News Items tag as: Vernon news

RCMP conduct board rules Vernon Mountie sexually assaulted colleague
August 21, 2025 - 6:00 PM

An RCMP Conduct Board has found that Vernon Mountie Const. Shaun Miranda forced an unwanted kiss on a drunken colleague at a staff Christmas party.
Vernon RCMP officer denies wrongdoing, claims he kissed coworker on cheek
August 20, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The woman who alleges that Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Const. Shaun Miranda kissed her while at a staff Christmas party, wiped tears from her eyes as she explained at the RCMP Conduct Board hearing that she didn't want the matter formally reported.
RCMP say small brush fire in Coldstream deliberately set
August 20, 2025 - 10:47 AM

RCMP investigators are looking for witnesses after a suspicious brush fire in Coldstream last month.
BC Law Society suing prohibited Vernon lawyer
August 20, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The BC Law Society is taking legal action against a former Vernon lawyer who it ordered to resign and prohibited from practicing for 10 years.
iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan
August 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A decade ago, the footage on Lake Country outdoorsman Cory Jmaeff’s trail cameras didn’t have grizzly bears on it, but in recent years the bears have become a regular feature.
Vernon officer 'forcefully' tried to kiss drunk colleague: RCMP conduct board
August 18, 2025 - 2:31 PM

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Teen entrepreneur makes rings out of antlers in Lake Country
August 16, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Lake Country teen Rocklin Broad is turning donated antlers into unique-looking rings he's selling on his website and at local markets.
OKIB 'deeply concerned' Splatsin building houses in Vernon warehouse
August 15, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A housing initiative from the Splatsin First Nation that will see pre-fabricated houses built in a warehouse in Vernon has been met with ire by the Okanagan Indian Band, which takes issue that the warehouse is located on the unceded territory of the Syilx Nation.
Vernon paddleboarder victim of hit and run on Kal Lake
August 11, 2025 - 5:15 PM

A Vernon woman was injured and mentally shaken up after getting hit by a speedboat while paddleboarding with a friend on Kalamalka Lake Sunday evening.
Mystery of missing stone angel from Coldstream cemetery solved
August 10, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Coldstream resident Cher Turanski was in tears for several days after the grave marker on her mother’s plot in Coldstream Municipal Cemetery went missing over the August long weekend.
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La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

In Kenya's capital, a new Rastafari temple shows the movement's endurance
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More people left Thompson-Okanagan to other provinces in 2024 than arrived
The Thompson-Okanagan region had its slowest year of population growth in more than a decade last year. According to a report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024, more than 9,200 p

News Items tag as: Vernon news

RCMP conduct board rules Vernon Mountie sexually assaulted colleague

Vernon RCMP officer denies wrongdoing, claims he kissed coworker on cheek

RCMP say small brush fire in Coldstream deliberately set

BC Law Society suing prohibited Vernon lawyer

iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan

Vernon officer 'forcefully' tried to kiss drunk colleague: RCMP conduct board

Teen entrepreneur makes rings out of antlers in Lake Country

OKIB 'deeply concerned' Splatsin building houses in Vernon warehouse

Vernon paddleboarder victim of hit and run on Kal Lake

Mystery of missing stone angel from Coldstream cemetery solved

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