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Contract for supervisor of Kelowna sexual predator 'under review': Community Living BC
March 06, 2024 - 5:23 PM

A provincial agency's contractor tasked with supervising a convicted sexual predator in Kelowna could have its contracts terminated after the man allegedly assaulted a young girl in a bathroom.
Supervision lapse for sexual predator in Kelowna a 'complete failure'
March 06, 2024 - 9:30 AM

A convicted sexual predator was supposed to be supervised when an 11-year-old was allegedly cornered and assaulted in a bathroom last month.
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna girl located
March 04, 2024 - 5:00 AM

UPDATE: March 4, 2024
Travelling blacksmith keeping historic craft alive in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 02, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A blacksmith is coming to towns around the Okanagan to bring smithing lessons to communities that don’t have opportunities to learn the historic craft.
'Dragons' Den' casting call for Okanagan, Kamloops businesses
March 01, 2024 - 10:30 AM

The Canadian reality TV show Dragons' Den is holding auditions in Kelowna next week.
Worst should be over for neighbours of big hole UBCO dug in downtown Kelowna
March 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Excavation is complete on the four-storey deep hole that UBC Okanagan has dug for the underground parkade of the 43-storey downtown Kelowna vertical campus it's started to build.
Tourism in Central Okanagan is growing beyond pre-pandemic levels
February 29, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Tourism is bringing in more money to the Central Okanagan than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rental apartment buildings proposed on Clement Avenue in Kelowna
February 29, 2024 - 2:00 PM
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Kelowna city staff support the proposed rezoning of a residential area on Clement Avenue to allow for two large-scale apartment buildings to be constructed in their place.
Four critically injured in Kelowna head-on crash
February 29, 2024 - 11:59 AM
iNwheels

Four people were taken to hospital in critical condition after two cars collided head-on on Highway 33 near Kelowna last night.
Kelowna man wins $160,000 on Lotto 6/49
February 29, 2024 - 11:22 AM

The morning started out normally for a Kelowna man with a cup of coffee in the hot tub, but the relaxation turned to excitement when he realized he’d won the lottery.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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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

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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