Kelowna

A roundup of junior hockey results from the Okanagan and area. WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUEKelowna 7, Calgary 6The Kelowna Rockets managed to secure a big win over the Calgary Hitmen Saturday night, earning back-to-back weekend wins on…
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A Port Moody man who owns a condo in Kelowna says he and others in his building are being unfairly targeted by the province’s new short-term rentals legislation. Starting this spring, the new rules restrict short-term rentals to a…
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A new facility to help expectant mothers has opened in Kelowna, B.C., with the capacity to help with 30 deliveries a month. “Our priority is to ensure people have access to the primary care services they need, including expectant…
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The war between Russia and Ukraine is well into its second year — a grim milestone for Ukrainian refugees in the Okanagan. However, mental health professionals from across B.C. are now helping Ukrainians cope with being away from…
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The past several years have been difficult for Okanagan apple growers – from the COVID-19 pandemic to the heat dome, and competing with American fruit growers — but the BC Fruit Growers’ Association says it has a plan. “We want to…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fundraising continues for a permanent memorial commemorating the five crane-collapse victims in Kelowna two years ago.…
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Residents and veterans gathered at cenotaphs around the Okanagan on Saturday morning to commemorate Remembrance Day. In Penticton, around 400 people assembled at Veterans Memorial Park, one of two ceremonies held in the South…
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For 16 years, the Ozanam Recovery House in Kelowna, B.C., has given men a second chance at life after overcoming addiction. Shawn Durocher is one of the hundreds of men who have called the Oznam Men’s Recovery House home. Since…
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Shirley Wishlove was just five years old when her older brother enlisted to fight in the Korean War. It was June 1950, when Leslie Strachan left Kelowna to join the military effort to keep North Korea from militarily overtaking…
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Higher interest rates, combined with stricter regulations, have some Canadians beginning to second-guess the wisdom of investing in a short-term rental property. Deana Steele says she has never seen as many condo and vacation homes…
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