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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La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

In Kenya's capital, a new Rastafari temple shows the movement's endurance
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange teachings on the appropriate way to liv

More people left Thompson-Okanagan to other provinces in 2024 than arrived
The Thompson-Okanagan region had its slowest year of population growth in more than a decade last year. According to a report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024, more than 9,200 p

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