Tag Archives: Okanagan
Another incident of shots fired in Kelowna
RCMP are investigating the second incident of shots being fired in Kelowna in the last four days. Officers responded to reports of shots fired outside a building in the 690-block of Academy Way around...
Feb 08, 2022
Disaster relief for hard-hit B.C. farmers
The British Columbia and federal governments have announced a support program to help B.C. farmers recover from what is described as the most impactful agricultural disaster ever in the province. Farm...
Feb 07, 2022
Okanagan man airlifted from crash scene
An Alberta resident was killed while another person from the Okanagan was injured in a two-vehicle crash west of Field B.C. over the weekend. Police, and other emergency crews, attended the scene on H...
Feb 07, 2022
Pedestrian dies in collision with vehicle
RCMP is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that occurred Friday evening in West Kelowna. On February 5, around 11:00 p.m., a RCMP officer on patrol came upon a motor ...
Feb 06, 2022
Falcon wins B.C. Liberal leadership race
Kevin Falcon is the new leader of the B.C. Liberal Party. The former B.C. cabinet minister (health and transportation) beat out six other candidates for the position formerly held by Andrew Wilkinson ...
Feb 05, 2022
B.C.’s Public Safety Minister calls for peaceful protests
With more COVID-19 protests planned in communities around B.C. this weekend, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General is calling for peaceful and lawful assemblies. Mike Farnworth issued a ...
Feb 04, 2022
COVID-19 cases climb in B.C. as 19 more deaths recorded
Active COVID-19 cases are on the rise in both the Interior and British Columbia as a whole, while more people have died due to the virus. The province reported 1,799 new cases of the virus in B.C., 53...
Feb 04, 2022
Canada’s premiers unanimously call for increase in health transfers
Canada’s premiers are calling on the federal government to increase health transfers. The feds currently cover 22 per cent of each province’s health care costs, with provinces covering the...
Feb 04, 2022
COVID-19 claims 13 more lives in B.C., new cases decline
COVID-19 case numbers were lower on Thursday, but that positive news was tainted by another 13 people dying of the virus. The province reported 1,518 new infections (down by 258 from Wednesday), and 2...
Feb 03, 2022
RCMP investigates morning gas station robbery
A worker at a Kelowna gas station got an early morning scare. A male suspect entered a unidentified store on Harvey Avenue around 6:45 a.m. today and threatened the employee with a knife before steali...
Feb 03, 2022