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Vnjan2022
‘Untold story’: Vernon’s ‘bush boys’ featured in new podcast
In the fall of 2003, two teenage boys arrived in Vernon and claimed to have…
Firefighters douse small fire next door to Vernon Towne Theatre
Firefighters were busy early this morning putting out a small fire at a downtown business…
B.C. man awarded $1K for ‘mental distress’ in custody battle over dog
A B.C. man has been awarded $1,000 for the mental anguish he had to go…
Second Okanagan protest convoy planned for this weekend
While protesters from across the country are hunkered down in Ottawa in the ongoing trucker…
Semi trucks collide on icy Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
Two commercial truck drivers escaped serious injury yesterday after one of the trucks lost control…
Southern Interior sees 40 per cent fewer homes for sale in January
Overall there were almost 40 per cent fewer homes for sale across the Southern Interior…
Salmon Arm man fined $130K for lying to investors
A Salmon Arm man has been fined $130,000 for making false and misleading statements that…
North Okanagan heavy metal festival back on this summer
Put on hiatus because of the pandemic, the weekend-long Armstrong heavy metal festival will be…
B.C. Interior cattle ranchers grappling with feed shortages
The summer’s floods, wildfires and extreme heat has meant a shortage of feed for cattle…
Highway 1 to be closed due to avalanche work
The Trans-Canada Highway will be closed this afternoon as crews conduct avalanche mitigation work. Highway…
Kalamalka Hotel was once a western town palace
The Kalamalka, or Kal Hotel, was once the go-to hub for social activity in Vernon.…
B.C. woman loses appeal after 71 cats seized from her motorhome
A B.C. woman who kept 71 cats has lost a legal appeal to have the…
UPDATE: Hundreds gather for trucker protest against pandemic mandates in Okanagan
Hundreds of Okanagan residents are protesting COVID-19 restrictions as part of a trucker convoy driving…
Vernon records drop in crime involving street-entrenched population in 2021
Crime in Vernon involving the street-entrenched population was down by more than one fifth in…
‘Slap in the face’: Province says it won’t act against unlicensed pot shops on reserves
More than three years after marijuana legalization, the provincial government has confirmed that it won't…