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Police arrest man who tried to swim away from officers in Shuswap
September 27, 2018 - 5:05 PM

CANOE - A man is facing charges in the Shuswap after allegedly operating a stolen vehicle from West Kelowna, and attempting to flee from officers today.
Sicamous man identified in Jan. 2 fatal accident near Salmon Arm
January 05, 2017 - 2:07 PM

KELOWNA - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of the man who died in a crash near Salmon Arm earlier this week.
One man dead after late night crash on Trans Canada near Salmon Arm
January 03, 2017 - 11:07 AM

SALMON ARM - A collision on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm last night has claimed a life.
Water samples from Shuswap spill sent to lab; health authority believes risk to be low
March 22, 2016 - 9:00 PM

SHUSWAP - While health officials believe there is little risk to public safety, an advisory remains in effect on Shuswap Lake pending the results of government tests.
Unusual fish found near shores of Shuswap Lake startles residents, government officials
March 07, 2016 - 8:00 PM

CANOE - Fisheries staff had quite the scare last month when a strange fish showed up near the shores of Shuswap Lake.
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

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

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

Police arrest man who tried to swim away from officers in Shuswap