News Items tag as: KLAPR2023

Pedestrian hit by vehicle at Kelowna car wash
May 05, 2023 - 9:09 AM
iNwheels

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at a Kelowna car wash this morning.
Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury
May 01, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A Lake Country man who was diagnosed with a rare condition that can cause paralysis and muscle weakness shortly after being vaccinated for COVID-19 is suing AstraZeneca along with the pharmacy that gave him the shot and the provincial and federal governments.
iN PHOTOS: $5-$12 million condos raising the bar for ultra-luxury in Kelowna
May 01, 2023 - 7:00 AM
iNhome

Kelowna realtor Richard Deacon it trying to sell three penthouses in the One Water Street towers that, if he succeeds, will be far and away the most expensive condos ever sold in Kelowna.
Former Kelowna high school student alleges sexual assault by female teacher
May 01, 2023 - 6:00 AM

A former Kelowna high school student is suing the Central Okanagan school district alleging a female teacher sexually assaulted him multiple times in the late nineties.
iN VIDEO: How 'Canada's biggest water system' took Vernon from cattle to fruit
April 30, 2023 - 8:00 AM

It was mostly foreign land barons who transformed the Coldstream/Vernon area from cattle and hay to fruit in the early part of the 20th Century.
Police catch suspects in van stolen from Kelowna daycare
April 28, 2023 - 2:40 PM
iNwheels

A man and a woman were arrested after they were spotted operating a van that was stolen from a Kelowna daycare two days earlier.
Kelowna funeral home wants to build two-storey crematorium
April 28, 2023 - 11:30 AM

Springfield Funeral Home has served Kelowna since 1981 and wants to expand.
Kelowna study looks behind closed doors of new supportive housing
April 28, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A new study shows that the vast majority of residents in supportive housing complexes are not getting the medical attention they need and some are turning to substance use for the first time.
Kelowna rapidly becoming national leader in local gov't tech
April 28, 2023 - 7:00 AM

ChatGPT hit the market only four months ago and the City of Kelowna is already using a version of it to reform how residents interact with government.
Climate change forcing Okanagan wine industry to remake itself
April 28, 2023 - 6:00 AM
iNwine

It has been almost 30 years since a major trade agreement forced the Okanagan wine industry to re-invent itself.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the last week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones

Oregon wineries and vineyards seek $100M from PacifiCorp for wildfire smoke damage to grapes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility's decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm contribu

Medical pot user who lost job after drug test takes case to Vermont Supreme Court
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a portion

Kelowna homeowners top Canadian list of mortgage-free living
In a city known for its high housing costs, Kelowna surprisingly has more mortgage-free homeowners than the vast majority of the country. Recently released statistics show that Kelowna is in eighth place nationwide for mortgage-free li

News Items tag as: KLAPR2023

Pedestrian hit by vehicle at Kelowna car wash

Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury

iN PHOTOS: $5-$12 million condos raising the bar for ultra-luxury in Kelowna

Former Kelowna high school student alleges sexual assault by female teacher

iN VIDEO: How 'Canada's biggest water system' took Vernon from cattle to fruit

Police catch suspects in van stolen from Kelowna daycare

Kelowna funeral home wants to build two-storey crematorium

Kelowna study looks behind closed doors of new supportive housing

Kelowna rapidly becoming national leader in local gov't tech

Climate change forcing Okanagan wine industry to remake itself

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