Cannabis firm sues shipper
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New orca rescue attempt
No bail in Ottawa killings 
Banks must say rebate 
Regulating power prices
Iran fires at attack drones 
World's largest election 
2 detained in Volkov attack 
Apple pulls apps from China
Oil and gas leases restricted
Indigo needs turnaround 
Warriors ready for Round 2
Kalamalka Bowl cancelled
Rockets live to fight on
Hilton teams up with Sia
Swift still 'can't forgive' Kim
Grimes to ‘cap the disarray’
Kelowna News‹ Jul 15 to 21, 2018 ›
Sunny skies for Block Party
The annual Downtown Kelowna Block Party closed down Bernard Avenue Saturday and brought thousands to the downtown core. The Block Party, now in it's 29th...
Smoky skies lingering
A special air quality statement from Environment Canada remains in place in several areas of the province, including the Central and South Okanagan and Boundary...
Close call on Knox
UPDATE 7:50 p.m. The quick action from a resident along Stoneypointe Court in Kelowna, helped douse a fire spreading fast on Knox Mountain just before 5 p.m....
Wildfire Update July 20
Castanet's Wildfire Update for Thursday, July 20, with reporter Wayne Moore.
Goode's fire alerts called off
Evacuation alerts for a number of properties at the end of Lakeshore Road in Kelowna have been rescinded. The Regional District of Central Okanagan announced...
Block party closures
A number of streets in downtown Kelowna will be closed to traffic Saturday to accommodate the Downtown Kelowna Association's annual Block Party. The Block...
Vintners peeved at premiers
Canada’s premiers have agreed in principle to reduce barriers surrounding interprovincial alcohol transportation, but that’s not good enough for the...
Ex chief: Hit the fires hard
Former Kelowna Fire Chief Gerry Zimmermann can't understand why fire officials don't just hammer even the smallest of fires with everything they have....
Tourism fighting the fires
Tourism Kelowna’s primary goal this week is to get as many facts out to as many people as possible and as quickly as it can. “We learned a lot of...
Good Creek fire grows
UPDATE: 9:25 p.m. A resident in the Kettle Valley area says the wind appears to be blowing south, pushing smoke from the Good Creek Wildfire away from Kelowna....
Dilworth fire investigated
UPDATE: 8:30 p.m. A grass fire on the south side of Dilworth Mountain Thursday afternoon is being investigated by police and fire investigators. Fourteen...
Big White offers help
Big White is stepping up in a big way. Michael J Ballingall tells Castanet,"I know this is sensitive but we have open hotels, campgrounds and RV sites....
Wildfire Update July 19
Castanet's Wildfire Update for Thursday, July 19, with reporter Wayne Moore.
Your dramatic fire photos
The Mount Eneas fire located four kilometres south of Peachland now sits at 500 hectares in size. The Mount Eneas blaze is pouring smoke across the valley...
Kinky Kelowna
UPDATE 2:47 p.m. The video of the couple having sex on the lawn of the Rotary Centre for the Arts finishes with the female apologizing as the anonymous tipster...
Knox Mountain closing
The top half of Knox Mountain Drive has now been closed due to fire and smoke. Parks Manager Blair Stewart tells Castanet, "the upper portion of Knox...
Man dies on street
UPDATE 12:10 p.m. Castanet News has spoken to a woman who says she had to be escorted past the body of an elderly man who appears to have died on the street....
Fires continue to grow
UPDATE: 11:25 a.m. The BC Wildfire Service now estimate the Good Creek Wildfire, burning within Okanagan Mountain Park, has grown to an estimated 340 hectares....
Why the delay?
Furious residents are stuck asking the question,"why didn’t BC Wildfire Service respond faster to a wildfire on Okanagan Mountain Provincial...
Imagine's next phase
With two years of planning and extensive public input in the books, the City of Kelowna is ready to move into the next phase of its community visioning project....
Seeking 6 years for dealer
A man who was dealing the four illicit drugs responsible for the most deaths in B.C. in Kelowna in 2016 is facing sentencing in Supreme Court this week. Behrang...
Min. standards not enough
The City of Kelowna may need to revisit its building standards. That was the opinion of some on city council after giving a lukewarm endorsement for a 36-unit...
Echoes of 2003 wildfire
UPDATE: 11:30 p.m. Residents at the southern end of Lakeshore Road are nervously keeping an eye to the south Wednesday evening, as the Good Creek wildfire...
Dramatic fire photos
Castanet viewers captured some dramatic images of the dozens of fires burning across the Okanagan. Here's a sample of some of the best shots sent in to...
Evening Update July 18
Castanet's Evening Update for Wednesday, July 18, with reporter Wayne Moore.
