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KLAPR2023
Average Kelowna taxpayer on the hook for an extra $87 this year
The final numbers have been crunched, so Kelowna City Council is being asked, when it…
Clock ticking on plans for Okanagan’s newest golf course
The Ponderosa housing development with a nine-hole golf course in Peachland got first reading approval…
Suspect seriously injured during arrest by West Kelowna RCMP
A man was seriously injured during an arrest in West Kelowna in February after a…
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna man located
UPDATE: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 RCMP say a missing 33-year-old West Kelowna man has been…
Okanagan cherry orchards sail through bitter cold winter
Last year’s early winter was actually a bonus for Okanagan cherry growers. Snow started falling…
Kelowna man suing school district over high school football injury
A Kelowna man is suing the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District for injuries he received while…
Kelowna strip club owner awarded $90K after being sucker punched
Former Kelowna mayoral candidate and strip club owner David Joseph Habib has been awarded $89,000…
Nine new Kelowna courts no help to B.C.’s second largest pickleball club
The Pickleball Kelowna Club is the second largest club in B.C., behind Vernon, with 600…
Driver who crashed into Lake Country pet store won’t be charged
A compact SUV crashed into a pet shop in Lake Country on the weekend. It…
Kelowna RCMP arrest two men driving dangerously after lengthy pursuit
Two men were arrested in a stolen truck after police chased them around Kelowna. The…
Kelowna cousins win $5 million lotto jackpot
A pair of Kelowna cousins announced their $5-million lottery win at a family breakfast gathering…
‘No brainer’ decisions paying off for businesses catering to Okanagan Rail Trail
Two new businesses – a craft brewery and craft coffee shop – took a chance…
Hundreds of new homes on the way to Penticton
The City of Penticton’s North Gateway Plan to redevelop the area near the South Okanagan…
BC Housing spending spree needs more transparency: Professor
B.C. Housing often spends three or four times the assessed value when it buys old…
Devastating grape freeze expected to hammer wineries in the Okanagan
More than half the grapes grown in the Okanagan may be lost this summer due…
Massive apartment building planned near downtown Kelowna
A proposed six-story, 171-unit apartment building could change the look of Harvey Avenue near downtown…
Washroom fire closes Kelowna middle school for the day
Students and staff at Rutland Middle School in Kelowna were evacuated after a fire in…
Kelowna man arrested for child sexual abuse images weeks after same conviction
Kelowna police have arrested a man for possessing images of child sexual abuse who was…
Up to 20 people involved in Kelowna parking lot brawl
A large fight involving upwards of 20 people broke out in Kelowna earlier this week.…
These two luxurious Okanagan homes can be won through a lottery
A home in Kelowna and another in West Kelowna are up for grabs through this…
Kelowna penis surgery after bicycle crash left it ‘deformed’: Lawsuit
An Okanagan man is suing Kelowna General Hospital and his surgeon alleging he was given…
Kelowna nursing student awarded $1.8M after being T-boned in accident
A Kelowna nursing student has been awarded $1.8 million in compensation after she was T-boned…
There’s toxic cocaine in the Interior Health region
There have been multiple overdoses and fatalities related to a white substance being sold as…
EV truck factory announces grand opening in Kelowna next week
Hexagon Purus announced today the grand opening of its zero-emission heavy-duty truck plant. The opening…