Kevin Parnell

A Kelowna home built by Edgecombe is listed for $7.9 million.

Kelowna area assessments up 17 per cent

The average price of a home in Kelowna is now $725,000 and in Lake Country it's $727,000

A Kelowna home built by Edgecombe is listed for $7.9 million.
Owen Harrington is Kelowna’s New Year’s baby. - Image: Jayden Harrington

Kelowna’s New Year’s baby arrives

The first baby to arrive at Kelowna General Hospital did so at noon on Jan. 1, 2018

Owen Harrington is Kelowna’s New Year’s baby. - Image: Jayden Harrington
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue had one of its busiest years ever in 2017. - Image: Royce Sihlis Photography

Snowmobiler safe after scary New Year’s Eve

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue's final call of 2017 was at Little White east of Kelowna

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue had one of its busiest years ever in 2017. - Image: Royce Sihlis Photography
RCMP cruiser blocking Hollywood Rd. South, Jan. 1, 2018. - Image: Kevin Parnell

UPDATE: Distraught man taken to hospital

Kelowna RCMP say one man has been taken to hospital for assessment

RCMP cruiser blocking Hollywood Rd. South, Jan. 1, 2018. - Image: Kevin Parnell
Carli Berry/Capital NewsVolunteers set up a billboard created by the Rethink 150: Indigenous Truth Collective which aims to create a dialogue about Canada’s history, Saturday, June 17 at the north end of Duck Lake.

2017’s Top Stories: Rethink Canada 150

The most memorable stories of the year from the Kelowna Capital News

Carli Berry/Capital NewsVolunteers set up a billboard created by the Rethink 150: Indigenous Truth Collective which aims to create a dialogue about Canada’s history, Saturday, June 17 at the north end of Duck Lake.
National Newsmaker: Courage came at the right time

National Newsmaker: Courage came at the right time

The Canadian Press made the right call for its Newsmaker of the Year

National Newsmaker: Courage came at the right time
Members of the Winfield Hospital Auxiliary with MLA Norm Letnick, who posted about the auxiliary on social media. - Image: Instagram/Norm Letnick

Push on to save Winfield Hospital Auxiliary

The community is attempting to rally behind a long-running Lake Country organization

Members of the Winfield Hospital Auxiliary with MLA Norm Letnick, who posted about the auxiliary on social media. - Image: Instagram/Norm Letnick
EDITORIAL: Human spirit carries the day

EDITORIAL: Human spirit carries the day

We salute the people that made a difference in the Kelowna and Lake Country communities

EDITORIAL: Human spirit carries the day
Heavy snowfall in the Kelowna area as captured by Shirlee McCorkle.

Kelowna sets daily snowfall record

The most ever snow has fallen in Kelowna for Dec. 28

Heavy snowfall in the Kelowna area as captured by Shirlee McCorkle.
Snow clearing equipment works on the runway of the Kelowna International Airport. - Image: Twitter/Kelowna Airport

UPDATE: Delays aplenty at Kelowna airport

Smooth sailing on the schedule for tomorrow with skies clearing

Snow clearing equipment works on the runway of the Kelowna International Airport. - Image: Twitter/Kelowna Airport
The Kelowna Fire Department. - Image: Warren Henderson/Capital News

Crews douse Glenmore structure fire

Responding to a report of a fire last night, Kelowna crews were able to put it out quickly

The Kelowna Fire Department. - Image: Warren Henderson/Capital News

Editorial: And we thought Stephen Harper was ethically-challenged

Kelowna's managing editor says the ethics commissioner took a bite out of Justin Trudeau's popularity

Crew of ice wine harvesters at Tantalus Vineyards in Kelowna. - Facebook/Tantalus Vineyards

Temperatures drop; ice wine harvest is on

Kelowna-based Tantalus Vineyards was out this weekend harvesting for ice wine

Crew of ice wine harvesters at Tantalus Vineyards in Kelowna. - Facebook/Tantalus Vineyards
Argus Properties donated space for the Central Okanagan Food Bank to help with its hamper campaign.

Argus provides storage for Kelowna Christmas hampers

When the Central Okanagan Food Bank needed storage space, a Kelowna business stepped up

Argus Properties donated space for the Central Okanagan Food Bank to help with its hamper campaign.
Big White Ski Resort

Update: 60-year-old skier dies at Big White

A man skiing alone at Big White Resort has died following an accident on Wednesday

Big White Ski Resort
Krista Chisholm (right) and Boyd Autobody and Glass, dropping off gifts for the Kelowna Women's Shelter. - Image: Contributed

Company supports vulnerable families in Kelowna, Penticton

Boyd Autobody and Glass makes it a mission to give back to the community

Krista Chisholm (right) and Boyd Autobody and Glass, dropping off gifts for the Kelowna Women's Shelter. - Image: Contributed
U-Haul honoured Western Star Trucking on Monday. (Left to right): Ariel Tyk, U Haul project manager; Maxine DeHart, Horace Martin, regional manager, and Rachel Gartly, Kelowna branch manager. - Image: Warren Henderson

Western Star Trucking honoured in Kelowna

One of the largest former employers in the city now has a decorative wall honouring its past

U-Haul honoured Western Star Trucking on Monday. (Left to right): Ariel Tyk, U Haul project manager; Maxine DeHart, Horace Martin, regional manager, and Rachel Gartly, Kelowna branch manager. - Image: Warren Henderson
Black Press file

Prolific Okanagan thieves behind bars

Kelowna police nab couple that was living in stolen RV outside of Peachland and wanted in Penticton

Black Press file
David Suzuki

Suzuki: Don’t blame God or nature. We’re the culprits

We use language to deflect blame from ourselves

David Suzuki
The peewee junior Rockets will be collecting food for the food bank this Saturday at Choices Market in Kelowna. - Image: Contributed

Kelowna peewees collecting for food bank

A big-hearted team of peewee hockey players are giving back to the community this weekend

The peewee junior Rockets will be collecting food for the food bank this Saturday at Choices Market in Kelowna. - Image: Contributed