News Items tag as: KLJUL2025

Lack of mosquitoes another reason to love the Okanagan
July 23, 2025 - 6:00 AM

In case you need another reason to want to visit the Okanagan, or a reminder to cherish this valley if you live here, think about how few mosquitoes are eating you alive.
Legal win for former Kelowna 911 dispatcher suing RCMP for trauma
July 22, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The province has failed in its attempt to dismiss a lawsuit from a Kelowna 911 dispatcher who is suing the RCMP over its handling of a traumatic call she took where an officer was shot.
Controversial MAGA musician plans to perform in West Kelowna
July 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A controversial American evangelical singer, who is a member of the MAGA movement, has a performance scheduled in West Kelowna next month.
Activists rally outside Kelowna city hall to change religious tax exemptions
July 22, 2025 - 5:01 PM

A group of activists have been trying to get the City of Kelowna’s attention in an effort to change religious tax exemptions to no avail, so Tuesday they rallied at city hall.
Crime severity down in Kelowna, Kamloops but still some of the worst in Canada
July 22, 2025 - 1:30 PM

The severity of crime in Kelowna and Kamloops has gone down in the past year, but both cities are still high on the Canadian crime leaderboard.
Speeding Kelowna driver using cellphone nearly hit cop on highway
July 22, 2025 - 10:31 AM
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Two BC Highway Patrol officers were nearly struck by a speeding Kelowna man in a BMW on Highway 97 south of 100 Mile House. Police say he was reading a text message on his cellphone at the time.
House arrest for Kelowna man who worked while claiming EI
July 22, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A 62-year-old Kelowna man who claimed $8,000 of unemployment insurance he wasn't eligible for will now spend a few months under house arrest.
iN NUMBERS: Travel and tourism in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 21, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Tourists are flocking to the Thompson-Okanagan to jam up traffic and crowd your favourite beach but they also bring a lot of money.
MLA keeping pressure on Interior Health over more closures
July 20, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The partial reopening of Kelowna General Hospital's pediatric unit doesn’t inspire confidence for a Kelowna MLA.
Why a Kelowna NDP candidate remains active after defeat
July 20, 2025 - 7:00 AM

When most political candidates lose an election, they take a step back, but an NDP candidate in Kelowna said he has no intention of slowing down.
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iN DISCUSSION: Rats. So many rats
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 30. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
There are numerous kinds of juicy berries growing in Kamloops and the Okanagan in early summer each with bright colours, unique flavours and packed with nutrients. While some berries like raspberries are more common to find growing in garde

There are many illegal marijuana farms, but federal agents targeted California's biggest legal one
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are thousands of illegal marijuana farms around the country. But when the federal government decided to stage one of its largest raids since President Donald Trump took office in January, it picked the biggest

Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

News Items tag as: KLJUL2025

Lack of mosquitoes another reason to love the Okanagan

Legal win for former Kelowna 911 dispatcher suing RCMP for trauma

Controversial MAGA musician plans to perform in West Kelowna

Activists rally outside Kelowna city hall to change religious tax exemptions

Crime severity down in Kelowna, Kamloops but still some of the worst in Canada

Speeding Kelowna driver using cellphone nearly hit cop on highway

House arrest for Kelowna man who worked while claiming EI

iN NUMBERS: Travel and tourism in Kamloops, Okanagan

MLA keeping pressure on Interior Health over more closures

Why a Kelowna NDP candidate remains active after defeat

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