Vernon news

September 05, 2018 07:30 AM

Vernon council ditches proposed shopping cart ban

VERNON – The city has scrapped its controversial plan to ban shopping carts from the…

January 08, 2018 02:36 PM

Suspect in U-Haul van makes failed run from Vernon RCMP

VERNON – A pair of thieves are in custody and facing charges after they were…

October 20, 2017 08:10 AM

Recent police activity not connected to missing women in North Okanagan, families say

SILVER CREEK – The families of three women missing from the North Okanagan say yesterday’s…

May 23, 2017 06:30 PM

Family members, supporters step up efforts for missing North Okanagan women

ENDERBY – Roughly 100 people took part in a walk to honour missing and murdered…

May 19, 2017 02:08 PM

Families of missing women in North Okanagan gather to demand answers

ENDERBY – The families of Caitlin Potts, Ashley Simpson and Deanna Wertz aren’t giving up…

May 03, 2017 11:51 AM

Ontario family still doesn’t know what happened to daughter who went missing one year ago in North Okanagan

NORTH OKANAGAN – The family of a young woman who vanished without a trace in…

April 05, 2017 06:30 PM

Dr. Nelems leaves behind lasting legacy in the Okanagan

OKANAGAN – For his seventieth birthday, Dr. Bill Nelems was cycling through Botswana on the…

May 19, 2016 01:13 PM

Major crimes unit investigating disappearance of woman from North Okanagan

VERNON – A woman who has not been seen since the last week of April…

April 29, 2016 01:00 PM

Police officer traumatized by murder of Armstrong teen sues RCMP for harassment

VERNON – The police officer who found Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest brutally beaten and…

December 31 2015 04:06 AM

Armed robbery at Vernon marijuana dispensary

VERNON - Police have arrested a man in Chase B.C. after three men pulled handguns and robbed a marijuana dispensary in Vernon around 6 p.m. yesterday, Dec. 30. According to a release from Vernon RCMP, the three men walked away with cash and marijuana products from Black Crow Herbal Dispensary at 2808A 48 Ave. They...

December 23 2015 02:56 AM

Vernon Light a Bulb campaign exceeds goal

VERNON - Holiday cheer is being felt at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. The 28th annual Light a Bulb Campaign has reached its $200,000 goal, the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Association announced in a media release this week. “Support for the hospital is always very strong,” campaign chair Marg Bailey said, “But this year’s Light a Bulb campaign...

November 21 2015 06:38 AM

Curious about the price of marijuana in your city? Check PriceOfWeed website

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It isn’t legal yet in Canada, but that won’t stop people from keeping a close eye on weed market in their city. Akin to the website Gas Buddy, which monitors gas prices to help consumers find the lowest price in town, there’s a website called Price of Weed, in which users report the...