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Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim
October 31, 2024 - 7:00 PM
'Poison in every puff': Warning labels on individual smokes coming this summer
May 31, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Health Canada's new regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are set to come into effect this summer.
Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes
October 08, 2019 - 6:00 AM

WASHINGTON - Only two years ago, electronic cigarettes were viewed as a small industry with big potential to improve public health by offering a path to steer millions of smokers away from deadly cigarettes.
How Kamloops' once booming cigar industry went up in smoke
September 02, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops was once home to a company that created, sold, and exported nearly 4,000 Havana cigars per day.
Cigarette packs with graphic images, blunt warnings are effective: focus groups
July 21, 2018 - 11:00 AM

OTTAWA - One image shows a woman's torso with a cigarette being burned into her bladder through underwear.
Alberta will ban menthol tobacco sales in four months to curb youth smoking
June 01, 2015 - 7:02 AM

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is joining provinces that are banning the sale of menthol tobacco.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Drug-fuelled assault left North Okanagan man naked, beaten, and pepper sprayed
VERNON - A violent assault that left a man naked, beaten and pepper sprayed earned two North Okanagan men time behind bars. On June 18, 2015, a man was hitchhiking on Highway 97 when a group
August 11, 2017 5:30 PM
Okanagan woman charged in 2 separate cases of kidnapping
An Okanagan woman with a lengthy criminal record is back behind bars having been recently charged with two separate counts of kidnapping. Amanda Marie Sach, along with three other suspects,
March 26, 2022 6:00 AM
Vernon woman found dead leaves behind two daughters
A woman found dead in a Vernon home has been identified as 32-year-old Kaylee Bannister. An online fundraiser set up in her memory says that Bannister left behind two young daughters.
June 07, 2024 7:00 AM
UPDATE: Controversial video of Kamloops RCMP arrest going viral
A Kamloops RCMP officer was recorded making a controversial arrest in front of city hall Monday, and the video is making rounds on the internet. In the video, Const. Dave Tucker already had
August 02, 2023 4:34 PM
Death of man whose body was found near Silver Star deemed suspicious
RCMP are investigating after the discovery of a 30-year-old man's body who appears to have died in suspicious circumstances. According to an RCMP media release, the body of Miguel Suzor
July 05, 2023 12:04 PM
How controversial Okanagan MLA Tara Armstrong got herself a raise
Controversial Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong got herself a big pay raise by helping to form the new political party One BC. Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie is the n
June 17, 2025 6:00 AM
Kelowna bakery featured on Food Network closing for good
It was the perfect storm for Whisk Bakery + Cafe. A combination of personal issues, the rising costs of items due to inflation and issues with finding and retaining staff means the bakery wi
July 21, 2022 12:30 PM
Canada's only desert is in B.C. but not where you think it is
Canada’s only desert is in the Southern Interior of B.C. but it might not be where you think it is. They lay that claim in Osoyoos, where you’ll find the Nk’Mip desert cult
July 03, 2021 12:03 PM
Kelowna cannabis grower suing Shuswap weed firm, alleges it's owed $250K
A Kelowna cannabis growing company is suing a Shuswap marijuana processor alleging that it hasn't paid for roughly $250,000 of weed. In a Notice of Claim filed at the Vernon courthouse A
August 12, 2023 7:00 PM
One dead in Fraser Canyon head-on collision
Police are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage of a fatal accident involving three vehicles in a Fraser Canyon collision on Sunday. BC Highway Patrol said two vehicles collided head-on
July 15, 2025 11:30 AM

Top News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim

'Poison in every puff': Warning labels on individual smokes coming this summer

Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes

How Kamloops' once booming cigar industry went up in smoke

Cigarette packs with graphic images, blunt warnings are effective: focus groups

Alberta will ban menthol tobacco sales in four months to curb youth smoking

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