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Brandon Kazakoff’s defence lawyer, Glenn Verdurmen, described the incident in court on Tuesday as “one horrendous, horrible mistake.”

The federal government is providing up to $22.4 million for infrastructure that will open up the airport land for industrial and aerospace development.

Fuel theft is leaving Kelowna vehicle owners facing more than an empty tank, with some discovering holes drilled directly into their vehicles’ fuel tanks.

Justice Warren Milman granted Argus Properties an injunction Friday, preventing the city from advancing its expropriation process.

With 37 candidates vying for council seats and several incumbents stepping aside, the race is also expected to bring significant change to council.

"On arrival, fire crews found fire and smoke from the second floor," said Larry Watkinson, deputy fire chief with the Kelowna Fire Department. 

Two-term councillor Stephen Johnston has been acclaimed as the city's next mayor after no other candidates came forward for the position.

Wendy Munyanyi, owner of Mary-Claris Hair Extensions, says three wigs worth a combined $900 were stolen during the latest break-in Tuesday morning.

Both students were taken to hospital with what police describe as serious injuries. Arbor View Drive was closed for hours while police investigated.

Business owner Gerald Goertsen says over the weekend security cameras captured someone ripping out lavender plants from the side of his commercial building.

The fighter jets may have been the attraction, but the Royal Canadian Air Force came to Kelowna Wednesday with a much bigger goal.

With 37 candidates competing for eight seats on Kelowna City Council, some candidates are taking unconventional approaches to getting noticed.

One of the most recent incidents happened just two weeks ago when the Goertsens found themselves temporarily locked inside their own office building.

West Kelowna RCMP are investigating after a teenage girl who was out for a walk was reportedly chased by a person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume.

"They were located on a rural property in West Kelowna," Staff/Sgt. Derrick Gladdish with the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit said on Friday.

Wyatt Cooper-Brown, manager of Okanagan Spirits' Kelowna location, says the company has seen increased sales as more Canadians look toward homegrown spirits amid the trade war.

Mayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen said the highway will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day and speed limits have been reduced to 70 km/h.

All residents who were forced out of their homes due to the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, burning north of West Kelowna, were allowed to go home on Friday.

This area was previously under an evacuation alert and Central Okanagan Emergency Management warned on Wednesday night that the alert may become an order.