Tag Archives: Okanagan

RCMP make arrests for possession of child pornography
Police are encouraging parents to be more aware of what their teenaged kids are doing online. The advice comes from the RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) in Kelowna which has arrested two ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 06, 2023

RCMP investigate theft from cemetery
Police are looking for a thief who stole items from a Kelowna cemetery. On Feb. 15, 2023, the RCMP was notified of the theft of 20 wall-mounted bronze bud vases, taken from the Kelowna Memorial Park C...
Pete McIntyre Mar 06, 2023

Sledder seriously injured in collision
A sledder was taken to hospital with serious injuries after possibly hitting a tree in the Kingfisher Creek area along the Owlhead Snowmobile Trail in the Shuswap. Sicamous RCMP say a 46-year-old man ...
Aaron Schulze Mar 06, 2023

Agency investigating emergency landing at YLW
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating an engine fire that led to a WestJet flight making an emergency landing at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) Thursday afternoon (March 2). The De Hav...
Pete McIntyre Mar 03, 2023

UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens
UPDATE: 5 p.m. March 4, 2023 Drive BC says the Coquihalla Highway has reopened OPEN – #BCHwy5 both directions between #HopeBC & #Merritt after avalanche control. #Coquihalla #Kamloops &mdash...
Pete McIntyre Mar 03, 2023

Investigations launched into serious harm complaints
RCMP in Kelowna and in West Kelowna are under investigation by the province’s police oversight agency. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has opened two investigations into serious ha...
Liam Verster Mar 03, 2023

Investment in French teachers supporting programs across B.C. including at UBCO
British Columbia is getting a boost to train, recruit and retain French teachers, including supports for local education opportunities. The federal government and provincial government are each provid...
Pete McIntyre Mar 03, 2023

New board of directors for chamber
New faces will be joining the Kelowna Chamber Board as its Annual General Meeting draws near. Incoming Chamber chair-elect Dan Price announced the new board of directors for the coming year, following...
Pete McIntyre Mar 02, 2023

New twist on classic burger
McDonald’s is introducing a new take on its most famous burger. The restaurant chain will start offering the Chicken Big Mac on March 7 at its Canadian outlets. “We know that Canadians hav...
Pete McIntyre Mar 02, 2023

Items of ‘significant value’ stolen from gallery
RCMP say some high-value items were stolen from a Kelowna art gallery by several thieves. Around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, RCMP received a report of a broken glass alarm at a gallery located in t...
Pete McIntyre Mar 01, 2023