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With the municipal elections just around the corner, a local advocacy group in the Okanagan says Kelowna isn’t doing enough to preserve the city’s tree canopy. The Kelowna Tree Protectors have issued a report card grading council decisions. Cohan Sassaman reports.

Crime and social disorder are the major election issues in Kelowna. It’s what mayoral candidates are vowing to make a priority if elected. But as they debated, businesses continue being hit hard. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

A Kelowna business is sounding the alarm, saying crime in the city has gotten worse since its last public safety forum. Mary-Claris Hair Extensions & Beauty Products has has just suffered its third break-in, losing almost a thousand dollars worth of merchandise. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

Stephen Johnston is the new mayor of West Kelowna after winning by acclamation last week. The two-term councillor’s first job will be re-building public trust after concerns of cost overrun and lack of transparency in the last term. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

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A number of people are displaced after a fire at a supportive housing complex in Kelowna Monday morning. Crews say the blaze was contained to one unit but many others are left with extensive water damage. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

The ball is back in the City of Kelowna’s court after terminating a deal with Tennis Clubs of Canada to build a new indoor facility. Kevin Pontious tells us what the new plan is for the project at Mission Recreation Park.

David Eby and Lorne Doerkson were in the Okanagan on Friday to announce key campaign issues. Eby is taking aim at grocery prices, and Doerkson is unveiling a wildfire plan. And we were also in Peachland, talking to the incumbent Patrick Van Minsel and the only challenger, Gail Mansell. They are focusing on different priorities,...

GSL Group says Prospera Places contract with a U.S. operating company should be revisited in light of ongoing tensions across the border. And we joined a community walk for Truth and Reconciliation ahead of the day on Wednesday.

BC Wildfire Service is focusing on being proactive in the Okanagan region after a devastating wildfire season. The City of Kelowna is preparing residents for a series of prescribed burns in the coming weeks. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

A new partnership is bringing drone and aerospace innovation to Kelowna. Squamish-based company, FireSwarm Solutions, signing on with the city and Okanagan College to advance drone technology to help in the fight against wildfires. Klaudia Van Emmerik has the details.

Kelowna Business Owners on Commerce Avenue are done dealing with the constant crime. Break-ins and vanadlism have become a bigger issue after a supportive housing complex opened in 20-18. Klaudia Van Emmerik has the story.

It’s something many Canadians wait for all summer – the return of hockey. And that’s what’s happening this weekend as the BCHL’s West Kelowna Warriors begin training camp. And as Kevin Pontious reports, there are some big changes this season for the regular season champs.

The owner of Blue Water Boat and RV Storage says he’s closing his downtown Kelowna location. He blames the increase of crime and street disorder in the area over the last couple years. Kevin Pontious has more.

A familiar battle in Kelowna, where growing opposition to a safe consumption site has the city’s mayor going directly to Ottawa to get it shut down. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

Fresh off the huge success of ‘Touchdown Kelowna’, the nine-day festival featuring two BC Lions games, the City of Kelowna has unveiled plans to modernize the stadium that was transformed for the event. As Kevin Pontious reports, the $25 million upgrade to the Apple Bowl is aimed at drawing professional soccer to the city.

A business owner in Kelowna’s North End spent $10,000 to make his property more welcoming – but now it is attracting the wrong kind of attention. Kevin Pontious has more on the drastic measures the owner is taking to deter illicit and unwanted behaviour.

After days of cancellations – a brief reprieve from wildfire smoke has allowed planes to take flight again. Travis Lowe has more on the travel disruptions in the Okanagan.

The B.C. Summer Games brought thousands of visitors to the Okanagan this weekend. The event kicked off under a smoke and air quality warning, but officials say the games gave a multi-million dollar boost to the local economy. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

The Quilpituk Creek fire in the Okanagan leads to evacuation order in the middle of the August-long weekend. Angela Jung reports from Lake Country with the details.