https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:31 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/627393/One-of-the-Okanagan-s-strongest-advocates-for-orchardists-has-passed-away https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627393/One-of-the-Okanagan-s-strongest-advocates-for-orchardists-has-passed-away Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore The Okanagan has lost one of its most passionate voices within the tree fruits industry. Fred Steele, an orchardist and former president of the BC Fruit Growers Association, passed away at Kelowna General Hospital surrounded by friends and family,' He was 80. Steele, born in Glace Bay, NS i... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627384/Mayoral-candidates-respond-as-Kelowna-unemployment-hits-9-3 https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627384/Mayoral-candidates-respond-as-Kelowna-unemployment-hits-9-3 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Kelowna's two mayoral candidates are weighing in on the latest unemployment numbers, with the region's persistently high jobless rate expected to be a key issue in the upcoming election. Metro Kelowna's unemployment rate climbed to 9.3 per cent in figures released by Statistics Canada on Friday. ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627245/Bail-revoked-after-man-arrested-in-Kelowna-shortly-after-prior-release https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627245/Bail-revoked-after-man-arrested-in-Kelowna-shortly-after-prior-release Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A man allegedly stole from a Kelowna vape shop an hour-and-a-half after he was released on bail, following his alleged robbery of a woman in downtown Kelowna two weeks prior. Nicolas Berry, 25, was first arrested near downtown Kelowna back on July 21 after he was accused of threatening to stab a ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627407/Woman-missing-from-northern-B-C-could-be-in-Okanagan-family https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627407/Woman-missing-from-northern-B-C-could-be-in-Okanagan-family Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:05:00 PDT Colin Dacre The family of a missing woman last seen in Prince George is expanding their search efforts. Kira Hammerstrom, 22, was last seen on May 13 in Upland Street in Prince George. A significant community effort to find her in Northern B.C. took place in the weeks following. Some of her belongings wer... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627351/Metro-Kelowna-job-numbers-not-awful-but-still-has-highest-unemployment-rate https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627351/Metro-Kelowna-job-numbers-not-awful-but-still-has-highest-unemployment-rate Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:28:00 PDT Kirk Penton More people are working in Metro Kelowna, but even more are looking for jobs. As a result, the Central Okanagan's largest city has Canada's highest unemployment rate for the third consecutive month. Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for July found Metro Kelowna's jobless rate last month ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627333/Some-Kelowna-flights-are-being-cancelled-due-to-smoke https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627333/Some-Kelowna-flights-are-being-cancelled-due-to-smoke Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:47:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Some flights in and out of Kelowna have been cancelled due to the heavy layer of smoke covering the valley, and anyone planning to travel is being reminded to check their flight status. Due to wildfire smoke, Kelowna International Airport has one outbound flight cancelled today, an airport offici... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627317/Arson-suspected-in-fires-in-Kelowna-s-Black-Mountain https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627317/Arson-suspected-in-fires-in-Kelowna-s-Black-Mountain Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:38:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Quick action by area residents to snuff out several fires believed to have been intentionally set at a Kelowna park prevented what could have turned into a disaster, RCMP say. It was around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5, when Mounties were called to Gopher Creek Linear Park in the Black Mountain area where se... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627311/Kelowna-s-Argus-Apple-triathlon-cancelled-over-wildfire-smoke https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627311/Kelowna-s-Argus-Apple-triathlon-cancelled-over-wildfire-smoke Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre Organizers of a triathlon set to take place in Kelowna this weekend have cancelled the event due to wildfire smoke. The Argus Apple Triathlon was expected to run Sunday. But with air quality ratings among the worst in the world, and first responders busy with wildfire response, race organizers pu... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627283/Kootenay-Boundary-real-estate-numbers-show-progress-in-July https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627283/Kootenay-Boundary-real-estate-numbers-show-progress-in-July Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton The Kootenay-Boundary region's real estate market had a decent July, but the rest of the Interior continued to spin its wheels. There were 318 sales last month in the southeast B.C. area, which was a 2.6% increase over July 2025 and a slight uptick from June. In addition, the Association of Inter... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627258/No-further-jail-time-for-man-convicted-of-assaulting-girlfriend-destroying-home https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/627258/No-further-jail-time-for-man-convicted-of-assaulting-girlfriend-destroying-home Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A man will avoid further jail time after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend and others at a Kelowna home last year, but he's still facing a more recent domestic assault charge. Hunter Antle, 25, appeared in Kelowna court last week and pleaded guilty to assault and mischief, stemming fro...