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There is fresh snow at ski resorts in the Thompson-Okanagan
The snow is starting to fall and stick at ski hills in the Thompson-Okanagan. For…
Rainy start and finish to Okanagan work week
Election day Monday is expected to be a rainy one in the Okanagan, although the…
The Great Pumpkin Classic in Vernon is not your everyday boat race
It's not the most obvious choice of material to build a boat out of, but…
Vernon man convicted of child exploitation loses appeal
A Vernon man sentenced to six years in prison for multiple child pornography crimes against…
Election 2019: One-fifth of North Okanagan Shuswap voters have already cast a ballot
As campaigning in the 2019 federal election draws to a close, candidates in the North…
Coldstream woman involved in fatal crash back in court (again) on driving charge
A North Okanagan woman who was charged for careless driving following a crash that killed…
Vernon RCMP seek owner of lost ring
After several months of sitting in a local business lost and found box, a ring…
Vernon RCMP seek help in motorcycle hit and run
The RCMP is appealing to the public for help in identifying a driver involved in…
Wet weekend ahead for the Okanagan
Okanagan residents may want to keep an umbrella handy over the next few days, as…
Stats show Interior tourism boomed this summer
Over a million more people visited the Interior this summer than in the summer of…
Skip the Dishes knows the way to the Okanagan’s heart is through its butter chicken
Skip the Dishes hasn’t been in operation for that long, but in the time they’ve…
CMHA propose 30 more affordable housing units for Vernon
Vernon could have 30 more units of affordable housing as the Canadian Mental Health Association…
Election 2019: North Okanagan-Shuswap to be swept up in a wave of blue
With five days left until it's time to cast your ballot, there's still time for…
Election 2019: Kelowna – Lake Country projected to be swept up in a B.C. Interior wave of blue
With five days left until it's time to cast a ballot, there's still time for…
Despite new public washroom, downtown Vernon still dealing with defecation issues
The problem of people defecating on the doorsteps and alleyways in downtown Vernon seems no…
North Okanagan RCMP raids lead to arrests of suspected high level drug dealers
Vernon RCMP have arrested four people believed to have been supplying drugs to dealers across…
Judge blasts B.C. Residential Tenancy Branch ruling
A Supreme Court judge has blasted a B.C. Residential Tenancy Branch decision, calling its findings…
Vernon city council nix outdoor skate rink idea
A temporary outdoor skating rink proposed to open this winter at the former site of…
Not much sunshine in this week’s Okanagan forecast
Okanagan residents will see a fall combination of weather patterns this week with a mix…
UPDATE: RCMP seek public help in locating missing Vernon woman
UPDATE: 1:15 p.m. Oct. 15, 2019. RCMP say the missing 51-year-old Vernon woman has been found…
North Okanagan massage therapist barred from breast examinations
An Enderby massage therapist has been fined $3,000 and barred from conducting breast examination services…
DOCTOR ELECTRONIC: Self-taught Vernon inventor fascinated by everything
Dressed in a white lab coat with a long white wispy goatee Garry Garbutt looks…
Caravan Farm Theatre fires up 16th annual Walk of Terror
Fiery, artistic, dreamy, dark, and daring are just some of the words to describe what…
Much ado about a loo: Taking Vernon’s new outdoor washroom for a spin
Its design was described as state of the art and its construction bombproof, and while…