News Items tag as: South Okanagan Events Centre 2024

Expect mind-blowing tricks as Freestyle Motorcross world tour stops in Penticton
September 27, 2024 - 11:30 AM

The Freestyle Motorcross World Tour comes to Penticton this November for a night of professional riders facing off with extreme stunts to claim the World Tour Championship Title.
‘Heavy heart’: Paula Abdul cancels Canadian tour including stops in Okanagan, Kamloops
September 05, 2024 - 11:35 AM

Paula Abdul has cancelled her upcoming 21-date Canadian tour, which included shows in the Okanagan and Kamloops, as she deals with unspecified recent injuries.
Schedule released for chance to see NHL prospects in Penticton's Young Stars Classic
July 22, 2024 - 11:19 AM

The puck drops in September for the Young Stars Classic hockey tournament in Penticton and the schedule and ticket prices were announced this morning.
Vancouver Canucks training camp in Penticton this fall
July 12, 2024 - 11:44 AM

The Vancouver Canucks are going to be holding their training camp in Penticton in September.
Date set for this year's NHL Young Stars Classic in Penticton
June 06, 2024 - 2:30 PM

The next big Western Canadian hockey stars will be playing in Penticton this September in the annual Young Stars Classic.
Paul Abdul stopping in Penticton, Kamloops on Straight Up! To Canada tour
June 04, 2024 - 11:30 AM

Paula Abdul is stopping in the Okanagan and Kamloops as part of her 2024 Straight Up! To Canada Tour this fall and tickets go on sale this week.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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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

Expect mind-blowing tricks as Freestyle Motorcross world tour stops in Penticton