Kelowna News
Search for missing elderly Kelowna man continues after truck found in backcountry
Members of Central Okanagan Search and Rescue have returned to the backcountry east of Lake Country Wednesday to continue the search for a missing, elderly...
Anaida Poilievre in Kelowna meeting with local business women
She's certainly a long way from home. Anaida Poilievre, wife of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, has been making the rounds in Kelowna the past...
Dog meet-ups hosted on Knox Mountain by developer
A development company is getting creative with their latest project, incorporating the community's love of dogs. Meridian Developments, along with...
Help send deaf children to camp, one joke at a time with Mamas For Mamas
If you're looking for a good cause to support while having a laugh, Mamas For Mamas may have just what you need. Mamas For Mamas, in collaboration with The...
Portion of Kelowna's Water Street will be closed around Stuart Park Saturday
A portion of Water Street will be closed for much of the day Saturday as the annual MapleFest festival takes over Stuart Park. The city says Water Street in...
Fragility on display at new Kelowna Art Gallery exhibition
Two Master of Fine Arts candidates at UBC Okanagan explore fragility in a new exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery. Kelowna-based Victoria Verge and Salmon-Arm...
Interior Health fights back against vaccine exhaustion
Interior Health held its second public vaccination event in a month Tuesday amid slumping childhood vaccine statistics post-pandemic. The health authority...
Kelowna RCMP continue search for missing senior
UPDATE: 2:25 p.m. Kelowna RCMP say a search is underway in the area around Beaver Lake and Dee Lake roads for Allan Francescutti. RCMP say officers and members...
Kelowna, West Kelowna on new provincial housing target list
The Ministry of Housing has unveiled its second list of B.C. "priority communities" identified to receive housing targets. Kelowna and West Kelowna...
Kelowna woman wins $675,000 in Set for Life lottery
Maureen Lee was speechless after learning she had hit it big in the Set for Life Lottery. The Kelowna retiree won the lottery's top prize of $675,000. Lee...
Arkells and Evanesence planning tour stops in Kelowna
A pair of concerts were announced Tuesday morning for Kelowna's Prospera Place. Canadian rock band the Arkells will be playing Prospera on Nov. 14, 2024....
Some risk ahead for Kelowna's water supply
The planning manager for Kelowna's utilities is painting a less than rosy outlook for Kelowna's water supply. While Rod MacLean says the drinking water...
RDCO open burning season set to wrap up April 30
The wildfire season is off to an early start in B.C., but open burning is not being curtailed ahead of schedule in the Regional District of Central Okanagan....
Ballet Kelowna reprises its full-length adaptation of 'Macbeth'
Back by popular demand, a Shakespeare classic is returning to the Kelowna Community Theatre. Ballet Kelowna is set to close its season with the return of...
UBCO business students win simulated business competition
A group of UBC Okanagan business students came home with the top prize at the Argus Cup business challenge recently. The Peachland Andrews team of Kelly...
Local Canadian Home Builders' Association starts scholarship for female students
The Central Okanagan chapter of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association has launched a scholarship to help female students who are taking a...
3 Kelowna councillors fail in bid for remuneration vote do-over
The final vote on adoption of a new Kelowna council remuneration package will stand — unanimous, despite attempts by three councillors for a do-over....
Gallagher’s Canyon community prepares for fire season
A resident of Kelowna’s Gallagher’s Canyon says its a matter of when, not if a wildfire affects the community. Regan Borisenko is the emergency...
Homicide investigators called in after body found in creek east of Kelowna
The Southeast District RCMP’s major crime unit has taken over the investigation after a man's body was found in a creek near a forestry road off Big...
Rotary takes over performing arts festival from Kiwanis Club
The Kelowna Kiwanis Festival is no more, but in name only. After nearly a century, the showcase of local youth performers has a new title sponsor, the Rotary...