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Telus internet down in Vernon and West Kelowna
Telus internet services are down today for a large majority of the Vernon area as…
Vernon youth becomes classic Canadian meme after shovelling driveway wearing only shorts and boots
– This story was originally published Nov. 21, 2021. The mother of a Vernon 12-year-old…
Keremeos RCMP report increase in social media scams
Keremeos RCMP are reporting several instances of a social media scam related to impersonator accounts…
UPDATE: Okanagan woman learns lesson from public shaming on social media
An Okanagan woman wants others to know of the repercussions of inflammatory social media posts…
How Kelowna’s 5G project could help save lives across Canada
A Kelowna pilot project using 5G technology could be a lifesaver as well as a…
Canadian seniors refusing to be left behind by the internet
KELOWNA – Not only are seniors embracing new computer technology, they’re generally easier to teach.…
Kamloops man sentenced to six months in jail in child luring case
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops man who pleaded guilty to child luring charges was sentenced to…
McDONALD: You won’t find me dancing on the grave of the Kelowna Daily Courier
So the building housing the Kelowna Daily Courier could be sold. The newspaper could be…
Victim of Peachland internet date kidnapping ‘begged for her life’
KELOWNA – While his duct-taped victim begged for her life, Jean-Francois Dufour drove around the…
Internet safety session to help Kamloops parents deal with teens social media use
KAMLOOPS – Police and school district officials in Kamloops are hoping to educate parents about…
UPDATE: Shaw internet restored for most customers in Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Most Shaw customers will now, or soon, have their internet back up and…
UPDATE: Internet restored to Thompson-Okanagan residents
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you were having some technical difficulties today, you weren’t alone. Shortly after…
Vernon teen and dad share words of warning after ‘creepy’ Facebook friend request
VERNON - The name on the Facebook friend request was an unfamiliar one, and this particular Vernon teen might have ignored it, except for the mutual friend they had in common. A tap on her cell phone and just like that, they became friends. It wasn’t until she got home and checked her messages that...
Vernon child sexual predator gets 4 years in prison
VERNON – A Vernon man who lured girls over the Internet and asked them for nude photos is going to spend the next four years in a federal prison. David Clayton Willerth, 40, was sentenced in Vernon Supreme Court Thursday on 18 counts, including luring children with a computer and arranging a sexual offense against...
Child lurer enticed victims by saying he was a modelling agent
VERNON - A Vernon man lured Okanagan girls via Facebook by telling them he was a modeling agent looking for young talent, said the Crown. David Clayton Willerth, born in 1974, is scheduled to enter expected guilty pleas for 25 counts, including communicating by computer to lure a person under 16, making or publishing child...
Web hackers profit off Vernon arts
VERNON - A phony website and the hacker behind it is giving the Vernon Arts Council gigabytes of grief. The domain name vernonartscouncil.ca may look at first glance like a legitimate website belonging to the Vernon Arts Council. But as you read through it, you’ll notice statements like, ‘After you’re done visiting all of the...
Downtown Penticton gets hooked up to free Wi-Fi
PENTICTON - Free Wi-Fi will soon be offered in Penticton’s downtown core as part of the downtown revitalization. The City made an agreement with Shaw Go Wi-Fi services to make internet accessible to the public downtown, even if they aren’t Shaw customers. Offering public Wi-Fi is something the city has been talking about for a...