Okanagan

• Okanagan efforts to support Ukraine continue with donations, equipment

  Kelowna Stands With Ukraine has now made a new Facebook group called Kelowna Ukrainian Refugees.

  Canada

  51 mins
  
• ‘They just have to do this’: Kelowna mom says B.C. urgently needs safe drug supply

  The report examined 6,007 deaths between Aug. 1, 2017, and July 31, 2021.

  Canada

  1 hour
  
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• Sand, sandbags now available for North Westside residents, says regional district

  The Central Okanagan regional district says self-serve sandbag supplies are available at the Killiney Beach and Westside Road fire stations in preparation for spring flooding.

  Canada

  2 hours
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• Public help sought in identifying suspect in Kelowna gas station robbery

  RCMP say the alleged Feb. 28 theft happened around 6:20 a.m., with the suspect threatening an employee with a knife before fleeing on foot.

  Crime

  4 hours
• Man arrested following weapons complaint in Lower Mission neighbourhood: Kelowna RCMP

  Kelowna RCMP say the incident began shortly after 11:30 a.m., along the 600 block of Lequime Road.

  Canada

  5 hours
• B.C. rancher sues health authority, doctors for operating on wrong ankle

  The medical malpractice lawsuit claims the two doctors didn’t know they operating on the wrong ankle until nurses pointed it out around 90 minutes into the surgery.

  Health

  7 hours
• Kelowna, B.C. marks International Women’s Day for 2022

  The Kelowna Heritage Museum is hosting a virtual event for International Women’s Day. 

  Canada

  Mar 8
• 6 Okanagan chambers of commerce call on B.C. to end vaccine mandates

  In an open letter to B.C.’s top officials, the letter says there are real concerns if the restrictions aren’t lifted in the near future.

  Canada

  Mar 8
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• Consumers expected to pay more for services amid record-breaking gas prices

  With the cost of a litre of regular gas hovering near or, in some cases, above the two-dollar mark in the Okanagan, businesses that rely heavily on fuel are feeling the pain.

  Consumer

  Mar 8
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• Attempted murder charge laid against Kelowna car jacking suspect

  Kelowna police arrested the man Monday after he was involved in a crash, an alleged car-jacking and reportedly pulled a gun on two Good Samaritans.

  Crime

  Mar 8