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‘It’s a constant battle’: Kelowna businesses say crime is changing downtownKelowna business owners say security measures have become necessary just to stay open, even as the City of Kelowna rolls out new initiatives aimed at reducing crimeCanadaJun 30
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Kelowna asks Ottawa to help shut down the downtown’s supervised consumption siteMayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.CanadaSep 3
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Kelowna moves forward with plan to protect land for potential Highway 97 wideningThe concept would add two transit-only lanes to the existing six lanes between the William R. Bennett Bridge and UBC Okanagan — a project staff say could be 20 years away.CanadaJul 28
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Kelowna artist uses centuries-old technique to explore today’s challengesUsing encaustic, a technique that combines heated beeswax, and tree sap, Angela Hansen is creating a new exhibit inspired by the changing world around her.CanadaJul 31
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Kelowna residents, business owners say Crime Severity Index not the full pictureNew data from Statistics Canada's Crime Severity Index show the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime in the Kelowna census metropolitan area fell 4.5 per cent in 2025.CanadaJul 23
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Touchdown Kelowna brings sold-out crowd and economic boostAt the Kelowna Beer Institute, business is up by nearly 30 per cent as festival-goers explore the city's restaurants, breweries and events between games.CanadaJun 30
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Concerns raised over future of Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Park caretaker roleAmong the considerations is no longer having a caretaker living on the mountain, which is troubling news to many people who use the park or live near it.CanadaJul 7
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Five years after Kelowna crane collapse, families still waiting for answers and chargesUnion launches letter-writing campaign as relatives of five men killed in 2021 disaster call for accountability and stronger crane-safety oversightCanadaJul 14
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Kelowna’s Rutland residents take action as city steps up safety effortsThe issues plaguing Rutland are ones that have long been overlooked, according to many who live and work in the area.CanadaJun 11
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Vancouver business says social media account vanished after Lake Ontario jokeThe owner of a Vancouver strip club says its Instagram account vanished after the business posted a sign criticizing Trump's Lake Ontario order.Aug 31
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Summerland wildfire forces large numbers of seniors in residential care to relocateDavid Hickey, a driver with the High Acuity Response Team, helped receive dozens of seniors at Kaigo Senior Living Facility in Kelowna.FireAug 8
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Tourism Kelowna urges visitors not to judge the Okanagan by a few smoky daysTourism officials note that, despite last week's smoke, much of this summer has been relatively smoke-free.CanadaJul 29
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Concerns grow in Kelowna after RCMP confirm 2 extortion-related incidentsA growing wave of extortion cases across British Columbia is raising concerns in Kelowna after police confirmed two reported incidents in the city so far this yearCrimeJun 16
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Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.’s trees to the next levelTom Zadorsky is part of a movement that aims to awaken a climbers' inner child and give a new perspective on British Columbia's forests.CanadaAug 18
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B.C. Conservative caucus is down to 30. Here’s how it lost 14 membersThe party's caucus has been thinned to 30, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both its former leader and new leader Kerry-Lynne FindlayPoliticsAug 31
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Kelowna businesses see economic boost as BC Summer Games draw thousandsThe games, last hosted in Kelowna 18 years ago, welcomed approximately 2,600 athletes from across British Columbia.CanadaJul 27
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Wildfire smoke blankets Kelowna, prompting health warnings and disrupting summer plansOn Thursday, the Air Quality Health Index reached 10+, the highest risk category on the scale.CanadaJul 23
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Prolific Kelowna offender with 420 police files jailed after getting naked in hotel hot tubJustin Wayne Collins, 49, was sentenced to six months in jail on July 3 after he pleaded guilty to committing an indecent act, mischief and theft in Kelowna earlier this year.CrimeJul 22
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Residents say this Kelowna neighbourhood has changed for the worseResident Tessa Sears and business owner Harjit Toora say they wanted to speak out because they feel too much of the conversation around crime focuses on downtown.CrimeJun 8
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Heat warnings blanket most of B.C., pose risk to public healthThis ridge of high pressure will bring elevated temperatures during the day and while it will cool down at night, temperatures will remain high.HealthJul 22