News Items tag as: Vernon census 2016

Can you guess what Vernon’s top spoken languages are?
August 04, 2017 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - It’s no surprise that for more than 38,000 Vernon residents, English is the language most commonly spoken at home. But the second and third languages might surprise you.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

How a union at a Kamloops A&W beat the odds
After 18 months of effort, 20 workers at a Kamloops A&W have their first collective agreement. The workers are the first staff at a Canadian A&W restaurant to successfully unionize, acco

Thailand vows to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving tourists soar
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months. Thailand became the first country

Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats. According to an April 11 BC Farm Industry Review Board decision, Kristi Gerigk had two dogs and 10 cats seized in February when s

Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement
OTTAWA — The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work,
May 22, 2025 10:10 PM
B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms
Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray." Desj
May 22, 2025 9:00 PM
Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians say
Israeli tanks and drones attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage,
May 22, 2025 7:17 PM
iN PHOTOS: A peek behind the curtain at Cirque du Soleil show in Kelowna
Everyone had a different demeanour warming up on the ice for the Cirque du Soleil show in Kelowna. Some of the stunt
May 22, 2025 7:00 PM
Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside
May 22, 2025 6:40 PM

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