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Ty Hurley will be recognized at weekend gala for efforts to save a man from drowning

Ty Hurley will be recognized at weekend gala for efforts to save a man from drowning

Mar 7, 2024 / 12:00 pm

While Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley is with his teammates in Kamloops Saturday his heroic exploits in saving a life will be lauded during a gala in...

Kelowna man guilty of defrauding ailing uncle of $700k in Edmonton

Kelowna man guilty of defrauding ailing uncle of $700k in Edmonton

Mar 7, 2024 / 11:18 am

A Kelowna man pleaded guilty this week to defrauding his elderly uncle out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. On Monday, 61-year-old John Kevin Letun pleaded...

Two Central Okanagan regional parks may not reopen in 2024 due to wildfire damage

Two Central Okanagan regional parks may not reopen in 2024 due to wildfire damage

Central Okanagan Mar 7, 2024 / 10:43 am

Two regional parks in the Central Okanagan might not reopen this year, or may only partially reopen late in the season. Last summer’s Grouse Complex...

Fire burns hedge along Harvey Avenue at Barlee Road

Fire burns hedge along Harvey Avenue at Barlee Road

Mar 7, 2024 / 7:01 am

The Kelowna Fire Department doused a small fire burning along Harvey Avenue early Thursday morning. A Castanet reader sent photos and video showing shrubs or a...

Vigil held in Kelowna Wednesday for woman found dead in January 2022

Vigil held in Kelowna Wednesday for woman found dead in January 2022

Mar 7, 2024 / 4:00 am

A small vigil was held Wednesday outside the Kelowna courthouse for Austyn Godfrey, a 25-year-old woman whose body was found at a Kelowna dog park more than two...

Kelowna saw a dip in several crime indicators in 2023

Kelowna saw a dip in several crime indicators in 2023

Mar 7, 2024 / 4:00 am

The City of Kelowna saw a significant decline in several crime indicators in 2023 despite being one of the busiest detachments in the province. Figures are part...

Kelowna's Eldorado Resort conducting two hiring fairs to fill out its summer employee roster

Kelowna's Eldorado Resort conducting two hiring fairs to fill out its summer employee roster

Mar 7, 2024 / 4:00 am

If you are going to work this summer, you might as well do it in one of the Okanagan’s most beautiful locations. Eldorado Resort is looking to hire...

Kelowna International Airport expects 125,000 travellers during spring break, including eastern Canadians seeking spring skiing

Kelowna International Airport expects 125,000 travellers during spring break, including eastern Canadians seeking spring skiing

Mar 7, 2024 / 4:00 am

Spring break is just around the corner and Kelowna International Airport is gearing up for an influx of snow and sun-seeking travellers. Even with the loss of...

Dragon's Den stops in Kelowna for workshop, auditions for new season

Dragon's Den stops in Kelowna for workshop, auditions for new season

Mar 6, 2024 / 5:56 pm

CBC's Dragon’s Den was in Kelowna Wednesday for a workshop ahead of auditions, giving entrepreneurs a chance to ask producers and former guests of the...

'Negligent and incompetent' subcontractor was responsible for watching child predator in Kelowna: Eby

'Negligent and incompetent' subcontractor was responsible for watching child predator in Kelowna: Eby

Mar 6, 2024 / 5:07 pm

Premier David Eby said Wednesday the provincial government will hold “accountable” whoever was responsible for placing a child sex offender at a...

Suspected street-level dealer busted during Lake Country traffic stop

Suspected street-level dealer busted during Lake Country traffic stop

Lake Country Mar 6, 2024 / 3:51 pm

A traffic stop in Lake Country led to the bust of a street-level drug dealer this week. An RCMP news release says an officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic...

Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Pandosy Street in downtown Kelowna

Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Pandosy Street in downtown Kelowna

Mar 6, 2024 / 3:35 pm

A pedestrian appears to have been struck by a vehicle at the crosswalk of Pandosy Street and Buckland Avenue in Kelowna Wednesday afternoon. At approximately...

On-demand public transit launching in Kelowna's Crawford neighbourhood next month

On-demand public transit launching in Kelowna's Crawford neighbourhood next month

Mar 6, 2024 / 3:00 pm

BC Transit is getting close to launching new on-demand service in Kelowna’s Crawford neighbourhood. Starting April 28, transit in the area will switch to...

Kelowna hotel looks to add music, dancing and karaoke

Kelowna hotel looks to add music, dancing and karaoke

Mar 6, 2024 / 1:31 pm

The Hotel Eldorado will be before Kelowna city council Tuesday seeking to expand its food primary liquor license. The hotel is looking to add a patron...

Kelowna bail decision pending for convicted child predator

Kelowna bail decision pending for convicted child predator

Mar 6, 2024 / 12:46 pm

A convicted child predator who's most recently been accused of assaulting an 11-year-old girl in a Kelowna bathroom last month remains behind bars for now,...

Senior pedestrian seriously injured in Lake Country hit-and-run

Senior pedestrian seriously injured in Lake Country hit-and-run

Lake Country Mar 6, 2024 / 11:28 am

Police are investigating a pedestrian hit-and-run in Lake Country that left a senior with serious injuries. RCMP say the incident happened on Jan. 30 at 6:40...

Kelowna using drones and robots to assist orchardists with crop management

Kelowna using drones and robots to assist orchardists with crop management

Mar 6, 2024 / 11:10 am

The City of Kelowna will deploy drones and robots in city orchards later this spring for what is being touted as a "new era of hi-tech agriculture."...

Kelowna Yacht Club hosting presentations on invasive mussels

Kelowna Yacht Club hosting presentations on invasive mussels

Mar 6, 2024 / 4:00 am

The Kelowna Yacht Club has announced another date for its free 2024 Eco Speaker Series. On March 20 at 7 p.m., the club will host presentations on invasive...

Construction climate forces builders to pause or slow several Kelowna projects

Construction climate forces builders to pause or slow several Kelowna projects

Mar 6, 2024 / 4:00 am

It's getting more difficult and more expensive for developers to complete projects as building costs reach levels "not seen in a generation."...

Renter of home raided by Kelowna RCMP speaks out

Renter of home raided by Kelowna RCMP speaks out

Mar 6, 2024 / 4:00 am

A person who lives at the home that was the scene of a massive police response last week in Kelowna is sharing his account of the incident as police remain very...

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