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No one hurt in Vernon house fire
No one was injured after a house fire caused significant damage to a Vernon property…
RCMP honour Enderby resident for ‘courageous’ action during multi-vehicle crash on Highway 97
An Enderby resident is being praised by the RCMP for the help she gave after…
Vernon city council approves plan to cull geese
Vernon council is moving forward with a plan to cull geese in an effort to…
Proposed North Okanagan bylaw to set limits on K9 ownership
Dog owners across the North Okanagan could soon see a steep increase in fines as…
Two more pot stores approved for downtown Vernon
Downtown Vernon is slated to have two more pot shops. In a close vote at…
Vernon councillor accuses mayor of being ‘arrogant,’ failing in his duty
Vernon councillor Scott Anderson has accused Mayor Victor Cumming of being "arrogant" and "petulant" and…
Lucky driver escapes after semi slides 200 metres down embankment near Quesnel
A semi driver had a lucky escape this morning, Jan. 25, when his truck jackknifed…
Popular Abbotsford tulip festival moving to North Okanagan
A popular Fraser Valley tulip festival has uprooted from Abbotsford and is slated to bloom…
Province paying for some upgrades in popular Okanagan, South Thompson and Shuswap parks
The has announced it is providing funding to improve provincial parks, including an upgrade to…
ISIS supporter has moved from Enderby to the Kootenays
An alleged ISIS supported released from custody in 2019 to go and live in Enderby,…
Conservation group creating action plan for Okanagan wildlife corridor
An action plan for Okanagan governments and land owners will soon be made available to…
Vandals strike blow against campaign to save North Okanagan park
A campaign to save Rose Swanson Mountain recreational area in Armstrong has suffered a setback…
iN PHOTOS: North Okanagan bird count sees numbers fall
The annual North Okanagan Naturalists’ Club swan and eagle count have reported a significant drop…
Kal Rotary looking to give away $105K to North Okanagan charities
The Kalamalka Rotary club has extended the deadline that local charities have to apply for…
Why a pandemic isn’t a good enough reason for B.C. strata councils to make quick changes
A Victoria seniors condo building has been reprimanded after it refused to let its housekeeper…
iN VIDEO: Virtual trip back in time on Okanagan’s famous Myra Canyon rail trestles
The Greater Vernon Museum and Archives posted a video featuring Myra Canyon near Kelowna that…
Threatening letters demand Okanagan mayors ‘cease and desist’ pandemic restrictions, vaccinations
Mayors across the Okanagan have been sent letters demanding the halt of the COVID-19 vaccinations…
Disgraced former Kelowna social worker facing more legal action
A former Kelowna social worker charged with defrauding multiple youths under his care is now…
Enderby ISIS supporter moved to another B.C. town
An alleged ISIS supporter who moved to Enderby in the summer of 2019 after having…
Shuswap man arrested for Edmonton bank explosion robbery facing more charges
A Shuswap man who allegedly detonated a bomb in the entrance of an Edmonton bank…
2020 most lucrative year on record for Okanagan movie industry
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, movie-making in the Okanagan pulled in more cash in 2020 than…
B.C. mom loses case to block 17-year-old’s gender reassignment surgery
A B.C. mother who tried to block her 17-and-a-half-year-old son from having gender reassignment treatment…
Delays in Vernon domestic abuse case lead to lesser sentence
An Okanagan man who confined his former partner in a motel room where he repeatedly…
Vernon RCMP arrest alleged impaired driving swerving on Highway 97
Vernon RCMP arrested an alleged impaired driver Sunday afternoon after a member of the public…