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With 37 candidates competing for eight seats on Kelowna City Council, some candidates are taking unconventional approaches to getting noticed.

Wendy Munyanyi, owner of Mary-Claris Hair Extensions, says three wigs worth a combined $900 were stolen during the latest break-in Tuesday morning.

The collaboration comes after another difficult wildfire season in the Okanagan and builds on previous efforts to test automated drones for wildfire response.

Justice Warren Milman granted Argus Properties an injunction Friday, preventing the city from advancing its expropriation process.

Mayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.

With 37 candidates vying for council seats and several incumbents stepping aside, the race is also expected to bring significant change to council.

Tom Dyas narrowly defeated challenger Ron Cannan by 969 votes, securing another term with a margin of about 2.5 percentage points after a nail-biting election night.

The issue was highlighted earlier this month again when an accident forced the closure of all three southbound lanes for several hours, creating significant traffic backlogs.

The BC NDP pledged to expand voluntary treatment across the province and stated that 35 Foundry centres are open or on the way, including in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon.

The city's newly elected mayor, Doug McCallum, said in a statement that only the BC Conservatives have committed to the expansion, while the BC NDP "offered a meeting."

"I think it's important that the information be released and be a little bit more transparent about what the process is," Graham Lee, president and CEO of GSL Group said.

The latest closure has renewed calls from local politicians and residents for a second crossing of Okanagan Lake.

We are live on Global BC, BC1, Global Okanagan, CKNW and STACKTV for our Global News election special from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. PT.

Two-term councillor Stephen Johnston has been acclaimed as the city's next mayor after no other candidates came forward for the position.

One of the most recent incidents happened just two weeks ago when the Goertsens found themselves temporarily locked inside their own office building.

The planned burn at Knox Mountain would be the park's second prescribed burn carried out by the department in the past year.

Business owner Gerald Goertsen says over the weekend security cameras captured someone ripping out lavender plants from the side of his commercial building.

Dr. Adam Thompson said the new on-call requirements could place additional pressure on neurologists who are already in short supply.

Stevenson practiced with his new team on Wednesday for the first time since being claimed off waivers from the Washington Capitals.

Kelowna 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 crime