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West Kelowna RCMP seize large quantity of drugs and weapons in October bust
West Kelowna RCMP say a recent search warrant executed at a Ponderosa Road residence resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of controlled substances and weapons. Two people were taken into ...
Nov 5, 2025
MP Arnold criticizes ballooning deficit in federal budget
A local Member of Parliament that used to represent the North Okanagan says the 2025 Federal Budget comes with an unacceptable deficit.Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and Finance Minister, Francois-Phill...
Nov 4, 2025
Mickey Mouse looking tablets subject of drug alert
Interior Health is warning about tablets that look like candy that pose a risk of overdose.The health authority said green tablets that have the likeness of Mickey Mouse found in Revelstoke were being...
Nov 4, 2025
Several WorkSafeBC violations found in local building projects
Contractors and companies were issued fines for several WorkSafeBC violations over the summer months in the North and Central Okanagan.WorkSafeBC said in its fall report that it issued penalties relat...
Nov 4, 2025
Kelowna council eases short term rental rules after vacancy rate rises
Kelowna council has eased restrictions on short-term rentals after the city's vacancy rate climbed above five per cent.The higher vacancy rate means Kelowna now qualifies for a partial exemption under...
Nov 4, 2025
Fire fuel management work going outside Salmon Arm, Canoe
The B.C. Wildfire Service and Shuswap Trail Alliance are undertaking a fire fuel management project that will see smoke in the air for the coming days.The agencies have constructed 30 piles of wood an...
Nov 4, 2025
Poilievre to visit Kelowna next week to discuss federal budget
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will visit Kelowna next week to outline his response to the federal budget tabled by the Carney government.Poilievre is scheduled to speak at a Kelowna Chamber of ...
Nov 4, 2025
Kelowna council eyes new 'wine village' in McKinley Village
A new "Wine Village" could soon join Kelowna's tourism scene near McKinley Village. City council is considering a zoning amendment to allow for the development on Hilltown Drive in McKinley. The propo...
Nov 4, 2025
No explosives found in Polson Park bomb scare
The skatepark at Polson Park was closed overnight Friday and most of Saturday for what turned out to be false bomb scare.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP responded to the skatepark for a report of a suspici...
Nov 4, 2025
Agricultural Land Commission permits granted for rail trail expansion
Construction of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail can move ahead with the next phase. The Regional District of North Okanagan, Columbia Shuswap Regional District, and Splatsin First Nation said th...
Nov 4, 2025
