Tag Archives: Okanagan
Influenza vaccine study looking for participants
A Kelowna-based medical research clinic is seeking people to be part of an influenza vaccine trial. Okanagan Clinical Trials is conducting a study to further establish the safety and efficacy of an in...
Nov 16, 2022
Emergency alert set for Wednesday
The province will be conducting a test of B.C.’s emergency alerting system Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 16). Emergency Management BC says the test will be sent to wireless devices and broadcast on ...
Nov 15, 2022
New firehall considered for Kelowna
A proposal for a new firehall on Glenmore Road in Kelowna will be the subject of a public hearing Nov. 29. The land, between Stephens Coyote Ridge Regional Park and the North Glenmore Dog Park, requir...
Nov 15, 2022
RCMP respond to series of shootings in Merritt
UPDATE: 3:30 p.m. The mayor of Merritt said a barrage of gunfire at three separate locations in the community early this morning is concerning even though no one was hit. Mike Goetz says he has been t...
Nov 15, 2022
Health Canada short on details for new kids’ pain medicine
Health Canada officials say more doses of children’s painkillers and fever medication will be available soon but it won’t say how many or where exactly they’ll be sent. Senior offici...
Nov 15, 2022
Sentencing set for Mountie convicted of assault
A Kelowna RCMP officer who pleaded guilty to assaulting a UBC-Okanagan nursing student during a wellness check in 2020 will be sentenced May 29. Constable Lacy Browning pleaded guilty to one count of ...
Nov 14, 2022
Business leader of the year announced
The Kelowna Chamber has named Brea Lake as its "Business Leader of the Year" for 2022. Lake, the CEO of Accelerate Okanagan (AO) since 2019, has championed the growth of the local technology industry ...
Nov 14, 2022
B.C. Liberals vote on name change
Voting is underway by members of the B.C. Liberal Party on a party name change. Party members are voting to support a proposed name change to B.C. United, with results expected Wednesday. Party member...
Nov 14, 2022
Off-duty cop takes action to assist officer
An off-duty police officer ran into action when he noticed a potentially dangerous situation involving a fellow officer in Lake Country. Constable Nickel was enjoying his day off with his family when ...
Nov 14, 2022
UPDATE: Suspect arrested for indecent act
UPDATE Nov. 15: The Kelowna RCMP say they have identified and arrested the individual suspected of an indecent act. The file is under investigation and there will be no further comments. == Police inv...
Nov 10, 2022