by South Asian Star | Oct 23, 2025 | Local
Kelowna’s newest top cop is three months into his new role after being named the detachment’s officer-in-charge in July. “I think everybody generally in Kelowna wants to see us succeed and so they’ve been very kind in terms of seeing what they can do to help support...
by South Asian Star | Oct 23, 2025 | Local
A British Columbia gang member has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder three members of a rival gang more than 15 years ago, according to police.B.C. prosecutors confirm that Conor D’Monte, who escaped to Puerto Rico for 11 years before being arrested in 2022,...
by South Asian Star | Oct 22, 2025 | Local
Paule Seeger is marking the tragic anniversary of her teenage son’s death in a plasma donation chair. “I’m donating in the memory of Tristan,” said Paule Seeger, Tristan’s mom. “That’s what keeps him alive for us.”The Kelowna mom donated plasma on Tuesday for the 13th...
by South Asian Star | Oct 22, 2025 | Local
A humpback calf with a deep gash near its dorsal fin has been identified as the whale struck by a high-speed ferry off Vancouver.Naturalist Sara Jenkins with Wild Whales Vancouver spotted a humpback whale and the injured calf on Monday.Photographs she captured show a...
by South Asian Star | Oct 21, 2025 | Local
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The discovery of a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu near the Calgary Zoo has prompted the facility to take steps to protect its animals from the dangerous bacteria. In a statement on social media, the zoo...
by South Asian Star | Oct 21, 2025 | Local
Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee has quit the B.C. Conservative caucus and called on the party’s leader to resign.“I am leaving because John Rustad’s failed leadership needs to end,” Boultbee said during a press conference on the front steps of the...
