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Pandemic uncertainty forces IPE to cancel this year’s fair
This year's Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede in Armstrong has been cancelled. The annual IPE…
$15K worth of sunglasses stolen in brazen Vernon mall theft
A Vernon optometrist had more than 40 pairs of sunglasses valued at $15,000 stolen following…
Judge blames Crown as B.C. truck driver has ticket thrown out
A B.C. commercial truck driver has had his ticket thrown out after a judge ruled…
OKIB member to sit on B.C.’s highest court
An Okanagan Indian Band member has been appointed to the province's top court. Already a…
If poison isn’t the answer, how should the Interior get rid of its rat infestation?
Experts won't even guess how many are here, and no one is entirely sure how…
Vernon’s Buddy Holly tribute band wants you to play along at home this weekend
Vernon musician Manfred Harter has been playing Buddy Holly songs for more than 50 years…
Airbnb dispute over ‘entire house’ in B.C. costs unhappy guests $1,700
A B.C. couple who thought the house they found for rent on Airbnb was for…
Police say more children stopped by motorist in Kelowna
The Kelowna RCMP is now investigating a second case of a man attempting to lure…
No jail for former school principal guilty in North Okanagan child pornography case
A 78-year-old former school principal has avoided jail and will instead spend four months under…
Second driver stopped by police impersonator in the Okanagan
Another driver has come forward and said they were pulled over by a man impersonating…
Author pens the baffling story of the ‘Bushman of the Shuswap’
Two decades ago, he grabbed national headlines and was nicknamed the "Bushman of the Shuswap,"…
Vernon to give Ogopogo copyright to First Nations
The City of Vernon has decided to relinquish the copyright of Ogopogo and transfer it…
Vernon’s Elk’s Lodge controversy turns to finger-pointing
After accusing the City of Vernon of bullying, the Elk's Lodge will now get the…
Court rules receipts not needed as B.C. student wins case against airline
A Canadian airline that demanded to see receipts before it would reimburse a student for…
UPDATE: 10 years in prison for Vernon woman involved in ‘brutal killing’
CONTENT ADVISORY Nearly four years after Willy Bartz was found murdered in his Vernon apartment…