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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
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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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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

IKEA opening a 'plan and order site' in Kelowna
IKEA is going to have a location in Kelowna where customers can order furniture and plan out their living spaces. It isn’t going to be a full-blown maze of furniture displays with a plate of meatballs at the end, but people can make a

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