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Where to get weird and exotic snacks in Kelowna
November 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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Arabic malt energy drinks, protein Snickers bars, an edible Barbie dream house, Snoop Dogg chips; if any of those exotic snacks pique your interest there are places to get them in Kelowna.
Kelowna parents suing after 9-year-old daughter died at KGH
November 29, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna couple whose nine-year-old daughter died three days after they took her to the emergency department is suing Interior Health and 10 doctors involved.
West Kelowna approves $2.5M for water treatment, but not $50 credit for residents
November 28, 2024 - 5:30 PM

West Kelowna is investing millions of dollars into water treatment plant upgrades, but the city isn't reimbursing people for money they spent flushing bad water out of the pipes.
Lace up your skates for these rinks around Okanagan, Kamloops
November 28, 2024 - 6:00 AM

With temperatures dropping below the freezing mark at night, residents waiting to hit an outdoor rink in the Okanagan and Kamloops won't have to wait much longer.
Kelowna proposes tax increase of 4.36% as budget talks begin
November 27, 2024 - 1:33 PM

The City of Kelowna is preparing its budget for 2025, and has proposed a property tax increase of 4.36 per cent.
Kelowna selected to host the 2026 Memorial Cup
November 27, 2024 - 12:45 PM

Kelowna will be hosting the 106th Memorial Cup in spring 2026.
Kelowna didn't properly track $20M spent on homelessness last year
November 26, 2024 - 5:30 PM

Kelowna council learned this week more than half of the city's departments aren't tracking what is spent on the homelessness crisis.
Former Lake Country student with MS claims school district discriminated against her
November 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A former Lake Country high school student has won the first round of a BC Human Rights complaint alleging that teachers at her former school discriminated against her because she has multiple sclerosis.
Kelowna woman loses legal fight after misdiagnosis at Kelowna ER
November 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna woman who was misdiagnosed during a visit to the emergency room at Kelowna General Hospital has lost a legal battle after she sued the doctor.
UBCO downtown Kelowna highrise debacle casts doubt on new 40-storey tower
November 25, 2024 - 5:00 PM
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City councillors expressed some concerns Monday about a proposed 40-storey tower on St. Paul Street right next to the UBC Okanagan’s downtown debacle, but the project is moving ahead.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

News Items tag as: KLNOV2024

Where to get weird and exotic snacks in Kelowna

Kelowna parents suing after 9-year-old daughter died at KGH

West Kelowna approves $2.5M for water treatment, but not $50 credit for residents

Lace up your skates for these rinks around Okanagan, Kamloops

Kelowna proposes tax increase of 4.36% as budget talks begin

Kelowna selected to host the 2026 Memorial Cup

Kelowna didn't properly track $20M spent on homelessness last year

Former Lake Country student with MS claims school district discriminated against her

Kelowna woman loses legal fight after misdiagnosis at Kelowna ER

UBCO downtown Kelowna highrise debacle casts doubt on new 40-storey tower

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