central okanagan
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Lottery ticket worth $500K sold in Lake CountryAccording to PlayNow.com, someone from Lake Country won $500,000 by matching all four Extra numbers. Those four numbers were 5, 24, 28 and 86.CanadaAug 6
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Public help sought in Kelowna gas-station shootingKelowna police have released images of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a gas station shooting Tuesday in the hope someone will be able to identify him.CrimeAug 5
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City of Kelowna seeks public’s help after ‘senseless’ tree poisoningsAccording to the city, a large elm near downtown Kelowna and an aspen tree in the Upper Mission were poisoned in deliberate and costly acts of vandalism.CanadaAug 4
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Central Okanagan’s crime rate up 10% in 2021The data shows, among major Canadian metropolitan areas, Kelowna had the worst crime rate and second worst crime severity index last year.CrimeAug 3
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Funeral on Sunday for former B.C. junior hockey player who died in New YorkParm Dhaliwal of Surrey died on Saturday. The cause of his death isn’t known, and authorities in New York are investigating.CanadaAug 3
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Two arrested in ‘ghost guns’ and 3D-printed gun parts investigation in B.C.’s InteriorTwo men in the Central Okanagan were arrested in connection with the seizure of illegal 3D-printed gun parts by Canadian Border Services Agency at international mail centres.CrimeAug 3
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Kelowna Actors Studio to bring The Sound of Music to the Okanagan stage"The talent is off the charts."LifestyleAug 2
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‘Look at this! He’s a big boy’: B.C. man rescues 6-foot snake from roof of shed“People always tend to exaggerate. So when the guy said ‘Oh, it’s a big snake,’ I’m thinking ‘Oh yeah, sure.’ And sure enough, it’s big.”CanadaAug 2
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Kelowna woman arrested, say police, after alleged bait-car theft‘The female, a Kelowna resident who is well known to the police, was arrested without incident. She was also arrested for three outstanding warrants,’ police said of a stolen car.CrimeAug 2
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West Kelowna RCMP investigate fatal collision involving cyclistPolice say despite the efforts of first responders, a West Kelowna cyclist who was struck by an SUV Monday died of his injuries.CanadaAug 2
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