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Video surveillance helps police recover stolen motorcycles in Kelowna
Surveillance footage played an instrumental role in finding a suspected motorcycle thief and lead police…
Suspect arrested and charged in hit-and-run death of Kelowna teenager
A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of a…
iN PHOTOS: The artistry of an Okanagan glass blower
Glass blowing is widely known for some as a hobby that can hold entertainment for…
Elvis Stojko headlines Stars on Ice return to Kelowna, Kamloops this holiday season
Legendary Canadian figure skater Elvis Stojko is joining the cast of Stars on Ice for…
Olympic gold medalist Jerome Blake inspires students at his old Kelowna high school
Canadian Olympic medalist Jerome Blake revisited his roots with visit Tuesday to the Kelowna high…
A map of the best Halloween Houses in Kelowna 2023
Many residents in the Kelowna area are bringing the Halloween spirit by decorating their homes…
Kelowna gardener grows an unusual and tasty crop: peanuts
Kelowna gardener Kit Malinao has successfully grown peanuts for the third year in a row,…
RCMP crackdown on drug traffickers dealing to Kelowna’s homeless population
Several arrests have been made and a quantity of illegal drugs seized after RCMP targeted…
Kelowna woman loses legal fight after misdiagnosis at Kelowna ER
A Kelowna woman who was misdiagnosed during a visit to the emergency room at Kelowna…
Kelowna teacher charged with luring a child
A Kelowna teacher has been charged with child luring after a more than three month…
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”...
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...
Candidates have up to seven days to remove signs
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The elections are over but there are still some of those brightly-coloured election signs lying around. They should all be gone soon though, candidates are required to remove them by this weekend. The Ministry of Transportation has the strictest regulations, requiring signs to be removed the next working day after the general voting...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ends
UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm watch for the Okanagan, South Thompson and Nicola areas has been lifted. Environment Canada states the conditions required to produce severe weather no longer apply. THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Torrential rains, strong winds and hail are all possible as an unstable airmass moves over the region. Environment Canada has again issued a severe...