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Bus driver assaulted on weekend

Bus driver assaulted on weekend

Jul 16, 2013 / 9:22 am

July 16 update: An arrest has been made after a transit bus driver was brutally attacked on Saturday night in West Kelowna. Regan Hammond, 33, of West Kelowna...

Newborn with heart condition needs help

Newborn with heart condition needs help

Jul 16, 2013 / 6:00 am

A young family from West Kelowna is reaching out for help. Kelly and Samantha Airth’s son, Miles, was born July 11 at BC Children’s Hospital with a...

Music in the Park

Music in the Park

Jul 16, 2013 / 5:00 am

The sound of music will fill the air of West Kelowna on Friday when over a dozen musical talents fill Memorial Park as Music in the Park welcomes the Westbank...

West Kelowna man sentenced in riot

West Kelowna man sentenced in riot

Jul 15, 2013 / 2:21 pm

A West Kelowna man will spend time in jail for his part in the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot. Brock Bigattini, 23, was sentenced Monday morning in a Vancouver...

Garbage truck almost loses its load

Garbage truck almost loses its load

Jul 15, 2013 / 2:06 pm

The intersection of Butt Road and Louie Drive will be blocked for sometime after a garbage truck rolled on to its side just after 1 p.m. Monday afternoon....

Hiker rescued from Mt. Boucherie

Hiker rescued from Mt. Boucherie

Jul 14, 2013 / 9:25 pm

West Kelowna Fire & Rescue crews successfully rescued a hiker from Mount Boucherie Sunday evening. The hiker was near the top of the mountain off East...

By election wrap up

By election wrap up

Jul 12, 2013 / 9:17 am

With over 60 per cent of the popular vote Premier Christy Clark won the July 10 by election in Westside-Kelowna. ...

Motorcycles stolen from pawn shop

Motorcycles stolen from pawn shop

Jul 11, 2013 / 1:15 pm

The owner of Junkyard Dog pawn shop, located on the 1600 block of Ross Road in West Kelowna, reported a break-in of several storage lockers at the rear of the...

Grow op taken down in West Kelowna

Grow op taken down in West Kelowna

Jul 11, 2013 / 12:10 pm

On July 9th, 2013, West Kelowna RCMP executed a search warrant on a residence in the 3400 block of Parkview Court that had been modified to facilitate the...

MLA Norm Letnick on the election

MLA Norm Letnick on the election

Jul 11, 2013 / 11:17 am

Recorded live by Castanet on Wednesday night at the BC Liberal 'party' at the Delta Grand Hotel. ...

Westside Road gets Premier attention

Westside Road gets Premier attention

Jul 11, 2013 / 10:57 am

It didn't take long for Premier Christy Clark to make good on one of her campaign promises. Less than 24-hours after she was elected MLA for...

Optimism turns to acceptance for NDP

Optimism turns to acceptance for NDP

Jul 11, 2013 / 9:37 am

What started out as cautious optimism worn on the faces of NDP supporters slowly turned to subdued acceptance as the numbers began rolling in for the 2013...

Clark returns to legislature with win

Clark returns to legislature with win

Jul 11, 2013 / 8:30 am

It's been more than 30 months of campaigning for British Columbia's Premier Christy Clark since before she was elected the Liberal Party leader in...

Clark wins with 62.7% of the popular vote

Clark wins with 62.7% of the popular vote

Jul 10, 2013 / 7:45 pm

Here is Christy Clark's speech, recorded live by Castanet last night at the Delta Grand hotel. The complete results: Ballot boxes counted 171/171 ...

Where to vote

Where to vote

Jul 10, 2013 / 6:29 am

Who's on the ballot? Jag Bhandar, Vision Party Christy Clark, BC Liberals Carole Gordon, BC NDP John Marks, Independent Silverado Brooks Socrates,...

Byelection day upon us

Byelection day upon us

Jul 9, 2013 / 3:31 pm

Wednesday's byelection, featuring eight would-be candidates, was made necessary after Liberal MLA Ben Stewart offered to step down to give Premier Christy...

Missing kids have been found

Missing kids have been found

Jul 9, 2013 / 9:32 am

12:59 - Update: The two boys have now been located and are safe and sound. RCMP are asking for the community’s help in locating two missing 14-year-old...

Advance voting turnout

Advance voting turnout

Jul 8, 2013 / 1:33 pm

Advance voting turnout statistics are now in. Advance voting was available Wednesday, July 3 through Saturday, July 6, 2013. Day Total Number of...

NDP takes debate to the streets

NDP takes debate to the streets

Jul 8, 2013 / 12:39 pm

​ With the hourly countdown now officially on before the all-important byelection for the Westside-Kelowna riding, Carole Gordon decided to go all-in this...

Black belts in life skills

Black belts in life skills

Jul 7, 2013 / 5:43 pm

​Students of the Westside School of Tae Kwon Do are training for not only their black belts but for life. Master Instructor Michael Smith may have more...