https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--1-.htm Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:30:07 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/609097/Lake-Country-poet-has-work-featured-in-Kelowna-s-Mosaic-Books https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609097/Lake-Country-poet-has-work-featured-in-Kelowna-s-Mosaic-Books Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:30:00 PDT Rob Gibson A Lake Country artist and poet has published a new collection of work called 'I Dance Between Them.' Lucie Bardos, who was born in Slovakia and raised in Canada, now makes her home in Lake Country. Her new work reflects her experience navigating between cultures and languages, exploring themes... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609635/Kelowna-man-avoids-further-jail-time-for-choking-former-girlfriend-unconscious https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609635/Kelowna-man-avoids-further-jail-time-for-choking-former-girlfriend-unconscious Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A Kelowna man will avoid further jail time after pleading guilty to choking his former girlfriend unconscious during a fight. Mackenzie Sauser, 27, appeared in Kelowna court Friday afternoon and pleaded guilty to assault by choking, stemming from a June 29, 2024 incident in West Kelowna. After... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609626/Okanagan-Women-Angel-Funds-puts-money-in-female-led-Montreal-health-business https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609626/Okanagan-Women-Angel-Funds-puts-money-in-female-led-Montreal-health-business Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton Okanagan Woman Angel Funds has invested in a medical technology company whose mission is to reduce strokes. The organization, which consists of 60 Okanagan women and is known as OKGN WMAN, has put some of its funding into Sonaro, a female-led company in Montreal that tracks stroke risk assessment... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609513/City-of-Kelowna-looking-at-charging-for-use-of-accessible-parking-spaces https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609513/City-of-Kelowna-looking-at-charging-for-use-of-accessible-parking-spaces Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Wayne Moore People using accessible parking spaces in the City of Kelowna are willing to pay for the privilege. A report going to city council Monday outlines a number of recommendations supported by the city's Accessible Advisory Committee and the parking division. The recommendations include a series of... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609058/Psych-assessment-for-Kelowna-killer-ongoing https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609058/Psych-assessment-for-Kelowna-killer-ongoing Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels A Kelowna man who fatally bludgeoned a woman he'd invited over for a first date with will return to court next month to schedule his sentencing date. BC Prosecution Service confirmed that the court granted an extension regarding completion of the psychiatric assessment of Brandon Davina. The m... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609622/Kelowna-s-KF-Aerospace-SkyAlyne-stick-with-Manitoba-aerospace-centre https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609622/Kelowna-s-KF-Aerospace-SkyAlyne-stick-with-Manitoba-aerospace-centre Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:00:00 PDT Kirk Penton Kelowna's KF Aerospace, as a partner in SkyAlyne, will continue its relationship with Manitoba's Southport Aerospace Centre. SkyAlyne, which will train the Royal Canadian Air Force for the next 25 years, has awarded its site services contract to Southport, which means it will be one of the sites ... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609523/Kelowna-couple-celebrating-75-years-of-marriage https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609523/Kelowna-couple-celebrating-75-years-of-marriage Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Nicholas Johansen A Kelowna couple is celebrating more than 75 years of marriage. Bill and Shirley Wilson now live at the Regency Sandalwood retirement home in Kelowna's Glenmore area, but they've known each other for most of their lives. The couple celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary this past January, b... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609489/Memorial-trees-honouring-Kelowna-crane-collapse-victims-vandalized https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609489/Memorial-trees-honouring-Kelowna-crane-collapse-victims-vandalized Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Rob Gibson Trees planted in memory of workers killed in Kelowna's deadly 2021 crane collapse have been destroyed, leaving families and labour advocates heartbroken just weeks before a major commemoration planned at the park. Louise Gibson worked hard to help get the park built and to see it damaged breaks h... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609467/Unused-hospital-space-questioned-amid-hallway-care-at-KGH https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609467/Unused-hospital-space-questioned-amid-hallway-care-at-KGH Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 PDT Kathy Michaels Capacity constraints at the Okanagan's largest hospital have led to ongoing “hallway medicine,” and amid mounting complaints, the area's MLA is asking why space that has sat empty for more than a decade remains unused. “At Kelowna General Hospital, there are as many as 50 beds i... https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609472/Customer-shocked-after-SUV-crashes-through-storefront-at-Kelowna-Starbucks https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/609472/Customer-shocked-after-SUV-crashes-through-storefront-at-Kelowna-Starbucks Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:10:00 PDT Colin Dacre UPDATE: 7:10 p.m. Daniel Barrett said he felt like he was in a Bruce Willis movie on Friday afternoon, having to dive out of the way to narrowly miss being run over by a car while drinking his coffee in a Kelowna Starbucks. "All of a sudden—I didn't see the car coming—the wi...