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'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.

A group of men wielding pool noodles and other objects could be seen coralling the family of geese toward the ledge of the Kelowna building.

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

'A gut punch,' is how Tammy Gilmour, the organization's co-president, describes it. 

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.

Residents in the Tallus Ridge and Shannon Woods neighbourhoods went five days without being able to drink their tap water after a security breach at the Tallus reservoir.

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.

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.

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.

Danielle Pritchett is heartbroken over a disturbing case of vandalism at Kelowna’s RISE Memorial garden. “It’s like a stab in the heart,” Pritchett said wiping away tears. “Like he’s been lost all over again.” The grieving mother was seeking solace at the memorial site, located at Knowles Heritage Park near downtown, last week when she...

The incident, caught on video, happened at the Madison building on the corner of Ellis Street and Doyle Avenue and shocked those who witnessed it.

The club is being evicted from property owned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

City of Kelowna officials say the QR codes were not authorized by either the municipality or its mobile payment provider, PayByPhone.

The vape shop on Carrington Road only opened four months ago. Last week, a break-in and theft left the shop with thousands of dollars in damage and stolen merchandise.

Despite data saying otherwise, Kelowna, B.C. business owners say break and enters, thefts and property crime are through the roof.

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

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

Neighbours say the property has been a source of constant problems for months, with repeated police and bylaw visits.

"Shocked that of all places to break into to steal items, it would be of a free store that's serving families in poverty," said Shannon Christensen, CEO and founder.