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Silvertips defeat Saquen'ens to earn first-ever Memorial Cup win in tournament debut
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (362+ words) Published 10: 30 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 The Everett Silvertips defeated the Chicoutimi Saguen'ens 5-3 Saturday night at the 2026 Memorial Cup tournament in Kelowna (Steve Dunsmoor) The Everett Silvertips earned their first-ever Memorial Cup tournament win when they defeated the Chicoutimi Saguen'ens 5-3 Saturday night…...
Public input wanted on West Kelowna Transmission Project
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (391+ words) Published 5: 30 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 Ariel view of Westbank First Nation and the City of West Kelowna taken in December 2025. (BC Hydro) BC Hydro is looking to strengthen its transmission network and West Kelowna residents are invited to have their say....
Hergott: Disinherit an estranged child
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (592+ words) Published 5: 00 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 Is it truly "common knowledge" that you can disinherit an estranged child if you leave a small bequest, for example $2, 000. 00, in your will? A friend of mine recently shared that "common knowledge" with me. Spoiler alert:…...
Angel Way, Apple Bowl east parking lot reopened in Kelowna
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (223+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Saturday, May 23, 2026 After months of construction, Angel Way and the Apple Bowl's east parking lot has reopened. (City of Kelowna/Contributed) Angel Way between Parkinson Way and the Okanagan Rail Trail and the Apple Bowl's east parking lot…...
Spill That Wine: The 2024 hiatus collection Nota Bene steps beyond the familiar
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (111+ words) Published 5: 00 am Saturday, May 23, 2026 Ryan Mc Kibbon Winemaker Black Hills Estate Winery. (Chris Herbert) This June Black Hills Estate Winery will introduce the 2024 Hiatus Collection Nota Bene. "After more then twenty-five years, of crafting Nota Bene, this is not a…...
Defense expected to claim no case in murder trial of Naramta woman's death
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (312+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 Crown counsel has finished its arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Ekene Anigbo in Kelowna Supreme Court. Anigbo is on trial for the murder of Naramata woman Kathleen Richardson, 57, who was found dead in her…...
2. 1% pay raise for Central Okanagan school trustees adopted
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (522+ words) Published 5: 30 am Friday, May 22, 2026 Central Okanagan school trustees have given themselves a raise. But while the board of education signed off on the indemnity increase at its May 20 meeting, not everyone is happy about it. The debate centred around the…...
New pier, half the length of original, opens at Okanagan Lake in Penticton
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (242+ words) Published 10: 03 am Friday, May 22, 2026 A new pier, half the length of its original size, is opening for public use at Okanagan Lake in Penticton on Friday, May 22. Council approved a half-length replacement of the pier in November 2024 after the city…...
B. C. extortion crisis is Carney's fault: Poilievre
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (689+ words) Published 12: 35 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 Pierre Poilievre, right, and MP for Abbotsford-South Langley Sukhman Gill speaking at a press conference outside Nirwan Flooring in Surrey on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Anna Burns/ Surrey Now-Leader) There has been a 2, 400% rise in extortion cases in…...
Terrace Bowling Centre building a complete loss after fire
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (578+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 Fire officials say the cause of a May 21 early morning fire that destroyed the Terrace Bowling Lanes building is undetermined but they do know it started in the entrance alcove, indicates a release from the City…...