Category Archives: News

Top Stories - June 27 - Two Years Ago
Nothing like it right now, but it was different 2 years ago. That's when the heat dome was about to hit and the forecast was calling for a high temperature of 43 degrees this week... that's 109 Fahren...
Russ Byth Jun 27, 2023

Top Stories - June 26 - Second Crossing
The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is pressing the province on the need for a second crossing of Okanagan Lake, or a bypass route around the city. It's concerned the region is expected to add 60,000 peop...
Russ Byth Jun 26, 2023

Top Stories - June 23 - Pieces Found
The company behind the submersible that went missing earlier this week says the five person crew is dead. Oceangate's statement came a few hours after a report that debris had been found in the search...
Russ Byth Jun 23, 2023

Top Stories - June 22 - Replica in Park
Kelowna RCMP received calls about 11:30 yesterday morning about a man in Kerry Park apparently carrying a concealed gun. Many officers and a police dog descended on the park and quickly arrested a man...
Russ Byth Jun 22, 2023 RCMP

Top Stories - June 21 - Long Day
Today is the first day of summer, National Indigenous Peoples Day and the longest day of the year. Locally, the sun rose at 4:49 and won't set until 10 past 9 this evening, giving 16 hours, 21minutes ...
Russ Byth Jun 21, 2023

Top Stories - June 20 - Turtle Island
The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society's annual Turtle Island Festival returns tomorrow. It's on from 10am to 7pm on Leon from Pandosy to Ellis. Everyone is invited to celebrate Indigenous culture at the mi...
Russ Byth Jun 20, 2023

Top Stories - June 19 - Biggest Ever
The BC Wildfire Service says the Donnie Creek fire has grown into the largest blaze ever recorded in the province. Crews are now focused on protecting infrastructure and the Alaska highway. The fire i...
Russ Byth Jun 19, 2023 BC Wildfire

Top Stories - June 16 - Manitoba Tragedy
RCMP say at least 15 people were killed and 10 were in hospital after a bus carrying mostly seniors, collided with a semi truck in rural Manitoba yesterday. The administrator of the Dauphin senior cen...
Russ Byth Jun 16, 2023 THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nirmesh Vadera

Top Stories - June 15 - Saturday Delays
In addition to the bottom half of Knox Mountain Road being closed this weekend, in southeast Kelowna there will be intermittent closures on Saturday. It's for the wine country half marathon beginning ...
Russ Byth Jun 15, 2023

Top Stories - June 14 - Molester Sentenced
Convicted child molester Dr. Albert de Villiers will spend five and half years behind bars for sexually assaulting a child who once saw him as a grandfatherly figure. The disgraced doctor was once in ...
Russ Byth Jun 14, 2023 Global Okanagan