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Parker Crook
Parker Crook is a Saskatchewan-born reporter who began his career in journalism while studying the craft at SAIT in Calgary. After cutting his teeth at the school news outlet as the Opinions Editor, Parker landed a position at a Vernon newspaper and worked his way up to the editor’s chair. Parker strives to tell stories that have a genuine impact on the community he calls home. And, from courtroom dramas to on stage antics, Parker believes meaningful stories can be found just about anywhere.
Bodies of a father and son found in a Coquitlam home
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team in British Columbia says two bodies found…
Vancouver cemetery looks to add more bodies to one grave in sustainability move
Vancouver's only cemetery is thinking outside the pine box in its efforts to find space,…
Court turfs lawsuit alleging B.C. foreign buyers tax discriminates
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming the province's…
Life after losing: electoral defeat brings whole new set of challenges
OTTAWA – Brian Murphy barely had time to process losing his seat in the 2011…
TRENDING NOW: Snail snack
Snails are the guests, not the appetizer, at this dinner table. Brights, Bobbie, and Charlie…
Critics gear up for response to lease sale in Arctic refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Opponents of oil drilling in America's largest wildlife refuge have a message…
Ex-Trump aide wants judge to decide on impeachment testimony
WASHINGTON – An ex-White House adviser who's supposed to testify before House impeachment investigators on…
N.S. government to return to talks with Crowns, as controversial law paused
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia's Liberal government held off Friday on enacting legislation that would have…
Worker at Calgary assisted-living home stabbed to death, client arrested
Calgary police say an 18-year-old local man has been charged with second degree murder after…
Infant formula recalled due to possible Cronobacter contamination
OTTAWA – Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is recalling Kirkland Signature brand Non-GMO Infant Formula for…
Homeless on Kelowna’s Leon Avenue forced to relocate
For the first time in his life on the street, Derek Foreel had to pack…
B.C. government considering options in ICBC medical expert case: Horgan
VANCOUVER – Premier John Horgan says the B.C. government hasn't decided if it will appeal…
A list of actions being taken on climate change around the world
VANCOUVER – Fifteen young Canadians are suing the federal government over climate change. It's not…
Thousands still without power after windstorm strikes Interior
While power has been restored to more than 30,000 impacted by Friday's wind-caused outages, 1,195…
Youths file lawsuit with Federal Court calling Ottawa to develop climate plan
VANCOUVER – A young plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government says she has…
Activist Greta Thunberg says adults must protect kids from climate change
VANCOUVER – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says those in power need to realize what they…
Kelowna basement fire doused
No one was home when the Kelowna Fire Department came to knock down a small…
Vernon man killed in Highway 97 crash near Lake Country
Police are looking for witnesses to a crash that claimed a 24-year-old Vernon man's life…
UPDATE: More than 30,000 without power in Thompson and Shuswap
As strong winds whip the Thompson and Shuswap regions, BC Hydro crews are faced with…
Salmon Arm bank robbed at gunpoint
A man who robbed a Salmon Arm bank at gunpoint is on the lam. Salmon…
iN VIDEO: Community at the heart of Vernon Towne Cinema
Old movie posters line the walls inside the historic downtown building. It casts an image…
Canada’s highest polling station: Big White residents face deep snow on way to vote
More than 18 centimetres of snow are blocking the way to Canada's highest polling station…
Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness in US
WASHINGTON – Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame…
Mike Downie says Secret Path Live was ‘powerful’ and he’d ‘love to do it again’
TORONTO – A brother of the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie says a weekend…