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No jail time for Kelowna fraudster who swindled $38,000 from work
April 23, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kelowna fraudster will have to pay $1,600 a month or he's going to jail.
ICBC offering more than 10% discount for low mileage drivers
April 23, 2025 - 4:00 PM
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Drivers in B.C. who drive less are going to be eligible for a new insurance discount.
Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun with viral West Kelowna golf melee video
April 23, 2025 - 10:30 AM

It wasn’t the typical, casual round of Monday night golf when two groups of golfers got into a scrap in West Kelowna.
Kelowna RCMP seize illegal tobacco during one-day crime crackdown
April 23, 2025 - 9:17 AM

Kelowna RCMP officers targeted crime in Rutland for a day making several arrests and seizing weapons and drugs.
iN PHOTOS: Arrowleaf balsamroot blooms in Okanagan, Kamloops
April 23, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Every April the vibrant yellow blooms of arrowleaf balsamroot brightens up hillsides in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and they’re a popular subject of photography and painting.
Two semi trucks crashed near Merritt sending both drivers to hospital
April 22, 2025 - 8:48 AM
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There was a collision between two semi trucks with trailers on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt yesterday.
Independent Okanagan MLA argues against transgender healthcare in legislature
April 21, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A controversial Okanagan MLA posed questions in the legislature in Victoria during question period last week regarding gender identity.
Kelowna cops seize thousands in cash after spotting drug dealer
April 21, 2025 - 10:09 AM

Kelowna RCMP officers seized cash and drugs after they noticed someone dealing drugs out of a car downtown earlier this month.
It's more difficult than you'd think for police to deal with fugitives in BC
April 21, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Hells Angels prospect was arrested in Kelowna earlier this month for a sex crime that he’s charged with in Ontario and the process for prosecuting criminals like him over provincial borders is more complicated than you might expect.
iN PHOTOS: Images from search and rescue efforts at Westside Road landslide
April 21, 2025 - 4:30 AM
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Central Okanagan Search and Rescue documented the search effort at the Westside Road landslide that ended with the recovery of a missing person's body.
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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 fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

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

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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