Klapr2016

Pot activist arrested in Calgary for giving away marijuana seeds but not in Kelowna
CALGARY – A marijuana activist, who handed out thousands of free marijuana seeds to Kelowna…

Rattlesnakes out early this spring in Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – Rattlesnakes are out a early in the Thompson-Okanagan this year thanks to the…

Pot activist planning to overgrow the government with stop in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A cannabis advocate from Vancouver is launching a cross-country campaign in Kelowna and…

Kelowna writer gunning for national short story prize
KELOWNA – A local writer has made the longlist of finalists for the 2016 CBC…

Premier says no plans to track deadly surge in B.C. drug overdoses
OVERDOSE DEATHS UP 40 PER CENT IN KELOWNA, 50 PER CENT IN VERNON LAST YEAR…

Lee Valley and MEC opening soon in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Future Shop, Zellers and Target may have all disappeared from the retail landscape…

Vernon man found bleeding, barely conscious after stabbing in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Vernon man is in critical condition after he was stabbed at an…
Kelowna motorcycle crash sends one to hospital
KELOWNA – A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash between a…

UPDATE: Kelowna man located
UPDATE: 7:05 A.M., APRIL 6, 2016 RCMP say the 45-year-old man has been located and…

Oliver man sentenced for assaulting six-year-old
KELOWNA – An elder from the Osoyoos Indian Band will serve a 15-month suspended sentence…

Young hockey players watch parents brawl in stands at Okanagan hockey tournament
OSOYOOS – RCMP say alcohol fuelled an all-out brawl between parents watching their 10-year-old kids…

Popular comedian in Kelowna this June
KELOWNA – Popular on tour and on Netflix, Jim Jefferies is now turning to Kelowna…

Police seek ‘violent, dangerous’ Peachland man after bait sled and truck stolen in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – Police are looking for an Okanagan man with a lengthy criminal history after…

Chance find by Kelowna couple returns cherished ring to Penticton woman
OKANAGAN – A lucky break has reunited a Penticton woman with a cherished piece of…

Boomerang campaign seeks to lure former residents back to the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – With a pressing need for talent, the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission…