News Items tag as: Kelowna athletes

Okanagan cheerleaders win big in Las Vegas
May 14, 2019 - 8:30 PM

KELOWNA - Two minutes and thirty seconds isn't a lot of time to make a good first impression, especially when there's championship glory on the line. That's all the time dozens of cheerleading teams had to dazzle judges at the U.S. Finals Cheer and Dance competition in Las Vegas this weekend.
Legally blind Kelowna woman wins gold at martial arts competition in Kamloops
April 17, 2018 - 6:30 AM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna woman, who is legally blind, won the gold medal at the inaugural Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in Kamloops last week.
Locally trained contender was in the best UFC fight of 2015
January 07, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA – A UFC welterweight contender from Kelowna was involved in what Yahoo Sports has deemed the best fight of 2015.
Local UFC fighter back in the octagon this month
January 04, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - Local MMA welterweight Matt Dwyer will be back in the UFC octagon for the fourth time at the end of this month.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Okanagan cheerleaders win big in Las Vegas