News Items tag as: KLJAN2018

Leon Avenue homeless shelter puts visible dent in Kelowna street scene
February 02, 2018 - 4:02 PM

KELOWNA - Cornerstone on Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna is halfway through its temporary mandate as a low-barrier homeless shelter of last resort.
School district looks to bolster French Immersion in the Central Okanagan
January 31, 2018 - 8:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - French Immersion could soon be offered to more West Kelowna students.
The real cost of the comments you post on Facebook
January 31, 2018 - 6:00 PM

Now more than ever, the stakes are high for people commenting defamatory statements online, and what you're saying in your Facebook comments could have major legal implications.
Overdose warning stemmed from fatal overdoses across Interior: Chief medical health officer
January 31, 2018 - 5:00 PM

THOMPSON OKANAGAN - After nine fatal overdoses in the Interior Health region, an overdose warning remains in place for all drug users.
Genderless driver's licence gets tourist barred from Kelowna flight
January 31, 2018 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA – A tourist from New Zealand wasn’t allowed to board her flight at Kelowna International Airport last weekend, because her driver’s licence doesn't list her gender.
Shotgun complaint brings Kelowna RCMP out in full force
January 31, 2018 - 2:02 PM

KELOWNA - Reports of a man walking into a downtown Kelowna apartment building with a shotgun brought police out in full force yesterday afternoon.
More than 1,400 people in B.C. died of overdose last year
January 31, 2018 - 11:24 AM

The overdose crisis in B.C. has reached new, devastating heights.
Young cat injured by trap set in downtown Kelowna
January 30, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA – Nova is a city cat.
International students now a big part of Okanagan College
January 30, 2018 - 2:00 PM

KELOWNA - A push over the last few years to recruit more international students to Okanagan College has paid off handsomely.
Small Kelowna chapel reeling after thieves take 'everything'
January 29, 2018 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA – The pastor and congregation of a small Rutland chapel are trying to survive after back to back thefts took everything they have.
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THOMPSON: Never too old for romance
OPINION It’s funny - both humorous and peculiar - how circumstances can change your life. I came to the Okanagan seven years ago because two of my best friends - both Canadians - and I planned to build a champio