https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:10 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/622984/Small-plane-goes-off-runway-at-Kelowna-Airport https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622984/Small-plane-goes-off-runway-at-Kelowna-Airport Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:50:00 PDT Madison Reeve UPDATE: 11:50 a.m. All airline traffic in and out of Kelowna International Airport has been halted while emergency crews deal with a small plane that went off the runway. All flights presently inbound from other cities have either returned to their city of origin, or have been diverted to othe... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622980/Crews-douse-brushfire-at-base-of-Dilworth-Mountain https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622980/Crews-douse-brushfire-at-base-of-Dilworth-Mountain Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:06:00 PDT Rob Gibson The Kelowna Fire Department responded to reports of smoke Wednesday evening near the base of Dilworth Mountain, prompting a major response. Multiple smoke sightings were called in to Kelowna Regional Fire Dispatch around 5:30 p.m., with crews locating a fire measuring roughly 40 by 60 feet on fla... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622957/COSAR-involved-in-late-night-ATV-rescue-near-McCulloch-Lake https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622957/COSAR-involved-in-late-night-ATV-rescue-near-McCulloch-Lake Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:24:00 PDT Madison Reeve Central Okanagan Search and Rescue says two ATV riders were seriously injured after going over an embankment near McCulloch Lake on Thursday evening. In a statement Friday morning, COSAR said it was called in to help extract the injured riders from the remote area. Search and rescue crews depl... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622949/Driver-taken-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries-after-Highway-97-crash https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622949/Driver-taken-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries-after-Highway-97-crash Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:11:00 PDT Kristen Holliday One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries on Thursday night after a vehicle going the wrong way on Highway 97 collided with a commercial transport truck. In an email to Castanet News, RCMP Cpl. Steven Lang said the crash happened at about 10 p.m. at Highway 97 and John Hindle Drive, ne... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622940/Need-to-clean-up-Lions-look-to-get-first-win-of-the-season-versus-unbeaten-Elks https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622940/Need-to-clean-up-Lions-look-to-get-first-win-of-the-season-versus-unbeaten-Elks Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:30:00 PDT The Canadian Press The B.C. Lions have done a lot of things right, but it's what they've done wrong that has resulted in them starting the CFL season 0-3. Take their 41-33 loss to the Calgary Stampeders last weekend. A fumble on a kickoff return late in the second quarter resulted in the Stampeders scoring two t... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622876/BC-Lions-have-rave-reviews-for-Kelowna-as-CFL-buzz-rolls-on https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622876/BC-Lions-have-rave-reviews-for-Kelowna-as-CFL-buzz-rolls-on Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve For the B.C. Lions, Kelowna has felt less like a road trip and more like a summer home this week, as the team settles into the city ahead of Saturday's CFL game against the Edmonton Elks. The Lions have been based across Kelowna since arriving last week, rotating practices between Kelowna Seconda... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622859/Eldorado-boardwalk-closure-nears-one-year-amid-access-dispute https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622859/Eldorado-boardwalk-closure-nears-one-year-amid-access-dispute Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore An ongoing dispute between the City of Kelowna and Argus Properties is dragging on, leaving the public boardwalk through the Hotel Eldorado property closed. The boardwalk was closed by the city in July of last year in order to “facilitate repairs to the decking and supporting structure &ldq... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622854/Liquor-inspection-ends-with-7-000-fine-for-Kelowna-Keg https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622854/Liquor-inspection-ends-with-7-000-fine-for-Kelowna-Keg Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre Kelowna's Keg Restaurant has been fined $7,000 after a bartender served a minor a beer. According to a decision published by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, an 18 year old working for the agency entered the Underhill Street restaurant on Jan. 26, went to the bar and ordered a beer. ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622825/Kelowna-Springs-court-challenge-going-ahead-after-two-plaintiffs-bow-out https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622825/Kelowna-Springs-court-challenge-going-ahead-after-two-plaintiffs-bow-out Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre Two of the five plaintiffs in a legal challenge against the rezoning of Kelowna Springs have dropped out of the proceedings. Susan Ames and David Buckna filed notices of discontinuance on June 29, withdrawing from the effort to overturn the City of Kelowna's March 16 decision to rezone portions o... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622764/Kelowna-resident-witnesses-pair-of-fawns-feeding https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/622764/Kelowna-resident-witnesses-pair-of-fawns-feeding Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:00:00 PDT Cindy White A Kelowna resident is fawning over a family of deer that wandered past her front door. ​Annette Duncan shared a video of a doe and two babies outside her home on Lambert Lane around 5 a.m. on June 26. ​She has seen plenty of deer in the neighbourhood, but this was different. Duncan witness...