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Plans unveiled for business park, pickleball centre at Kelowna Springs golf course
The owner of the land that includes the Kelowna Springs golf course on Penno Road in the Reid's Cros...
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Fraudsters use police number for scam calls
Kelowna RCMP has received several reports that the detachment's non-emergency phone number has been ...
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Pride Week
Vernon Pride Week to run in June
The Vernon Pride Society is aligning its annual celebrations with Pride Month.The Society said Pride...
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Landslide across key West Kelowna road
Westside Road is closed in both directions due to a landslide overnight south of Denison Rd. The tot...
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New Prospera Place scoreboard from American company
The new digital scoreboard for Prospera Place - which will be part of the plus $5 million upgrades a...
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Water Polo Program
Former Olympians to help launch Youth Water Polo in Vernon
Local youth will have the opportunity to try out a different water-based sport in Vernon.The relativ...
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development
Plans unveiled for business park, pickleball centre at Kelowna Springs golf course
The owner of the land that includes the Kelowna Springs golf course on Penno Road in the Reid's Crossing area, has unveiled a website illustrating their plans for the large business park they aim to build there. The proposed plans, to be submitted for approval to Kelowna City Council soon, also call for extensive outdo...
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phoney cop calls
Fraudsters use police number for scam calls
Kelowna RCMP has received several reports that the detachment's non-emergency phone number has been used for multiple fraudulent calls where the caller is posing as an officer with a fake badge number.The fraudsters are then telling their potential victims they're being investigated for a criminal offence and should pr...
47m ago
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Landslide across key West Kelowna road
Westside Road is closed in both directions due to a landslide overnight south of Denison Rd. The total stretch of the closure is reported by DriveBC as between Browse Road and Bear Creek Trail.There is no estimated time of reopening with the latest DriveBC post saying the next update would be available at noon Thursday...
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Mud and trees rolled over road along B.C.'s Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA, B.C. - A landslide has shut down Westside Road that runs along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. DriveBC says the road is closed until further notice in both directions south of Denison Road about 13 kilometres east of West Kelowna. Central Okanagan Emergency says crews were on the scene overnight and are moni...
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Vancouver home sales hit lowest March levels since 2019 despite supply influx: board
VANCOUVER - Despite housing supply in the Vancouver area continuing to rise, the number of homes that changed hands in the region last month fell to the lowest levels for March since 2019. The city's real estate board says residential sales in the region totalled 2,091 in March, a 13.4 per cent decrease from the 2,415 ...
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Police investigate 'suspicious' fires in three Langley, B.C., homes
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday. Police say fire crews were first called at 3:15 a.m. to a fire in a home in the 19900 block of 76 Ave. When they arrived, a second home was also reported to be ablaze in the same neighbourhood....
Apr 01, 2025
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Canada

Quebec coroner calls out 'hero firefighter' culture in 2023 flooding deaths
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says the province's firefighting academy should warn students that "hero" culture can sometimes lead firefighters to overlook their own safety in their attempts to save others. Coroner Andrée Kronström made the comments in her report on the deaths of volunteer firefight...
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'Liberation Day': A timeline of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling he planned to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, m...
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Remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list, pharmacists urge
TORONTO - The Canadian Pharmacists Association is urging the federal government to remove all drug-related products from its list of potential retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The association says there are currently eight pharmaceutical tariff codes on the list, but it's not clear which specific medications or dru...
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Canada's Jacobs beats Norway's Ramsfjell 8-3 at world curling playdowns
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell 8-3 in the early draw at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, vice Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert scored three points in the fourth end. The teams shook hands after Norway gave up a steal of two in the eighth...
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Oilers sign German-Canadian forward Josh Samanski to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Josh Samanski to a two-year entry level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The contract will start next season. The six-foot-five, 190-pound Samanski has spent the past four seasons primarily with the Straubing Tigers of the top German league. He has 40 goals ...
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Canadian Premier League to hold regular-season game in Quebec City in May
QUÉBEC - The Canadian Premier League will host a regular-season game in Quebec City on May 31 featuring York United FC and Halifax Wanderers FC. The 2025 edition of the "On Tour" series marks the league's second neutral-site contest. Vancouver FC and Cavalry FC played to a scoreless draw in Kelowna, B....
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