Kelowna

Team B.C. mobs goalie Rebecca Noble of Delta following a 3-0 win over Nova Scotia in the gold-medal game of women’s hockey Sunday, March 5, at the Canada Winter Games in Charlottetown. (Facebook photo)

Okanagan women, Shuswap coach celebrate hockey gold

Team B.C. wins first-ever women’s hockey gold medal at Canada Winter Games in PEI

Team B.C. mobs goalie Rebecca Noble of Delta following a 3-0 win over Nova Scotia in the gold-medal game of women’s hockey Sunday, March 5, at the Canada Winter Games in Charlottetown. (Facebook photo)
Possible structure fire. (Black Press Media)

Kelowna crews extinguish vehicle fire on Highland Drive, Kelowna

The incident was reported just before 11 p.m., on Sunday

Possible structure fire. (Black Press Media)
Megadeth brings its Crush the World Tour to Kelowna’s Prospera Place on April 29, 2023. (Contributed)

Crush the World in Abbotsford, Kelowna with Megadeth

The thrash metal group kicks off a 13-city tour on April 26

  • Mar 6, 2023
Megadeth brings its Crush the World Tour to Kelowna’s Prospera Place on April 29, 2023. (Contributed)
(The Canadian Press - Jonathan Hayward)

Search warrants lead to arrests in Kelowna child pornography cases

Seized devices are set to be searched and charge requests sent to B.C. Prosecution Service

  • Mar 6, 2023
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Polar Plunge raises funds for Special Olympics B.C. Kelowna

Over $5,500 was raised during the cold dip in Okanagan Lake

  • Mar 5, 2023
(Special Olympics B.C. Kelowna/Facebook)
(Black Press file photo)

Kelowna youth climate action group petitions to make transit public

The contract with Swedish company First Transit expires March 31

  • Mar 5, 2023
(Black Press file photo)
Online platform typing (Pixabay.com)

Regional District of Central Okanagan warning of online scams for Fraud Awareness Month

Report fraud and scams by calling the non-emergency line for your local RCMP

  • Mar 5, 2023
Online platform typing (Pixabay.com)
The Kelowna Fire Department responded to a grass and bush fire in downtown Kelowna around 7:15 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2023. (File photo)

Bush fire snuffed in downtown Kelowna

The fire was 20 feet by 10 feet on the Sunset Park Trail, behind Telus Park off Manhattan Drive

The Kelowna Fire Department responded to a grass and bush fire in downtown Kelowna around 7:15 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2023. (File photo)
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Kelowna doctor sharing her gastrointestinal expertise

Well Sunday launches healthy living website

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West Kelowna native Ethan Beselt (number 4) put scouts on notice at the Invitational Combine as he looks to get an invite to the CFL Combine. (SFU Red Leafs/Contributed)

West Kelowna native turns heads at Invitational Combine, eyes set on CFL

Ethan Beselt finished in the top five in four of the six events

West Kelowna native Ethan Beselt (number 4) put scouts on notice at the Invitational Combine as he looks to get an invite to the CFL Combine. (SFU Red Leafs/Contributed)
Demand for construction and skilled trades workers is higher than ever. (Pixabay photo)

SkillsTradeBC hosts open houses in Kelowna, Vernon

Check out the open houses in Vernon on March 7 and Kelowna on March 8

Demand for construction and skilled trades workers is higher than ever. (Pixabay photo)
The Coquihalla Highway continues to be closed due to severe winter weather. (Jessica Okert/Facebook)

Coquihalla remains closed overnight

The highway has had a snowfall warning since Wednesday afternoon

The Coquihalla Highway continues to be closed due to severe winter weather. (Jessica Okert/Facebook)
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Morning Start: The C’s in Pacific Ocean

Your morning start for Friday, March 3

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Swinging with the Stars raised more than $535,000 for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association on Saturday night, Feb. 25 at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kelowna. (Swinging with the Stars - Central Okanagan/Facebook/Voth Photography)
Swinging with the Stars raised more than $535,000 for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association on Saturday night, Feb. 25 at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kelowna. (Swinging with the Stars - Central Okanagan/Facebook/Voth Photography)
The Russian and Ukrainian Deli is Kelowna has been vandalized. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Russian and Ukrainian Deli in Kelowna vandalized

The store is temporarily closed

The Russian and Ukrainian Deli is Kelowna has been vandalized. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
Students at UBC Okanagan protesting the Royal Bank of Canada’s funding of fossil fuel projects outside the University Centre building on March 2, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

UBC Okanagan students join in nationwide protest against RBC

The group takes the protest to Kelowna City Hall March 3

  • Mar 2, 2023
Students at UBC Okanagan protesting the Royal Bank of Canada’s funding of fossil fuel projects outside the University Centre building on March 2, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
crudup (Twitter)

Morning Start: The voice behind Mastercard

Your morning start for Thursday, March 2

crudup (Twitter)
Penticton in March 2023, from West Bench. (Brennan Phillips- Western News)

Tired of cold weather in the Okanagan? Be optimistic for March, meteorologist says

Weather experts say no more arctic blasts predicted for the rest of this long winter

Penticton in March 2023, from West Bench. (Brennan Phillips- Western News)
The Explosive Disposal Unit safely neutralized the explosive on Harvey Ave. (Alex Senger/Contributed)

Kelowna RCMP asking for public’s help in explosive device investigation

The device was neutralized by Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) around 7:30 p.m. Monday night

The Explosive Disposal Unit safely neutralized the explosive on Harvey Ave. (Alex Senger/Contributed)
Four statues were stolen from a local Kelowna art gallery early Wednesday morning, Mar. 1. (Kelowna RCMP)

Valuable statues stolen from Kelowna art gallery

The break and enter happened around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning

Four statues were stolen from a local Kelowna art gallery early Wednesday morning, Mar. 1. (Kelowna RCMP)