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‘A pretty small appetizer’: Native Okanagan crayfish a tasty catch
While Nova Scotia lobsters fetch a hefty price and end up on dinner plates across…
1,000 km upstream: 150,000 sockeye to make the journey back to the southern Okanagan
It's roughly a 1,000-kilometre journey that's all upstream and it's estimated 150,000 Okanagan sockeye salmon…
Cultus Lake, Vernon waterslides owner waiting to see if they can open
The new owners are still going ahead with behind the scenes maintenance and general upgrading…
‘I know somebody took her life:’ Ashley Simpson’s family still waiting for answers four years after disappearance
Cindy Simpson knows that somebody knows something. April 27 marked the "excruciating" four-year anniversary of…
UPDATE: Missing Enderby man located
UPDATE: 8:15 a.m. Friday May 1, 2020 The RCMP has now confirmed a missing 24-year-old…
Kelowna FreshCo opening next week; Vernon store sees delays
Kelowna's newest supermarket, FreshCo, is scheduled to open next week, while the Vernon store looks…
Lack of tourism dollars means Vernon visitor centre will remain closed
The Vernon Visitor Information Centre will remain closed for the foreseeable future due to cost-cutting…
Vernon RCMP arrest 3 men; cash, drugs and a loaded firearm found
Three North Okanagan men all in their early 20s were arrested yesterday after driving erratically…
While awaiting trial for his wife’s murder, former Vernon man said he was discriminated against
A Vernon man who helped his wife’s killer evade arrest for 33 years unsuccessfully filed…
‘Into the unknown’: Vernon teacher pens a song about COVID-19 life
Parents may be feeling at their wit's end trying to balance their children’s education with…
10 years gone, but not forgotten: Family, friends remember Armstrong’s Kiera-Leigh Carlson
ARMSTRONG – Along with birthdays, anniversaries and other traditions, the Carlson family has another date…
More than half of all Vernon bylaw calls linked to homelessness
More than half of all calls received by Vernon bylaw officers in 2019 involved the…
Vernon physiotherapist stripped of licence
A Vernon physiotherapist who pleaded guilty to nine charges of sexual assault will never again…
Vernon’s Davison Orchards reopens for season this week
Davison Orchards in Vernon is reopening for a new season — under unprecedented circumstances. This…
Vernon councillor calls on province for timeline on reopening economy
Vernon councillor Scott Anderson has asked the City to write a letter to the province…
Salmon Arm resident wins $500K playing Lotto Max in memory of his dog
Salmon Arm resident Neil Piper is $500,000 richer, after winning the March 24 Lotto Max…
Vernon to spend $225K on vandalized parking meters
The City of Vernon has approved $225,000 to revamp hundreds of vandalized parking meters. Vernon…
Interior Health expanding COVID-19 testing
Anyone with cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, can now be tested…
UPDATE: Missing woman located by Vernon RCMP
UPDATE: 2:48 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2020 RCMP in Vernon say a missing 20-year-old woman…
Wildfire near Enderby under control
A wildfire burning several kilometres east of Enderby is now under control. B.C. Wildfire Service…
Vernon Tim Horton’s staff offer up a dance that will get your day started with a smile
If you need a cheerful morning jolt, look no further. A team of Tim Horton’s…
Shuswap Band member and ‘freeman on the land’ defies court order, uses hot tub
A Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band member barred by a court order from various facilities…
Liquor store sales boom as drinking increases during pandemic
The stresses and strains of the coronavirus pandemic has a lot of Canadians reaching for…
It’s no easy feat to get rid of woodpeckers but there is a bright side
It can range from being annoying first thing in the morning to being rather expensive…