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Shuswap barley tea company featured on upcoming episode of Dragons’ Den
A Shuswap barley tea company will be featured in an upcoming episode of the CBC's…
Shuswap witches trade brooms for paddles in the name of food security
A group of North Shuswap residents donned their blackest outfits, pointed hats and picked up…
A scamdemic? ‘Give your head a shake,’ says Sicamous man who got COVID-19 in California jail
Colin Martin knows exactly how much damage can be wrought by COVID-19. He’s had it…
North Okanagan salad company loses appeal after Labour Board forces its workers to unionize
A North Okanagan food production company has lost an appeal to overturn a B.C. Labour…
Eric Foster leads in Vernon-Monashee but race is too close to call
B.C. Liberal incumbent Eric Foster is leading with most polls reporting tonight but the results…
Algae bloom prompts water source change for North Okanagan residents
Greater Vernon residents will soon be getting their water from a different source due to…
Business association lobbies for free Saturday parking in Vernon
In a bid to help local businesses, the Downtown Vernon Association is asking the City…
Vernon’s Predator Ridge to open outdoor skating rink
Predator Ridge Resort is opening an ice rink just in time for the Christmas holiday…
B.C. Election 2020: History suggests B.C. Liberals still have lock on Vernon-Monashee
Like the rest of the Okanagan, Vernon-Monashee has traditionally been a right-of-centre riding and since…
B.C. Hydro reports multiple power outages in Thompson, Okanagan
If you're watching the snow fall from the warmth of your home, you are one…
Rare sports car stolen from rural property in North Okanagan
Vernon RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a unique 1980s sports car stolen…
Okanagan Rail Trail now has provincial approval to link to another great North Okanagan trail
A proposed trail that would connect Predator Ridge with the Okanagan Rail Trail via a…
Vernon RCMP on hunt for violent offender
Police are asking for help from the public to locate a violent offender who missed…
Vernon RCMP find 4 kg of meth hidden in SUV’s secret compartment
Police have seized meth and cocaine hidden in a secret compartment in a suspect vehicle…
UPDATE: Firefighters battle blaze at vacant house on Highway 97 in Vernon
No one was hurt in a fire that ripped through a vacant two-storey house on…
Davison Orchards in Vernon shuts down U-pick pumpkin patch considered an event by public health
Davison Orchards Country Village in Vernon has decided to close its U-pick pumpkin patch and…
Appeal to fix cat’s broken leg leaves Vernon woman ‘humbled’ by response
A Vernon resident says she's very humbled by the number of donations she's received to…
iN VIDEO: Suspect vehicle caught on camera distributing racist notes in Vernon
Police have a lead in an investigation that began on Orange Shirt Day, when hundreds…
80 cent spin nets big Wheel of Fortune win for Salmon Arm woman
A Salmon Arm woman is three quarters of a million dollars richer following an 80…
Lawyer for Vernon man appealing murder sentence says trial judge made mistakes
The appeal hearing for a Vernon man found guilty of murdering a Japanese exchange student…
Sex workers called to notorious rural area near Sagmoen family property: RCMP
Vernon RCMP is currently investigating after several individuals connected to the sex trade industry were…
More than 80 people evacuated after fire at Vernon homeless shelter
Over 80 homeless people have been displaced after a suspected electrical fire caused damage to…
Publisher’s Clearing House scam making the rounds in Salmon Arm
Residents of Salmon Arm may be receiving another scam call from someone saying they're from…
Shuswap resident brings Halloween house from Germany to Canada
A German man is continuing his haunted Halloween tradition in Canada after creating a large…