News Items tag as: Kelowna news

Private security company says crime on rise in downtown Kelowna despite falling crime rate
April 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The latest crime data for Kelowna shows the city’s situation is improving but a security company in the downtown core says it’s worse than ever.
Sarah McLachlan stopping in Kelowna on comeback tour
April 17, 2025 - 11:30 AM

Canadian icon Sarah McLachlan is making a stop in Kelowna during her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy anniversary tour.
Kelowna man who filmed dozens of people in public washrooms jailed
April 16, 2025 - 4:35 PM

Over a period of three or four years, 34-year-old Kelowna resident Jeremy Aaron Dudus took more than 50 videos of people in washrooms around the city without them knowing.
iN NUMBERS: Hiking trails, campsites in Okanagan, Kamloops (there are lots)
April 16, 2025 - 7:30 AM

Anywhere can be a campsite or a hiking trail if you get creative enough.
iN VIDEO: RCMP investigating West Kelowna golf course melee
April 15, 2025 - 2:30 PM

Tempers flared when two groups of golfers came face to face at a course in West Kelowna.
Robots coming to help with surgery at Kelowna General Hospital
April 15, 2025 - 11:10 AM

The future is now as robots are on the way to help surgeons at Kelowna General Hospital, and eventually around the Interior Health region.
Federal election voter toolkit for Kamloops and the Okanagan
April 15, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Federal election day is fast approaching, so here are some resources that you might find helpful before you head to the ballot box.
Kelowna councillor admits mistakes as city faces lawsuit for underground parking fiasco
April 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A year ago residents of a subsidized apartment building in downtown Kelowna were evacuated due to underground parkade construction and now a city councillor has admitted the city has made mistakes.
Kelowna takes big step in rebuild of $251M Parkinson Rec Centre
April 14, 2025 - 3:50 PM

The roughly $251 million redevelopment of the Parkinson Recreation Centre in Kelowna has been in the works for years and now the development permit has been approved by city council.
iN NUMBERS: Okanagan drivers got the most tickets in a dangerous driving crackdown
April 14, 2025 - 7:00 AM

If there was a competition for who could get the most traffic tickets, drivers in the Okanagan would win every time.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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