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Surprise visitors make Free Hug event extra special
KELOWNA – A group of warm-hearted Kelowna residents giving out free hugs downtown on Boxing Day helped make the holidays extra special for two visiting American families. Event organizer for the last five years Angie Clowry says the families, one from Chicago and one from Florida, were walking downtown when they saw Clowry and the...
Cold, snow force Kelowna’s Gospel Mission to throw open the doors
KELOWNA - Last week’s cold coupled with this weekend’s snow has pushed the Kelowna’s primary homeless shelter to capacity. “We dont turn people away, we are open 24/7 and have been since the cold and snow hit last week,” Kelowna's Gospel Mission's Michael Morrison says. Morrison says the Mission’s 82 mens' beds, 12 step up...
Crash closes Connector between Merritt and Highway 5A
MERRITT - The Okanagan Connector was closed between Merritt and Highway 5A after a car crash this afternoon. Details are limited but multiple emergency vehicles responded to the vehicle incident, Dec. 28, including a B.C. Ambulance helicopter. Some reports on social media said the crash was a rollover. Drive B.C. says Highway 97C, east of...
Weather mellowing out in the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN - It looks like snowplows will get some time to catch up this week with much less white stuff expected to fall. Communities across the Okanagan got hit with a large dump of snow over the holiday weekend, prompting a snowfall warning from Environment Canada, which ended Dec. 27. Between 7 mm and 10 mm...
Kelowna RCMP warn drivers to slow down after weekend of accidents
KELOWNA – More than a dozen centimetres of snow fell on Kelowna over the weekend, keeping emergency services busy with several accidents, including two on Highway 33 that sent two people to hospital and one Kelowna man home with a 90-day licence suspension. The first accident happened just before 3 p.m., Dec. 27, when a...
Flights delayed at Kelowna Airport
KELOWNA – Both arriving and departing flights are being delayed at the Kelowna International Airport today, Dec. 28 because of weather. Arriving flights from Calgary, Edmonton and Seattle have been delayed, according to the airport website. Departing flights to Vancouver, Phoenix and Seattle have also been delayed. If you are flying out of the airport...
Violent, armed break and enter at Kelowna home
KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for a pair of suspects they say broke into a home on Christleton Avenue in Kelowna and assaulted one of the residents Saturday afternoon. Police were called to the home on the 400 block at around 2:30 p.m. on Boxing Day, Dec. 26, with reports of a violent break and...