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Okanagan nurse suspended for checking medical records
A Vernon nurse has been suspended for six months for accessing medical records he didn't…

Kelowna woman arrested for starting fires in North Okanagan
Vernon RCMP have arrested a 44-year-old Kelowna woman for allegedly deliberately starting fires along Highway…
iN VIDEO: This hybrid electric UTV can help fight wildfires in the Okanagan
It looks similar to a snowcat, but this UTV is specially designed for the summer…

Vernon’s Davison Orchards to be featured on ‘Amazing Race Canada’
Vernon's Davison Orchards recently played host to the popular TV show, The Amazing Race Canada.…
Petition launched against Okanagan Rail Trail e-bike ban
An electric bike business has launched a petition against a controversial new bylaw restricting some…

North Okanagan RCMP investigating homicide after man’s body found on OKIB land
RCMP are treating the discovery of a man's body on 6 Mile Creek Road on Okanagan…

Vernon grad gets $40,000 scholarship
A Vernon graduate isn’t going to have to worry so much about how to pay…

100,000 birds impacted by avian influenza in B.C.
Half of the outbreaks reported in B.C. of the deadly avian influenza are in Okanagan…
North Okanagan-Shuswap School District appealing $200K WorkSafeB.C. fine
The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is appealing a $200,000 fine it received after its contractor…

B.C. realtor ordered to pay $1.5M for botched sale gets slight break
A B.C. realtor who was ordered to pay $1.5 million after he sold a piece…

Thompson, Okanagan tourism still lagging behind pre-pandemic numbers
Even with the vast majority of COVID restrictions now lifted, tourism in the Thompson and…

Anti-mandate group organizing recall of Vernon’s MLA
A Vernon man who describes himself as a "Canadian Freedom Fighter" and attended the Ottawa…

Police dog tracks suspect in Coldstream home invasion
Vernon police dog Jagger sniffed out a suspect who was hiding just blocks away from…
HOUSING CRISIS: Senior couple forced to live in tent at Vernon campsite
When Dave wakes up in the night needing a pee he knows he'll have to…
HOUSING CRISIS: Seniors living in Vernon campsite find housing
After weeks of braving the cold and discomfort of living in a tent, a senior…