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Kelowna protestors join worldwide March Against Monsanto

KELOWNA – The annual protest against the Monsanto Corp. and more specifically Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs attracted over 100 marchers in Kelowna Saturday. Young and old marched from the Parkinson Recreation Centre, across the Harvey Avenue pedestrian bridge to the Farmer’s Market. The protestors want GMO labels on food, seed security and sustainable food...

Kelowna woman killed in head-on car crash

KELOWNA – RCMP say speed was a factor in a car crash in Kelowna Friday night which killed one of the drivers. A 21-year-old Kelowna woman died when her Toyota sedan was hit head-on by a speeding Honda coupe as it rounded a curve on McCurdy Road East near Morrison Road around 10:15 p.m., May...

Rockets fined for “negative comments” about Memorial Cup refs, CHL says

QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Someone in the Kelowna Rockets organization didn’t like the job the referees did in Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Quebec Remparts at the Memorial Cup at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City. The Canadian Hockey League has fined the Rockets $500 for “negative comments regarding officiating” made to a member of...

Early spring both good and bad for local farmers

OKANAGAN – The early heat felt across the Okanagan this year has local farmers springing into action. Producers of vegetables, fruit, hay and alfalfa crops say the warm weather came at least two weeks early this year, meaning they can plant earlier, expect higher yields and very likely harvest earlier as well. At the Kelowna...