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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.

WestJet has also begun preparing for a possible disruption by grounding some aircraft to avoid stranding additional passengers and planes.

Tourism officials note that, despite last week's smoke, much of this summer has been relatively smoke-free.

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

Using encaustic, a technique that combines heated beeswax, and tree sap, Angela Hansen is creating a new exhibit inspired by the changing world around her.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed it is investigating the death, however, the circumstances surrounding the drowning have not been released.

The concept would add two transit-only lanes to the existing six lanes between the William R. Bennett Bridge and UBC Okanagan — a project staff say could be 20 years away.

Some have handed out résumé after résumé, only to hear nothing back. Hooman Matin says he visited more than 20 stores before finally getting an interview

The games, last hosted in Kelowna 18 years ago, welcomed approximately 2,600 athletes from across British Columbia.

David Hickey, a driver with the High Acuity Response Team, helped receive dozens of seniors at Kaigo Senior Living Facility in Kelowna.

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.

Despite an air quality warning, organizers decided the Games could continue safely on Friday morning, after consulting with Environment Canada and closely monitoring conditions

New data from Statistics Canada's Crime Severity Index show the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime in the Kelowna census metropolitan area fell 4.5 per cent in 2025.

The Amber Alert for a missing four-year-old boy in the West Kelowna area has been cancelled RCMP confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.

Four fires broke out over a four-hour period within a two-kilometre radius in the area of Old Okanagan Highway and Shannon Lake Road, prompting an RCMP investigation.

On Thursday, the Air Quality Health Index reached 10+, the highest risk category on the scale.

Justin Wayne Collins, 49, was sentenced to six months in jail on July 3 after he pleaded guilty to committing an indecent act, mischief and theft in Kelowna earlier this year.

Among the considerations is no longer having a caretaker living on the mountain, which is troubling news to many people who use the park or live near it.

For decades, buying a video game meant owning it. You could lend it to a friend, trade it or sell it. But with digital video games, none of that is possible.

Union launches letter-writing campaign as relatives of five men killed in 2021 disaster call for accountability and stronger crane-safety oversight