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Vernon cannabis store gets provincial stamp of approval
VERNON – The Okanagan is about to get a lot greener. Spiritleaf is set to…
Driver hospitalized after driving into barrier and fence at Vernon school
VERNON – RCMP are investigating after a police officer witnessed a 19-year-old drive their vehicle…
Looking for forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – This handsome fella is looking for a calm home. Comet came to the…
City of Vernon adds a few more names to list of top earners
VERNON – The City of Vernon added a few more staffers to the list of…
North Okanagan youth worker acquitted of sexual assault
VERNON – A youth care worker charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old…
Vernon cyclist hospitalized following assault
VERNON – A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital yesterday after he was assaulted while…
Mind over matter: SilverStar to hold 24-hour mountain bike race
VERNON – After racing his mountain bike for over 12 hours and now surrounded by…
Okanagan Rail Trail’s popularity means tour buses must drop off elsewhere
COLDSTREAM – With over 110,000 cyclists and pedestrians having already used the Okanagan Rail Trail…
North Okanagan MP pushes for national RCMP day
NORTH OKANAGAN – North Okanagan-Shuswap Member of Parliament Mel Arnold introduced a bill today in…
Coyotes hit the Caravan Theatre stage in its summer production
ARMSTRONG – The Caravan Farm Theatre has been offering the Okanagan the show of the…
Years in the making: North Okanagan daycare to open late summer
LUMBY – The North Okanagan is soon to see an extra 63 daycare spaces with…
Police arrest break-in suspect trying to hide at Vernon’s Upper Room Mission
VERNON – RCMP officers, with the help of their K9 Jagger, arrested a man this…
Vernon looks to immigration to fill skilled labour shortage
VERNON – The North Okanagan is set to see 100 new skilled immigrants arrive next…
Morning after fires in West Kelowna, Penticton — snow on the Coquihalla connector
The morning after hot, dry conditions helped build four fires in the south and central…
Family of woman who went missing in North Okanagan offer reward for information
VERNON – The family of a North Okanagan woman who went missing three years ago…
Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report
A new Parliamentary committee report suggests that an exemption should be put in place to…
North Okanagan Regional District eyes bylaw forcing businesses to compost food waste by 2021
NORTH OKANAGAN – The Regional District Of North Okanagan has drafted a plan to force…
Unknown white powder prompts evacuation at Vernon library
VERNON – An unknown white powder found at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional…
Cops nab Enderby man in Dollar Store armed robbery
ENDERBY – A 25-year-old Enderby man linked to a spate of crimes, was arrested yesterday…
Salmon Arm rooftop sprinkler inventor ahead of the curve
SALMON ARM – When Salmon Arm resident Bryan Coffey first thought to make an easy-to-install…
High times at Okanagan Indian Band’s ‘Green Mile’
NORTH OKANAGAN – Turning off Highway 97 and heading southwest on Westside Road north of…
Couple who died in North Okanagan fire felt they had ‘no way out’ of financial troubles
VERNON – A couple who died in a house fire in May 2018 were facing…
North Okanagan gathering to provoke conversation about missing and murdered Indigenous women
ARMSTRONG – Mollie Bono has had a lot of conversations about the recently released report…
Man on day parole for Vernon homicide charged with aggravated assault
A man sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter in Vernon has had his…