News Items tag as: Vernon news

Vernon dog obsessed with swimming becomes TikTok star
May 27, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Every night at 7 p.m. Vernon resident Lisa Mazurek streams video on TikTok of her dog, Thor, jumping into and swimming in his very own indoor pool and it’s delighting his followers, over 65,000 of them.
Vernon school district joins business in demand for more affordable worker housing
May 23, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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Vernon schools are struggling to recruit workers because of the housing crisis. So are other employers, such as Interior Health.
Epic Adventure teams power through Okanagan in gruelling race
May 23, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Contestants participating in a gruelling 580-kilometre adventure race will be making their way through the North Okanagan today and tomorrow as four teams compete on foot, mountain bikes and in canoes using maps and compasses to navigate the Okanagan race course.
Vernon woman braves the elements to save her dog
May 22, 2023 - 3:30 PM

A Vernon woman probably didn’t think her day could get any worse after losing her dog at Marshall Field, and then she slipped into a cold creek and became submerged.
Crown seeks to revoke accused Vernon killer's bail
May 19, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A woman accused of murder in Vernon is back in custody after she allegedly breached her conditions near Victoria.
UPDATE: Wildfire in Silver Star foothills above Vernon extinguished
May 18, 2023 - 2:33 PM

Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire in the Silver Star foothills above Vernon.
Salmon Arm woman claims hospital lab mix-up delayed cancer diagnosis
May 18, 2023 - 6:00 AM

A Salmon Arm woman is taking Interior Health and her surgeon to court after she says her cancer went undiagnosed for eight months.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
May 17, 2023 - 1:56 PM

UPDATE: May 17, 2023
Smoke from Alberta wildfires prompts smoky skies warning in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 17, 2023 - 12:09 PM

Most of the B.C. Interior can expect poor air quality thanks to smoke from wildfires burning in Alberta.
$675,000 scratcher sold at Vernon mall
May 15, 2023 - 10:20 AM

A Coldstream Couple bought a scratcher worth $675,000 at a mall in Vernon.
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iN PHOTOS: These moths photographed in Kamloops look like hummingbirds
Kamloops photographers are taking pictures of a unique moth that looks like a lot like a hummingbird, but they have to be skilled to get a good capture. The colourful hummingbird clearwing moth is a fast flyer that mimics hummingbirds.

Slowly smoked BBQ a juicy new addition to Penticton's rail trail
Flying Pig Barbeque just opened at kilometre three on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail in Penticton, on the same site as Abandoned Rail Brewing Company, so cyclists and hikers can now pick up some juicy brisket or pulled pork, order a cold craft beer

Minnesota governor signs bill to legalize marijuana, effective this summer
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of people wearing green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to l

Kamloops society makes changes after youth in care started fire in duplex
A Kamloops non-profit that helps find accommodations for homeless kids is taking added precautions after a youth in care started a fire that destroyed part of a duplex. The North Shore fire was restricted to just half the duplex but the nei

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