News Items tag as: Pro-life Kelowna

Kelowna minister sues Quebec government, hints canceling his 'freedom' rally triggered wildfires
August 09, 2023 - 3:00 PM

Art Lucier, the minister for the Kelowna-based Harvest Ministries International, is suing the Quebec government for its June cancellation of a planned Quebec City rally.
Kelowna’s pro-choice activists not surprised to be likened to Nazis by pro-life advocates
August 04, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A new anti-abortion billboard in West Kelowna simply says “Abortion is Not healthcare” and “Pregnancy is not a disease.”
Anti-abortion film 'Unplanned' screening in Kelowna despite Landmark cancellation
July 09, 2019 - 3:27 PM

KELOWNA - Despite protests and an official cancellation by a theatre chain, the controversial film Unplanned is still coming to Kelowna next week.
Pro-life protesters in front of Kelowna school, this time without graphic images
June 08, 2015 - 1:24 PM

KELOWNA – Ten thousand blue and pink ribbons line Gordon Drive in front of KLO Middle School and the Evangel Church today to remind people abortions are legal even in the third trimester.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

Kamloops mayor says 'deportations' could risk housing market
Kamloops is one of many BC cities badly squeezed for housing, but its mayor suggested too much supply in the rental pool could collapse the real estate market. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson made the surprising suggestion that impending "dep

Kelowna minister sues Quebec government, hints canceling his 'freedom' rally triggered wildfires