https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:00:08 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net https://www.castanet.net/rss/ https://www.castanet.net/main_images/logos/KelownaLogos/Castanet_Logo.jpg https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626441/Purolator-donates-truck-to-Kelowna-s-Central-Okanagan-Food-Bank https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626441/Purolator-donates-truck-to-Kelowna-s-Central-Okanagan-Food-Bank Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson The Central Okanagan Food Bank has received a retired delivery truck from Purolator, part of a national donation that saw 14 trucks distributed to food banks across Canada. The truck will boost the local food bank's capacity to collect, transport and distribute food throughout the region. &ldq... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626425/Kelowna-athlete-and-fitness-influencer-complete-112-kilometre-Okanagan-Lake-kayak https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626425/Kelowna-athlete-and-fitness-influencer-complete-112-kilometre-Okanagan-Lake-kayak Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:24:00 PDT Madison Reeve A Kelowna endurance athlete and a U.S.-based fitness influencer have completed a challenging journey across Okanagan Lake, kayaking the full 112-kilometre length of the lake. Nick Pelletier and Bradley Kraut launched from the north end of Okanagan Lake near Vernon around noon Monday and reached P... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626431/Cook-Road-boat-launch-closed-beginning-Thursday-for-dredging https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626431/Cook-Road-boat-launch-closed-beginning-Thursday-for-dredging Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:46:00 PDT Wayne Moore The City of Kelowna is closing the Cook Road boat launch for “several days” for dredging. The boat launch will be closed starting Thursday, July 30. According to the city, the boat launch is expected to reopen once dredging is complete and conditions allow for safe public access. ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626394/Man-taken-to-hospital-after-incident-at-City-Park-beach-condition-unknown https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626394/Man-taken-to-hospital-after-incident-at-City-Park-beach-condition-unknown Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:40:00 PDT Rob Gibson UPDATE: 1:40 p.m. A man has been taken to Kelowna General Hospital following an incident at City Park's Hot Sands Beach Wednesday afternoon, although his condition remains unknown. Cpl. Steven Lang of the Kelowna RCMP said the person had been swimming in Okanagan Lake when he "encountered... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626385/Prostate-cancer-survivor-hopes-family-s-loss-encourages-men-to-get-screened https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626385/Prostate-cancer-survivor-hopes-family-s-loss-encourages-men-to-get-screened Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:04:00 PDT Madison Reeve After losing both his father and brother to prostate cancer, Bob Charron is determined to make sure other families don't experience the same loss. Now a prostate cancer survivor himself, Charron stood outside the BC Cancer Centre in Kelowna Wednesday morning to present a $110,000 donation for pro... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626351/Power-restored-to-thousands-of-homes-in-Kelowna-area https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626351/Power-restored-to-thousands-of-homes-in-Kelowna-area Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:30:00 PDT Kathy Michaels UPDATE 10:30 a.m. Power has now been fully restored to Fortis customers impacted by Wednesday morning's outage in Kelowna. "We appreciate our customers' patience as we work to restore power safely and as quickly as possible," a Fortis representative said in an email. UPDATE 8:46... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626364/RCMP-respond-to-disturbance-in-downtown-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626364/RCMP-respond-to-disturbance-in-downtown-Kelowna Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:32:00 PDT Rob Gibson Kelowna RCMP responded to a disturbance in the 300-block of Bernard Avenue early Wednesday morning. "Police were called after an unhoused individual allegedly refused to leave a business when requested and became involved in a physical interaction with security staff," said Cpl. Steven ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626291/Large-Coronation-apartment-moves-forward-despite-incentives https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626291/Large-Coronation-apartment-moves-forward-despite-incentives Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore Kelowna city councillor Ron Cannan continued his crusade Monday against city-led incentives to encourage the construction of rental housing. Cannan was the lone dissenting voice on an application to rezone a Coronation Avenue property to the rental only subzone for a six-storey, 100-unit apartmen... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626288/Kelowna-homicide-investigation-ongoing-as-RCMP-continue-gathering-evidence https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626288/Kelowna-homicide-investigation-ongoing-as-RCMP-continue-gathering-evidence Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve Kelowna RCMP say the homicide investigation into the death of a woman found inside a vehicle earlier this month remains active, with investigators continuing to follow multiple leads. In an update on the case, Cpl. Steven Lang said investigators are continuing to gather and analyze evidence while... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626215/BC-Housing-scraps-176-unit-tower-in-Kelowna https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/626215/BC-Housing-scraps-176-unit-tower-in-Kelowna Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Plans for a 176-unit rental housing development in downtown Kelowna are dead after BC Housing determined the project was no longer financially viable. In a statement, BC Housing said it made the "difficult decision" to cancel the redevelopment of the provincially owned site at 1451 Bert...