News Items tag as: Kidnapping Kelowna

Armed robber who took pizza delivery driver hostage has sentence reduced
January 19, 2015 - 4:50 PM

KELOWNA – A Surrey man who shot at police and kidnapped a pizza delivery driver after robbing a Kelowna pawn shop three years ago had his sentence reduced last week.
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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 second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Souther Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

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

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

Cancer research advances 45 years after Terry Fox's marathon
Dr. André Veillette was in medical school when he watched updates on Terry Fox's cross-country run on the
April 11, 2025 9:00 PM
Clear skies forecast for full Pink Moon viewing in Okanagan, Kamloops
April’s full Pink Moon will by the smallest full moon of the year but skies will be cloudless for viewing it o
April 11, 2025 7:00 PM
Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Souther Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing c
April 11, 2025 6:00 PM
Trump tariffs, economy focus of Liberal, Conservative campaigns
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump and his punishing tariffs got top billing in the federal election again Friday, as
April 11, 2025 5:55 PM
A look back at the federal election campaign this week
The federal election campaign is well underway with just over two weeks until election day. Local candidates v
April 11, 2025 5:00 PM

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