with demand in pandemic
A little more than a year after a pet food bank opened in Kelowna, demand…
B.C. residents less likely to follow COVID-19 restrictions than other provinces
With spring break only a few weeks away, many British Columbians are planning at least…
With demise of mobile home parks in Kelowna, affordable home ownership slips away for many
It may take years, but another 133 affordable housing units will disappear out of the…
Piece of Okanagan’s Adventureland theme park gets fairytale ending
– This story was originally published Feb. 20, 2021. What may be the only surviving…
New home construction leading economic recovery in Thompson-Okanagan: report
There was a 13.3 per cent drop in new home construction starts in the Thompson-Okanagan…
Cost of renting in Kelowna has doubled in just five years
While the rate of inflation in Canada has stayed in the two per cent range…
Kelowna RCMP called to deal with unruly WestJet passenger
A passenger arriving in Kelowna on a WestJet flight out of Calgary was greeted by…
COVID-19 hammered Kelowna construction starts in 2020
The value of building permits issued by the City of Kelowna in 2020 was close…
Accidental fire forces residents to flee West Kelowna home
Fire officials have issued a warning about burning candles following what they say was an…
B.C. Interior researchers working to understand harmful effects of COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers at universities in B.C. have received $150,000 from the Ministry of Health to work…
Thefts were down but assaults were up in Kelowna in 2020
Property crime in Kelowna — which includes things like theft, and break and entering —…
Charges laid in firearm trafficking investigation in Kelowna
A suspect has been charged with multiple firearm offences and drug trafficking following a Kelowna…