Tag Archives: Okanagan

British Columbia’s state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks, until June 9. It’s already been in effect for ten weeks due to the Covid pandemic, and by next week, it will ...

Hockey Canada has cancelled all programs and national team camps through Sept. 1, but plans to hold "various programming and training sessions" virtually over the summer. "It is certainly disappointin...

A Vernon woman is among 11 new members announced for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Sonja Gaudet is one of six athletes included in the hall’s class of 2020-21 along with Steve Nash, Diane ...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and the NHL Players’ Association have agreed on a return-to-play format in the event the 2019-20 season can resume. The 24-team plan would see the t...

Police seized restricted and non-restricted firearms from a Kelowna residence, with changes under consideration. Officers from the Kelowna RCMP Special Enforcement Unit, assisted by the RCMP National ...

Highlights of May 25 Kelowna Council meeting Retaining walls Council considered amendments to the Zoning Bylaw to implement new regulations for retaining walls and slopes. The proposed regulations lim...

The disappearance of British man who was visiting Kelowna 31 years ago remains a mystery. On May 26, 1989 Charles Horvath went to the Orchard Park Royal Bank to cash a cheque. What happened to him aft...

The City of Kelowna has received a $100,000 provincial grant from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development to help people affected by the slowdown in the fores...

Kelowna council has approved using public space as patio space to help businesses enhance capacity, including a proposal to limit the majority of Bernard Avenue to pedestrians only beginning June 30 u...

A Kelowna man is being investigated for allegations of animal cruelty. “On May 14, Kelowna RCMP was notified of a social media account posting disturbing images of what appeared to be animal cru...