Tom Dyas re-elected as Kelowna mayor, gets 5 new councillors - KelownaNow

All four incumbent councillors were elected to Richmond city council. Richmondites knew their new city council would be very different going into the Oct. 17 municipal election.

British ColumbiaDyas ran a campaign focused on public safety when he won the top job in 2022, in what was his first elected government role. He held off the challenge of Ron Cannan, a former councillor and MP for the area. Dyas held off the challenge of Ron Cannan, a former councillor and area MPAkshay Kulkarni · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 3:32 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 18Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Tom Dyas is seen celebrating his re-election as mayor of Kelowna, B. C., on Oct. 17, 2026. (Brady Strachan/CBC)Tom Dyas has successfully held off challenger Ron Cannan in a bid to be re-elected mayor of Kelowna. Dyas received 19,451 votes, compared to to Cannan's 18,482, according to preliminary results. Dyas ran a campaign focused on public safety when he won the top job in 2022, in what was his first elected government role. Cannan was elected to Kelowna council in 1996, and served nine years before becoming area MP in 2006. He returned to city council in 2022. More stories from the B.

The Parole Board of Canada knew convicted murderer Jeffrey George Ewert had plans to attend a university and it made a decision this past spring to continue his day parole despite how he previously breached his release conditions, concerning his contacts with women, multiple times. According to a report by CBC, Ewert has been taking law courses at McGill University as recently as earlier this month. The report, published online on Friday, quotes unnamed students upset “that the university did not disclose their peer’s violent history.”

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SAN DIEGO — A California aquarium says a beluga rescued from Marineland in Ontario has died, adding to the number of deaths of animals relocated over the summer from the now-closed Canadian facility. SeaWorld San Diego says in a Facebook post that Cyprus, a nine-year-old male beluga that arrived at the park on Aug. 22 stopped eating on Friday, and an ultrasound later determined the animal’s intestinal tract did not appear to be functioning normally. It says Cyprus had been doing well since his arrival, eating consistently and interacting with his trainers and animal care team, along with two other rescued belugas. But it notes belugas can mask discomfort or underlying concerns that are not immediately visible, and it says a full necropsy will be conducted. Beluga whales swim before being transported by a group of experts from Marineland and U. S. aquariums onto a truck via a sling at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio Beluga whales swim before being transported by a group of experts from Marineland and U. S. aquariums onto a truck via a sling at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.