Kelowna

• Mental health, addictions front and centre at Kelowna forum as opioid crisis rages on

  The 2023 Western Canada Addiction Forum taking place in Kelowna on Friday and Saturday brought together nearly 200 experts in the fields of addiction and mental health.

  Canada

  May 26
  
• Kelowna repeat offender again behind bars

  Justin Wayne Collins is again in custody after being charged with break and enter just hours after his release from Kelowna court Wednesday where he faced several other offences.

  Crime

  May 26
  
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• Interior Health issues alert for street drug in Kelowna

  The alert is for a drug called Down, which is said to contain very high concentrations of fentanyl and benzodiazepines.

  Health

  May 25
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• Okanagan winery on the hook to reimburse guest for confetti cannon clean-up

  Confetti canons are not permitted at the winery and when they were fired by guests, that put Webbe in violation of his contract.

  Canada

  May 25
• City of Kelowna partners with Not In My City to combat human trafficking, sexual exploitation

  Once a victim of human trafficking has been recruited, they’ll often be moved from city to city to maximize profits, access new markets, and avoid detection by police.

  Canada

  May 25
• Neighbourhood swamped by rising Okanagan-area creek gets OK from OKIB to return home

  Parker Cove residents' homes were damaged, although the full scale of the destruction wasn't made clear in the immediate aftermath of the flood.

  Weather

  May 25
• Okanagan weather: Warm, with mix of sun and clouds, for last weekend of May

  Warm weather sticks around the Okanagan weather forecast for the final weekend of May, along with chances of late-day showers and storms here and there.

  Weather

  May 25
• COVID-mandate protest leader’s assault trial expected to end Friday

  Crown counsellor David Grabavac said the trial for David Lindsay is scheduled until Friday and he is calling four more witnesses before it wraps up. 

  Crime

  May 24
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• ‘There needs to be accountability’ in deadly Kelowna crane collapse: Unions

  'The families of the victims and the public deserve to know what happened and if any criminal elements were present,' the United Steelworkers union said in a statement.

  Crime

  May 24
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• CNIB Mobile Hub providing resources to visually-impaired people

  One of the goals of the event is to provide people living with sight loss with resources that make their day-to-day life a little easier.

  Canada

  May 23