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Kelowna set to spend $150M on infrastructure this year
March 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The City of Kelowna is planning a massive investment of $150 million into more than 100 infrastructure projects.
West Kelowna’s new city hall was more than $6M over budget
March 04, 2025 - 5:30 PM

West Kelowna’s new city hall went more than $6 million over budget and now the city wants to improve how it manages large projects.
Vernon RCMP investigate vehicle fire connected to break-in
March 04, 2025 - 2:08 PM
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A vehicle fire and break and enter in Vernon this morning could be connected.
FortisBC’s Kelowna LNG storage project approved
March 04, 2025 - 1:26 PM

FortisBC just got approval for a liquefied natural gas storage facility in Kelowna as it works to meet the city’s energy needs.
Stolen pickup found ablaze after leading Vernon RCMP on chase
March 03, 2025 - 12:06 PM
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A stolen pickup truck was spotted at the scene of a crime in Vernon, and police later found it engulfed in flames.
Okanagan women's masters rink representing BC at national championship
February 28, 2025 - 7:00 PM

An Okanagan rink will be travelling to Ontario at the end of March to represent B.C., at the Canadian Masters Women’s Curling Championships.
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OPINION It’s time for a wake-up call in Summerland. Our municipal government is making financially irresponsible decisions, and taxpayers are the ones paying the price. From skyrocketing taxes to a disastr

Avoiding American? Tips to source local produce in Kamloops, Okanagan
Some shoppers in Kamloops and the Okanagan are researching and sourcing Canadian products in the wake of U.S. president Donald Trump’s tariffs. “Now is a perfect time to focus on local food systems, and I think people want to kn

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

Kelowna set to spend $150M on infrastructure this year