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The president of the online Athabasca University will take over the top job at Okanagan College next year.
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Ten years ago, Vik Bains wanted to share something with his community that was close to his heart.
The opening of the outdoor Stuart Park skating rink has been delayed.
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Revised plans for three downtown Kelowna high-rises, with 650 new homes, will be considered by city council on Dec. 8.
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The number of active businesses across greater Kelowna has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels, new data from Statistics Canada shows.
Seven people in Kelowna died of an illicit drug overdose last month, newly released figures show.
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Officials in the Fraser Health region have been reporting some COVID-19 cases erroneously, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.
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A Kelowna company is helping to build a first-of-its-kind renewable natural gas plant in the Kootenays.
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Most Kelowna area public elementary schools are in the bottom half of a new ranking that’s based on how well B.C. students can read, write and do math.
Garage, vehicles destroyed in fire
The Vernon Recreation Centre was evacuated Wednesday morning, after the chlorine gas alarm was activated in the Vernon Aquatic Centre.
McDonald’s cleans up after COVID case
Organizers of the inaugural Rotary’s Rudolph Drive Thru Breakfast set for Dec. 3 at the Heritage Retirement Residence on Brown Road in West Kelowna have put the brakes on the event.
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The number of students taking courses at Okanagan College this fall is down 11 per cent from 2019.
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The sound of hockey sticks slapping a puck and a Zamboni making its rounds on the ice echoed into the rafters of Kelowna’s Prospera Place Friday afternoon where members of West Kelowna Fire Rescue were practising their rescue skills.
Bomb squad checks package at Walmart
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Plans for a new, larger Costco store in Kelowna, complete with its own gas bar, will go to a public hearing Dec. 8.
A woman who refused to put on a mask was arrested for causing a disturbance at a Rutland business Sunday afternoon.
UPDATE: The event has been cancelled. With new COVID-19 rules in effect, organizers didn't want to take any chances. Watch for a follow-up story.
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Lake Country and its 66 unionized employees have agreed to a new five-year contract.
The RCMP bomb squad was called up from the Lower Mainland to check out a suspicious package outside Kelowna’s Walmart store.
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An outbreak has been declared at the Orchard Manor long-term care home after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
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This is day No. 13 for bathroom renos but the end is in sight (with a much-needed shower). A resumption of fantastic outdoor recreation opportunities in the Okanagan can’t come soon enough.
An attempt by the Okanagan Indian Band to remove a former member from her land has been stayed for a year by a BC Supreme Court judge.
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Plans by Costco for a new store in Kelowna will be considered Monday by city councillors.
A new Liberal promise to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 means nothing when the government has failed to meet its previous commitments, says local MP Dan Albas.
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The first pot shop in the last Okanagan town to authorize such businesses could soon open.
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An Okanagan politician has reached her term limit - as chair of the valley's library board.
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The City of Kelowna’s recreation manager has been honoured for her efforts in supporting adults with developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dispatchers with Kelowna Cabs that faced layoffs have won a reprieve from the Labour Relations Board.
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The Millionaire Lottery grand prize show home in Kelowna is now open for public tours.
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The high school in West Kelowna is now encouraging students, teachers, and support staff to wear a mask at all times.
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A nine-storey seniors' retirement building for South Pandosy was unanimously approved by city council despite some neighbourhood objections.
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Conservative MP Tracy Gary is on the prime minister’s case about not getting a trade deal with Britain done.
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A voyeur's attempt to hide nude videos of his victims was caught by a surveillance camera, a Kelowna court heard Wednesday.
The Coast Capri Hotel’s annual Tiny Tim Charity Toy Breakfast is changing to a toy drop-off event this year.
Canada has another health crisis going on right now, says a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator from West Kelowna.
In the 1950s, what was the most fashionable street in Rutland? Naturally, one of them was Ponto Road.
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Rules for the use of city-owned recreation facilities are generating some pushback from the public, West Kelowna officials say.
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British Columbians' top doctor wants you to wear a mask. She just isn't going to tell you to do so, in part because she believes such a sweeping order would be unfair to poor people, the homeless, and different racial groups.
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Every centimetre of a fast-tracked sidewalk expansion program in West Kelowna will cost $21.
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British Columbians should say no to all social gatherings and non-essential travel and yes to mask-wearing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.
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A ski season like no other will start this Thursday at Big White.
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A new tax on drivers should be considered in Kelowna, a city report says.
One man was killed and three people injured when pickup truck rolled down an embankment on the Okanagan Connector Saturday.
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Two more cases of COVID-19 at Kelowna's biggest school have been reported.
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Care homes in the Okanagan continue to be safe havens for seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Kelowna woman who found love on the Love Boat describes what happens to the love affair after the cruise ends in a new book.
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Winter conditions have returned to the Okanagan Valley bottom which finally put bikes into storage, brought out skis and snowshoes, and made for busy ski and snowboard shops.
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An exhibit by local artist Melanie Daniel launches today at the Kelowna Art Gallery.
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A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a long-term care home in Kelowna.
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One-third of our food relies on bees for pollination. It's that kind of important role that led the Okanagan's Jennifer Krezan and her husband, Brad, to start Hiveology in 2019. “Without the bees, farmers would face having to hand-pollinate many of our foods, but as this is labour-intensive …