Knox fire quickly doused
UPDATE:1:50 p.m. The quick action of neighbours along Mount Royal Drive exstinguished a grass fire, metres from several homes Wednesday afternoon. A group of...
Airbnb changes on the way
The cost of a business licence could be the most heated debate as the City of Kelowna creates short-term rental regulations over the next few months. City...
No campfire ban, yet
Twenty new fires started in the Kamloops Fire Centre Tuesday night and there's nothing but sun in the forecast, but campfires are still permitted across the...
Drinking on the beach?
With just a few short months left in office, a Vancouver city councillor is hoping he can leave his mark and change the laws regarding drinking alcohol on...
Stay away or get fined
Water bombers had to dive into Wood Lake to get water to fight a nearby wildfire on Monday. Residents watching said it appeared that some boaters weren’t...
Most surreal storm photos
Throughout the Okanagan lightning has caused fires to pop up. Castanet put together a gallery of some of the more surreal photos. To report a wildfire please...
Fire near Big White
UPDATED: 6:49 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service has stated it will provide updates as they become available, but it has confirmed that crews have been called to...
Evening Update July 17
Castanet's Evening Update for Tuesday, July 17, with reporter Wayne Moore.
3 car fender-bender
Traffic is moving slowly heading eastbound into Kelowna after a three car pileup on the William R. Bennett Bridge. The accident happened just after 4:15 p.m. A...
Fatal in Hwy. 33 crash
UPDATE: 3:20 p.m. A photo of a man killed in a high-speed collision in late June appears to show the victim just one hour before the crash. Four people were...
Stray bullet lodged in car
It was likely an act of mischief that could have gone terribly wrong. Kelowna RCMP say they are continuing to investigate an incident last Thursday when a woman...
Scandal at Scandia
Any parents would be upset if they took their family to an amusement park and their son got verbally abused—but what if the son looks like an adult but...
Charity's stolen items found
The man who runs a local charity is back on the mountain bike trails this week teaching underprivileged youth how to ride after police found his stolen bike and...
Ex cop to work on safety
The former head of Kelowna's RCMP detachment is coming out of retirement - temporarily. Former Supt. Bill McKinnon has been brought on board to help fill...
Severe infrastructure deficit
The City of Kelowna faces what is being described as a "severe infrastructure gap." Close to half of all infrastructure needs for the city in the next...
Gateway, BCGEU to talk
Mediation efforts aimed at resolving a strike at four casinos in the Okanagan and Kamloops will resume at the end of the week. Gateway Casinos Entertainment and...
Drug activity increasing
Kelowna's top cop says police in the city are noticing an increase in drug activity in the downtown area. Supt. Brent Mundle made the assertion during his...
Park closes for concert
A large portion of Kelowna's Waterfront Park will be closed to the general public on Tuesday to make way for an outdoor concert. In order to accommodate a...
You're landing where?
UPDATE:1:20 p.m. Okanagan Ballooning reached out to Castanet to say the hot air balloon was theirs and that they didn't in fact land in a residential...
Are you adventure Smart?
A BC organization founded to reduce the number of Search and Rescue incidents in the province is ramping up efforts to make people more aware of the danger of...
Fall on KVR, no helmet
An injured mountain biker sustained serious injuries Sunday after falling on the Kettle Valley Railway wearing no helmet. The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue...
Kelowna's cavorting castors
Beavers are beating the heat in downtown Kelowna. Jean Chute caught this castor cavorting by the Yacht Club. The picture shows the rodent lining up a tree in...
Bridge work on Dilworth Dr
A portion of Dilworth Drive between Leckie Road and Omineca Place will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, July 16 while crews make repairs to the bridge,...
Happy mudders!
319 racers tore up the hill at Big White this weekend as the 2018, Mudd, Sweat & Tears Kelowna ran participants through an 8km obstacle course. Racers faced...
Fire subdued near homes
UPDATE: 9:45 p.m. Two engines and a tender attended a hedge fire on Seaton Road in Lake Country this evening. Fire Chief Steve Windsor of the Lake Country Fire...
500 butterflies released
It was a special day in Kelowna for the community to come together and remember loved ones who have passed. The Central Okanagan Hospice Association held their...
Car vs pole and tree
Firefighters and police officers responded to a single vehicle collision in Kelowna on Sunday morning. The driver of a Nissan Pathfinder appears to have driven...
Sailboat back in action
A sailboat beached in a windstorm is finally back in the water. A Castanet News reader sent in photographs of the boat that had been sitting on its side at...
'Way behind' in medical pot
The co-owner of a Kelowna skateboard shop that was selling cannabis up until this week says the City of Kelowna is “way behind” when it comes to...
An eyesore no more
A portion of the Capri-Landmark district is getting a head start on what is expected to be a massive redevelopment in the area. At the same time, what has been...
