City of Kelowna

Those at the UBCO encampment have requested to maintain anonymity for fear of repercussions from the public and law enforcement. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘Enhanced security’ expected at Kelowna UBCO graduation amidst protests

Both the UBCO graduation organizers and the People’s University for Gaza UBCO have made statements ahead of the June 6 and 7, convocation

 

Photo posted by Ekene Anigbo on March 24, 2022. (@lololanski/Instagram)

Case for Naramata mother killed in gang conflict continues in Kelowna

Two alleged gang associates who are accused of killing the mother of a rival gang member will remain behind bars while awaiting a trial date

 

Joshua Hawco is guilty of sexually assaulting a woman he did not know who was sleeping. (Submitted)

Delays hinder sentencing in Kelowna sexual assault trial

Joshua Hawco was found guilty of sexual assault in 2022 and has yet to be sentenced

 

(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

UBC Okanagan vice-chancellor offers to meet with pro-Palestinian encampment

The encampment on UBC’s Okanagan campus is demanding that the university divests from companies complicit in ‘Palestinian genocide’

(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Prayer at UBCO encampment on Friday May 18, with caption “If our loved ones in Gaza can pray in the rubble, we can pray in the rain.” (@peoplesuniversityubco/Instagram)

1 week update: UBCO Pro-Palestine encampment demands action

An encampment is demanding that the university divests from companies complicit in the ‘Palestinian genocide’

Prayer at UBCO encampment on Friday May 18, with caption “If our loved ones in Gaza can pray in the rubble, we can pray in the rain.” (@peoplesuniversityubco/Instagram)
(Tae Hauk/Submitted)

‘More than just my race’: B.C. artist raps about life as a minority

Tae Hauk grew up in Kelowna as one of the few visible minorities in his community

(Tae Hauk/Submitted)
Former bookkeeper Carey Earl defrauded the Kelowna-based social services
organization, Access Human Resources, of $1.35 million over 10 years.
(Access Human Resources graphic)

Former Kelowna bookkeeper guilty of fraud to spend 6 years in jail, pay $1M

Carey Earl has been found guilty of defrauding Access Human Resources, an agency that helps adults with disabilities

Former bookkeeper Carey Earl defrauded the Kelowna-based social services
organization, Access Human Resources, of $1.35 million over 10 years.
(Access Human Resources graphic)
(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Kelowna encampment calls on UBC to divest from ‘Palestinian genocide’

A Pro-Palestine encampment was set up at the UBC Okanagan campus on May 13

(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas receiving a jersey from Vancouver FC representatives after a press conference on May 8. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Canadian Premier League’s inaugural ‘On Tour’ series to kick off in Kelowna

The Vancouver FC will face off against the Calgary Cavalry on June 16

Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas receiving a jersey from Vancouver FC representatives after a press conference on May 8. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Janice Marie-August, an Elder from the Syilx Okanagan and a survivor of Catholic residential school in the Okanagan at the May 3, Red Dress event in Kelowna. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘I just about became a missing, murdered woman’: Kelowna Red Dress march

Red Dress Day is an annual movement to honour missing and murdered Indigenous people

Janice Marie-August, an Elder from the Syilx Okanagan and a survivor of Catholic residential school in the Okanagan at the May 3, Red Dress event in Kelowna. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
(ALERT photo)

Kelowna business owner denies gang ties, sued again by government

Province looks to seize 9 properties alleged to have been purchased with proceeds from crime

(ALERT photo)
Tent City resident Paula Chartrand sits next to the broken tap. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)

‘Some may go days without water’: No working tap at Kelowna’s Tent City

The water tap has been broken and turned off for seven months

Tent City resident Paula Chartrand sits next to the broken tap. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)
Former bookkeeper Carey Earl defrauded the Kelowna-based social services organization, Access Human Resources, of $1.35 million over 10 years. (Access Human Resources)

Crown wants 6 years in jail for Kelowna woman guilty of $1.3M fraud

Carey Earl has been found guilty of defrauding Access Human Resources, an agency that helps adults with disabilities

Former bookkeeper Carey Earl defrauded the Kelowna-based social services organization, Access Human Resources, of $1.35 million over 10 years. (Access Human Resources)
Rescued beagles meeting their new foster families in Kelowna after being rescued from laboratory testing. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘From lab to love’: Former research beagles play in Kelowna after rescue

The Beagle Alliance rescued 10 pups that were being used as laboratory test subjects

Rescued beagles meeting their new foster families in Kelowna after being rescued from laboratory testing. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
David Lindsay (right) and two of his supporters outside the Kelowna Courthouse on March. 1. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘No regard for our law’: Crown wants Kelowna ‘Freedom Fighter’ sentenced to jail

David Lindsay, a leader of Kelowna’s self-proclaimed “Freedom Fighters,” has been found guilty of assaulting security guards while trying to enter an Interior Health building

David Lindsay (right) and two of his supporters outside the Kelowna Courthouse on March. 1. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Maxwell Brayer was crowned Canada’s Top Young Sommelier at a competition on the first weekend of March 2024, winning the opportunity to take his prestigious pallet across the pond in October. (Chaîne des Rôtisseurs/Submitted)

Kelowna vino virtuoso vying to be world’s Top Young Sommelier

In October, Max Brayer will represent Canada at the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs International Young Sommelier Competition in Portugal

Maxwell Brayer was crowned Canada’s Top Young Sommelier at a competition on the first weekend of March 2024, winning the opportunity to take his prestigious pallet across the pond in October. (Chaîne des Rôtisseurs/Submitted)
Nathalie Long created Adventure Immersion Lab Ltd. after realizing the Okanagan is the perfect place to host adventure races. (Noah Redka/noahredka.com)

Kelowna woman breaks down barriers to adventure racing in B.C.

Nathalie Long created Adventure Immersion Lab Ltd. after realizing the Okanagan is the perfect place to host adventure races.

Nathalie Long created Adventure Immersion Lab Ltd. after realizing the Okanagan is the perfect place to host adventure races. (Noah Redka/noahredka.com)
Lorence Williams is charged with second-degree murder. (Contributed)

‘There’s more to the story’: Accused Kelowna murderer alludes to ‘witchcraft’

Lorence Williams is facing charges of second degree murder regarding the May 30, 2021, death of his roommate Thomas Chadwick

Lorence Williams is charged with second-degree murder. (Contributed)
Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms in Kelowna is faced with significant crop loss after with yet another year of ‘unprecedented weather events’. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Okanagan farmer fears climate change will prune agriculture from family tree

Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms worries that without a shift to sustainability, small-scale farming may be a thing of the past

Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms in Kelowna is faced with significant crop loss after with yet another year of ‘unprecedented weather events’. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
(Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
(Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)