https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:12:06 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/623846/Scene-of-serious-motorcycle-crash-on-Glenmore-Road-cleared https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623846/Scene-of-serious-motorcycle-crash-on-Glenmore-Road-cleared Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:10:00 PDT Colin Dacre UPDATE: 8:10 p.m. The scene of a serious motorcycle crash at the north end of Glenmore Road has now been cleared. ORIGINAL: 5:34 p.m. Castanet News has received a report of a serious motorcycle crash at the north end of Glenmore Road. While emergency crews have not arrived at the scene... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623771/Kelowna-Gospel-Mission-seeks-new-leader-as-executive-director-steps-down-after-one-year https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623771/Kelowna-Gospel-Mission-seeks-new-leader-as-executive-director-steps-down-after-one-year Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:00:00 PDT Madison Reeve Kelowna's Gospel Mission (KGM) is once again searching for a new executive director after Trevor Freeman announced he is moving on from the organization after serving in the role for about a year. KGM confirmed Freeman's departure and said an interim executive director has been appointed while th... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623385/Captain-Canuck-creator-heading-to-Okanagan-for-rare-signings https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623385/Captain-Canuck-creator-heading-to-Okanagan-for-rare-signings Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:56:00 PDT Rob Gibson The creator of Canada's most iconic comic book superhero is making his first-ever appearances in the Okanagan Valley this week. Richard Comely, the Winnipeg-born artist who created Captain Canuck in 1975, will sign and sketch at Castle Comics in Penticton on July 10 from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623853/YMCA-Southern-Interior-holding-online-fundraising-auction https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623853/YMCA-Southern-Interior-holding-online-fundraising-auction Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:55:00 PDT Castanet A long-running Kelowna charity golf tournament is looking to raise $200,000 for the YMCA of Southern Interior BC. The 16th annual Wilson M. Beck Charity Golf Tournament returns July 20, bringing together golfers, sponsors, volunteers and local businesses in support of YMCA programs and services. ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623822/Body-found-in-Kelowna-s-Mill-Creek https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623822/Body-found-in-Kelowna-s-Mill-Creek Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:31:00 PDT Colin Dacre A body was discovered Wednesday afternoon in Kelowna's Mill Creek. Emergency crews are at the scene of the grim discovery near the intersection of Enterprise Way and Commerce Avenue. The incident was initially called into emergency crews as a drowning at about 2:30 p.m. but the actual circums... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623777/Man-accused-of-two-unprovoked-stranger-assaults-in-Kelowna-finally-denied-bail https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623777/Man-accused-of-two-unprovoked-stranger-assaults-in-Kelowna-finally-denied-bail Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:48:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A man who was released on bail last month despite being accused of two unprovoked assaults in Kelowna's City Park will remain behind bars for the time being, after he failed to abide by his recently imposed court-ordered curfew. Bradley Denison, 39, is accused of attacking two older men in the do... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623792/Stanley-Cup-champion-Duncan-Keith-to-meet-fans-at-free-Kelowna-signing-event https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623792/Stanley-Cup-champion-Duncan-Keith-to-meet-fans-at-free-Kelowna-signing-event Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:01:00 PDT Madison Reeve Hockey fans in the Okanagan will have the chance to meet one of the NHL's most decorated defencemen this weekend as three-time Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Hall of Famer Duncan Keith visits Kelowna for a free public autograph signing and photo event. Hosted by Kot Auto Group, the event will be... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623772/Kelowna-RCMP-have-no-new-information-a-week-after-body-pulled-from-Okanagan-Lake https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623772/Kelowna-RCMP-have-no-new-information-a-week-after-body-pulled-from-Okanagan-Lake Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:05:00 PDT Rob Gibson Kelowna RCMP says there is no new information to release after a body was found in Okanagan Lake near Poplar Point last week. The body was discovered at 11:45 a.m. on June 29, prompting a response from officers and the BC Coroner's Service. RCMP blocked off the area with black fencing and road cl... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623547/BC-Parks-Foundation-racing-to-raise-800K-to-grow-Myra-Bellevue-Park https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623547/BC-Parks-Foundation-racing-to-raise-800K-to-grow-Myra-Bellevue-Park Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson The BC Parks Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to protect another privately-owned parcel of land inside Myra-Bellevue Park before it can be sold for development. The 32.4-hectare property is surrounded by protected parkland but remains in private hands, giving conservationists a limi... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623664/Clearly-incompetent-Family-RCMP-union-frustrated-as-probe-in-Kelowna-man-s-death-drags-on-for-years https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/623664/Clearly-incompetent-Family-RCMP-union-frustrated-as-probe-in-Kelowna-man-s-death-drags-on-for-years Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 PDT Colin Dacre Nearly seven years after a Kelowna man died during an interaction with police near Malakwa, his family says they are still waiting for answers. Clayton Donnelly, 38, died on Oct. 28, 2019, after a pursuit that began near Lake Country and ended on a remote road in the Malakwa area, where police us...