News Items tag as: Adam Proskiw

Kelowna moms joins North American social media campaign to end war on drugs
May 11, 2018 - 3:30 PM

Addiction knows no borders, so a group of local mothers who have lost children to overdose are joining forces with groups in Mexico and the U.S. for a continent-wide campaign advocating humane global drug policies.
BACON SHOOTING TRIAL: Gangsters sentenced after pleading guilty to lesser charges
May 02, 2018 - 11:12 AM

KELOWNA – The three men accused of gunning down gang leader Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna seven years ago have been sentenced today.
A blind Kelowna busker's life just got a lot harder
April 05, 2018 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA – The life of a busker isn’t easy; just ask Sarah Mainland.
Kelowna's 35-year-old Pioneer Country Market says goodbye
April 02, 2018 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA – After three and a half decades of being run by one of Kelowna’s first families, the Pioneer Country Market has closed.
Housing crisis tearing Kelowna families apart
March 26, 2018 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – The province’s watchdog for children and youth says the housing crisis in the Okanagan is hurting young people and families the most.
iN PHOTOS: Kelowna businesses using graffiti to stop graffiti
March 23, 2018 - 6:30 PM

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One year in jail for Okanagan mail thief arrested in stolen motorhome
March 20, 2018 - 12:45 PM

KELOWNA – A local woman was sentenced to a year in jail after police found her and her boyfriend burning stolen mail outside a stolen motorhome with a homemade licence plate last year.
The extreme lengths wannabe renters go to find a place to live in Kelowna
March 16, 2018 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – A few local residents are coming up with some creative solutions to the impenetrable rental market in Kelowna.
Kelowna lawyer fined for swearing at RCMP officer loses appeal
March 15, 2018 - 8:00 PM

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Kamloops student from China faces judge for cheating Kelowna casino
March 13, 2018 - 12:27 PM

KELOWNA – A judge ordered a Thomson Rivers University student to pay back all the money he cheated from a Kelowna casino in late 2016, but said the humiliation he suffered during his arrest was punishment enough.
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Big increase in homeless populations in Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm
Homelessness in Penticton has almost doubled over the last seven years, while Vernon also saw an increase of more than 20% in the same time period. The number of people in Penticton without a home has increased by 80% since 2018, with 194 n

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