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iN PHOTOS: Okanagan residents once used tokens to buy bread and milk
It used to be common for Okanagan businesses to add their own coins into circulation.…
YO MAMA: What’s that smell?
The smell arrived the way all mysterious odours do: slowly, insidiously, and unattached to any…
YO MAMA: I finally understand everything my mother did for me
About a week after my son was born I felt a desperate need to call…
YO MAMA: The man in the hat
OPINION We have this friend who always wears a ball cap. The guy must have…
YO MAMA: Your baby is a zen master
OPINION Water vapour floats up in soft wisps and tendrils as I drain my pot…
OPINION: Kelowna, Kamloops mayors say B.C. cities need access to federal housing fund
OPINION People who work in our cities can’t afford to live in them. Young people…
YO MAMA: “It’s just that easy!”
OPINION It was finally here, that momentous day the kid turned six months old and…
UPDATE: RCMP say missing 11-year-old Vernon girl located
UPDATE: 3:55 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Vernon RCMP say a missing 11-year-old girl has…
YO MAMA: Burn, baby, burn
OPINION Sometimes, I swear my husband strategically asks me questions when he knows I am…
YO MAMA: Baby’s first unique… word?
OPINION It sounded like he was saying “Dad” with a polite little English boy accent,…
Vernon council commit $800K to revamp beloved wading pool
Vernon city council has approved spending $800,000 on revamping the much-loved outdoor peanut pool and…
‘It’s no small ordeal to build your own home,’ Okanagan tiny home workshop shows you how to do it
Anyone feeling pinched out of homeownership in the Okanagan can always sign up for a…
YO MAMA: One hundred pickled eggs
I’ve never been good at shelling eggs. Every time I complain about this culinary deficiency,…
YO MAMA: When babies ignore social distancing rules
OPINION I found a vacant corner of the big blue playmat and sat down with…
Vernon e-scooters back on the road later this month
E-scooters are returning to Vernon early this year. You'll be able to rent one from…
Another dust advisory issued for Vernon
The provincial government has issued a dust advisory for Vernon. The Ministry of the Environment…
YO MAMA: The tale of the baby who loves to munch his Munsch
OPINION I sat cross-legged on the floor with my eight-month-old son nestled in the seat…
UPDATE: Vernon RCMP say missing woman located
UPDATE: Thursday, March 3, 2022 Vernon RCMP say a missing 33-year-old woman has been located,…
Tip from public helped Vernon RCMP catch robbery suspects
After an armed robbery in Vernon yesterday morning, police shared a photo of the getaway…
RCMP on lookout for suspect and getaway vehicle after armed robbery in Vernon
Police in Vernon are on the hunt for a suspect and a getaway vehicle following…
YO MAMA: A new view from the living room couch
OPINION It was about to happen again. The kid, now two weeks old, was going…
iN PHOTOS: Vernon man slogs in knee-high snow to get amazing Aberdeen columns photos
A Vernon-based landscape photographer snapped some snowy, early spring photos of the spectacular Aberdeen columns…
Curtis Sagmoen goes on trial in Vernon accused of assaulting police officer
A North Okanagan man with a history of assaulting sex workers is due to go…
Vernon RCMP ask for help to find woman wanted for robbery, assault
Vernon RCMP are requesting the public’s help to locate a woman wanted for robbery and…