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Airport names former Kelowna mayor and councillor to advisory committee
April 14, 2015 - 10:03 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The group that advises Canada’s largest municipally-run airport will soon be joined by a couple of new faces familiar to people in the Central Okanagan.
New illegal drug intercepted from China, bound for West Kelowna
April 13, 2015 - 2:57 PM

KELOWNA – Three men face drug charges after local police intercepted almost 13 kilograms of a rare drug bound for West Kelowna from overseas.
Attempted child abduction in Lake Country
April 13, 2015 - 2:18 PM

LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP are on the hunt for a man who tried to grab two, six-year-old girls in the Lake Country area Sunday afternoon.
Old dynamite blown up by RCMP bomb squad in Kelowna
April 13, 2015 - 12:41 PM

KELOWNA – Several sticks of dynamite found in Kelowna’s Joe Rich area on Sunday have been destroyed, but the police are concerned there may be more of the explosive out there.
VIDEO: Surprise marriage proposal at Rockets playoff game
April 13, 2015 - 12:05 PM

KELOWNA – Rockets fans got more than a playoff win in a close game this weekend, they also got to witness a marriage proposal in the stands.
Construction and new demand in downtown Kelowna creating parking crunch
April 13, 2015 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - Development in downtown Kelowna is surging, putting a premium on parking spaces, and forcing the city to come up with a plan to deal with perceived shortages over the next three years.
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House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Airport names former Kelowna mayor and councillor to advisory committee