News Items tag as: KLJUN1015

Kelowna officer on trial for alleged assault faces new charge after cruiser crash
June 10, 2015 - 5:28 PM

KELOWNA - An RCMP officer already on trial for allegedly assaulting a bar patron has made a court appearance on an unrelated charge of running a red light and hitting a vehicle in Kelowna, B.C.
New airline promises cheap flights out of Kelowna
June 10, 2015 - 4:29 PM

KELOWNA – A new airline from Manitoba is partnering with Kelowna-based Flair Airlines to bring what it calls 'basic air transportation' to the Okanagan.
Three suspects in custody following Kelowna carjacking
June 10, 2015 - 3:32 PM

KELOWNA - A trio of carjackers are cooling their heels in the Kelowna lock-up after police spotted them in downtown Kelowna Tuesday evening and then tracked them down to West Kelowna.
Norm Macdonald bringing stand up routine to Kelowna
June 10, 2015 - 2:50 PM

OKANAGAN - Canadian comic Norm Macdonald is bringing his stand-up routine to Kelowna this fall.
Local elementary students fight the heat during divisional track meet
June 10, 2015 - 1:27 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Rain or shine, the end-of-year track meet for grades 4 to 6 elementary students must go on. This year, the heat was the obvious enemy at Kelowna’s Apple Bowl.
Armed robbery at downtown Kelowna drugstore caught on camera
June 10, 2015 - 11:15 AM

KELOWNA – An armed robbery near downtown Kelowna Tuesday evening has police asking the public for help in locating a lone male suspect.
VIDEO: What a drive through the Okanagan looked like in 1966
June 10, 2015 - 10:28 AM

OKANAGAN – The drive from the U.S. border in the south Okanagan to Vernon is one of the most scenic in the province, but has it changed much in the last 49 years?
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

News Items tag as: KLJUN1015

Kelowna officer on trial for alleged assault faces new charge after cruiser crash

New airline promises cheap flights out of Kelowna

Three suspects in custody following Kelowna carjacking

Norm Macdonald bringing stand up routine to Kelowna

Local elementary students fight the heat during divisional track meet

Armed robbery at downtown Kelowna drugstore caught on camera

VIDEO: What a drive through the Okanagan looked like in 1966

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