News Items tag as: VNOCT2017

iN PHOTOS: Celebrating Halloween
October 31, 2017 - 10:03 AM

How do you celebrate Halloween?
Mother of missing Vernon teen asked to provide DNA sample
October 30, 2017 - 3:23 PM

VERNON - The mother of a missing Vernon teen says she was asked to supply the RCMP with a blood sample for DNA testing late last week.
Inattentive driver injured during weekend crash in Salmon Arm
October 30, 2017 - 1:04 PM

SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm man and his passenger were injured early Sunday morning when he lost control of his truck, drove through an intersection and collided with an embankment on the side of the highway.
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
October 29, 2017 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Lucy came to the Vernon Shelter with a serious wound on her leg, but now that it is healed she is ready to find her forever home.
Treat Trail is back in downtown Vernon on Halloween
October 27, 2017 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - Trick-or-treaters will be hitting the streets of downtown Vernon on Halloween next week.
North Okanagan Mountie intends to fight charge of driving without due care
October 26, 2017 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - The case against a North Okanagan cop charged in connection with a motorcycle crash last year will go to trial.
Man tied to site of human remains discovery in North Okanagan remains in custody
October 26, 2017 - 11:21 AM

VERNON - A man associated with a property in the North Okanagan where human remains were found remains in custody after a brief court appearance this morning.
Charges laid in Vernon car crash that killed two young women
October 26, 2017 - 8:33 AM

VERNON - Drunk driving charges have been laid against a North Okanagan man in connection to a 2016 crash that killed two young women.
Wanted man arrested after fight with his father in Salmon Arm
October 25, 2017 - 4:31 PM

SALMON ARM – A high-risk offender with warrants in two other provinces was arrested in Salmon Arm after a fight with his father last night.
Additional resources added to search of North Okanagan farm where human remains were found
October 25, 2017 - 3:59 PM

SILVER CREEK - Police are asking the public to be patient and not speculate on the discovery of human remains at a property in the North Okanagan over the weekend.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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