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  Paramedic threatened at knifepoint inside Kelowna ambulance station, union says

  The union representing ambulance paramedics in B.C. is calling on the province to beef up security after they say a knife-wielding woman attacked a worker.

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  Car stolen, fleeing suspect found hiding in basement in Kelowna, B.C.

  Mounties have arrested a suspect who allegedly stole a car in Kelowna, B.C., before fleeing on foot and hiding from police in the basement of a home.

• B.C. driver who blamed boozing on low blood sugar after fatal crash found guilty

  A diabetic man who claimed he had been drinking alcohol to combat dwindling blood sugar the night he was involved in a fatal crash near Sicamous, B.C., has been found guilty of impaired driving causing death.

• Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas

  A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas.

• Kelowna, B.C., to host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026

  The Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets will host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026, the Canadian Hockey League said Wednesday.

• 545 vehicles impounded in 332 days: BC Highway Patrol pleads for drivers to slow down

  Mounties with the BC Highway Patrol in Kelowna say they've impounded more than 545 vehicles for excessive speed and aggressive driving so far this year. That works out to more than 1.6 per day.

• Man in hospital following targeted shooting in Kamloops

  Police are appealing for information on a targeted shooting that resulted in the hospitalization of a man in Kamloops.

• Police cleared of fault in fatal 2023 crash in B.C.'s Interior

  British Columbia's independent police watchdog has cleared officers of wrongdoing in a crash where three people were killed south of Kamloops in July of last year.

• B.C. woman sentenced for stealing $14K in funds raised for schoolkids

  A B.C. woman who stole more than $14,000 in volunteer-raised funds that were supposed to be spent on school supplies and programs – including hot meals for vulnerable kids – won't spend any time in jail.

• B.C. emergency room closed for 3rd time in 9 days

  The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, B.C., will be closed for 31 hours this weekend, the second such closure in a week and the third since the start of November.

• Child found 'small razor blade' in Halloween candy in Kamloops, B.C., RCMP say

  Police in Kamloops, B.C., are reminding parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy after receiving a report of a mother finding a razor blade in one of her daughter's treats.

• Pickup truck may be linked to suspicious deaths, RCMP say 2 years after bodies found in B.C. park

  More than two years after Alannah Brown and Douglas Barker were found dead north of Penticton, police are asking for help identifying a vehicle they believe was associated with the crime.