News Items tag as: Vernon news

iN NUMBERS: The planned CFIA ostrich cull in Edgewood
May 23, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Do you think you could take an ostrich in a fight?
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located
May 22, 2025 - 2:40 PM

UPDATE: May 22, 2025
Vernon doctor who once had sex with patient reprimanded again
May 21, 2025 - 2:12 PM

A Vernon doctor, who was suspended for 12 months for having sex with a patient in his office almost 25 years ago, has again been reprimanded by the regulator for not using approved chaperones when examining female patients.
Conservative MP pushing for a stay of execution for flock of ostriches in Kootenays
May 16, 2025 - 10:10 AM

Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Conservative MP Scott Anderson is officially pushing for a stay of execution for 400 ostriches in West Kootenay.
RCMP make arrest in late night shooting in Vernon
May 15, 2025 - 4:39 PM

An assault led to a shooting in Vernon Wednesday night, and police have a suspect in custody.
Sicamous bridge blockade lifted after talks between First Nations and construction companies
May 15, 2025 - 10:00 AM
iNwheels

A Trans-Canada Highway bridge blockade by Splatsin First Nation earlier this week has been lifted after negotiations to honour the agreement to include Indigenous workers.
Convicted Vernon man says he was trying to give sawed-off shotgun to RCMP when arrested
May 13, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A BC judge has rejected a Vernon man's story that he was on the way to the police station to hand over a sawed-off shotgun when he was arrested.
Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
May 12, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules.
First Nations blockade Trans-Canada bridge in Sicamous claiming broken promises
May 12, 2025 - 11:41 AM
iNwheels

Splatsin First Nation said broken promises to include Indigenous workers in the project to rebuild the bridge in Sicamous are why the bridge has been blockaded Monday.
Fatal motorcycle crash in Enderby
May 09, 2025 - 2:01 PM
iNwheels

Vernon RCMP are looking into a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Thursday.
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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

News Items tag as: Vernon news

iN NUMBERS: The planned CFIA ostrich cull in Edgewood

UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located

Vernon doctor who once had sex with patient reprimanded again

Conservative MP pushing for a stay of execution for flock of ostriches in Kootenays

RCMP make arrest in late night shooting in Vernon

Sicamous bridge blockade lifted after talks between First Nations and construction companies

Convicted Vernon man says he was trying to give sawed-off shotgun to RCMP when arrested

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building

First Nations blockade Trans-Canada bridge in Sicamous claiming broken promises

Fatal motorcycle crash in Enderby

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