News Items tag as: Olympics

The Friendly Canadian: Kamloops athlete wins Olympic gold in hammer throw
August 06, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A member of the Kamloops Track and Field Club, Ethan Katzberg, made a record-breaking hammer throw of 84.12 metres at the Paris Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug. 4, leaving his opponents in the dust and earning him the first gold medal a Canadian has won in the event for over a century.
DREAM COME TRUE: Kamloops wrestling referee selected for Paris Olympics
June 05, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops woman will be one of two Canadian referees going to the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer to referee wrestling matches on the world stage.
Penticton swimmer training hard for upcoming Olympic trials
January 04, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A 15-year-old Penticton competitive swimmer is heading to the Olympic trials.
Vernon freestyle skier going to Beijing Olympics
January 24, 2022 - 12:30 PM

A Vernon freestyle skier will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics next month.
Here are the Okanagan athletes competing in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
July 25, 2021 - 10:00 AM

Six Okanagan athletes and one coach are competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics starting tomorrow.
Okanagan athletes aiming for the Olympic podium with the help of this school
March 12, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Jerome Blake is poised to make his first appearance at the Olympics in Tokyo this summer and the Jamaican-born Kelowna sprinter spares no shortage of gratitude for being able to focus on training while he attended school.
Here are the local athletes going for gold in South Korea
February 08, 2018 - 4:30 PM

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are starting this week, and with the world watching, the Thompson-Okanagan region will be well represented.
Local athletes looking for gold at Winter Olympics in South Korea
January 12, 2018 - 2:30 PM

There will be a handful of athletes from the Thompson-Okanagan competing in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Thousands cheer Canadian Olympic athletes at Okanagan ski resort
January 07, 2018 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA – Over 6,000 people took part in a celebration at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna yesterday to send-off some of the Team Canada athletes who will be competing in the upcoming winter Olympic games.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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