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The legal action was launched by Donavan and Shandell Moore, owners of Evil Genius Artworx, after a video, with what they claim are false accusations, went viral.

Conservative MLA Gavin Dew hosted a town hall on crime and social disorder in Kelowna on Wednesday, attended by about 200 concerned residents.

Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, a fire broke out behind a furniture store, the flames damaging a cardboard recycling dumpster next to the building.

Moreno Scatozza lives near the base of Knox Mountain in downtown's north end, where he says break-ins and thefts have become rampant in recent months.

On Thursday, West Kelowna city workers were notified of an alarm at the Tallus Ridge water reservoir and upon inspection, they found what they believed to be intentional damage.

In January, RCMP officers and CBSA officers at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility intercepted a shipment of 115 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in jars of pickles.

Three of the organization's service vehicles were badly damaged in a vandalism incident that happened sometime between midnight Friday and Saturday morning.

Police say the first incident happened around 6 a.m. . Then, just 24 hours later, it happened again.

“400 police files, I don’t know what the number is where it gets to the point where it’s serious enough that they are going to deal with it properly,” Dyas added.

A Global News analysis of Hansard shows Prime Minister Mark Carney has attended Question Period less than 30 per cent of the time, much less than either of his two predecessors.

The Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services told Global News the province is taking action.

On Feb. 17 , the province unveiled plans to expand the seven per cent provincial sales tax (PST) to services many businesses rely on, including bookkeeping and accounting.

The 2026 budget has allocated funding for four additional RCMP officers, but according to the detachment's officer-in-charge, far more are needed to meet current policing needs.

'My wife woke me up and the whole street was covered in cop cars all over the place. They did have their guns drawn,' said neighbour Martin Stairs.

On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital.

On Thursday, the City of Kelowna announced its latest response to the ongoing issues plaguing downtown: temporary overnight security patrols.

The more than two-hour meeting, which brought together business owners, city officials, police, and provincial representatives, quickly revealed deep frustration in the room.

A Global News investigation found allegations of sexual abuse suffered by the treatment centre company’s clients, as well as years of alleged breaches of child protection laws.

Kelowna RCMP Supt. Chris Goebel addressed city council on Monday, acknowledging the day-to-day realities many businesses are facing.

BC Conservative MLA for Kelowna Centre, Kristina Loewen, spent several hours with officers between 7 and 10 p.m., a shift police described as relatively quiet.