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City, CUPE break off talks

City, CUPE break off talks

Jul 30, 2014 / 5:00 pm

Contract talks between the City of Kelowna and its unionized CUPE workers have broken off. A note posted on the union's website says talks broke off after...

Snowbirds

Snowbirds

Jul 30, 2014 / 4:55 pm

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Sh*t Parkers of Kelowna

Sh*t Parkers of Kelowna

Jul 30, 2014 / 3:31 pm

Sh*t Parkers of Kelowna and YLW's Worst Parking are part of a new trend in social media, outing the worst parkers around and shaming them into parking...

Snowbirds ready for hot show

Snowbirds ready for hot show

Jul 30, 2014 / 5:01 am

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds arrived in Kelowna Tuesday in preparation for today's (Wednesday) performance over the waters of Okanagan Lake. The show...

No use for new taxi charge?

No use for new taxi charge?

Jul 30, 2014 / 5:00 am

Last week the province’s Passenger Transportation Board approved a new fee for anyone soiling or damaging the interior of taxis, but companies in Kelowna...

Snowbirds hit town

Snowbirds hit town

Jul 29, 2014 / 10:25 am

If you look to the skies over Kelowna today you may catch a glimpse of the Canadian Forces' Snowbirds. The CT-114 Tutors Demonstration team began arriving...

Cash bog at COG

Cash bog at COG

Jul 29, 2014 / 5:00 am

Despite the great weather and the best sports and entertainment lineup the festival has ever had, Center of Gravity likely lost money this year. Scott Emslie,...

Kelowna teen missing

Kelowna teen missing

Jul 28, 2014 / 6:32 pm

Kelowna RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing Kelowna resident. Angeline Lepine was last seen on Tuesday, July 22nd. Lepine is...

Car wrecks motorcycle

Car wrecks motorcycle

Jul 28, 2014 / 3:15 pm

A motorcyclist escaped unscathed following a crash with a car at the intersection of Bernard Avenue and Ethel Street Monday afternoon. Cort Zacharias says he...

Premier: Time to negotiate now

Premier: Time to negotiate now

Jul 28, 2014 / 1:59 pm

"Our negotiators are there, we are ready and waiting to negotiate. I want to urge the teacher's union now is not the time to take the summer off."...

$6M for Innovation Centre

$6M for Innovation Centre

Jul 28, 2014 / 11:37 am

The Province announced a $6 million investment toward the development of the new state-of- the-art Okanagan Centre for Innovation in Kelowna on Monday. Premier...

Few issues, lots of fun at COG

Few issues, lots of fun at COG

Jul 27, 2014 / 12:45 pm

Center of Gravity is running smoothly and seeing fewer problems than last year according to Kelowna RCMP. By 10:30 a.m. Sunday the sun was getting hot, there...

Boat launch closures for Snowbirds

Boat launch closures for Snowbirds

Jul 27, 2014 / 5:00 am

The Canadian Forces' Snowbirds will showcase their military aerobatic skills over Okanagan Lake on Wednesday, July 30, from approximately 5 p.m. to 5:35...

Crash takes out fire hydrant

Crash takes out fire hydrant

Jul 26, 2014 / 12:41 pm

Just before midnight on Friday, an accident at the intersection of Gordon and Springfield caused a car to smash into a fire hydrant. A witness said they had...

Manteo downsizes marina

Manteo downsizes marina

Jul 26, 2014 / 5:02 am

Call it a win for the little guy. According to the KLO Neighbourhood Association (KLONA), the new marina, currently under construction at Manteo Resort, will be...

COG Photo Gallery

COG Photo Gallery

Jul 25, 2014 / 5:00 pm

Today is the first day of the three day Centre of Gravity Festival in Kelowna's City Park. Here are some of the sights as the 2014 event kicked off Friday...

Tentative sale of Ric's Grill

Tentative sale of Ric's Grill

Jul 25, 2014 / 4:00 pm

The owners of Ric's Grill in downtown Kelowna are selling their business, that according to owner Sunny Gupta. He tells Castanet News that an offer to...

Cracked window forces landing

Cracked window forces landing

Jul 25, 2014 / 12:45 pm

A flight from Castlegar bound for Vancouver was forced to make an emergency landing in Kelowna Thursday evening due to a cracked windshield. ‎Airport...

Corral to honour Arnie

Corral to honour Arnie

Jul 25, 2014 / 12:28 pm

The OK Corral will hold a special tribute to Arnie Davis Saturday night. He passed away Tuesday at Kelowna's Hospice House. Davis, a fixture at the club for...

Ric's workers jobless, homeless

Ric's workers jobless, homeless

Jul 25, 2014 / 5:00 am

With the closing of Ric’s Grill in Kelowna last week, many staff members are now out of work and looking for a new job. For some it will be easier than...