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Kamloops, Okanagan home sales still slow in March
April 06, 2023 - 4:20 PM
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Home sales are still down compared to last year, but picked up from February in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Tenant rescued during early morning Vernon house fire
April 06, 2023 - 1:13 PM

One person is in hospital after quick action from Vernon firefighters this morning.
Boundary commission proposing new Vernon riding for next federal election
May 02, 2022 - 4:48 PM

Kelowna and Vernon could become a new electoral riding by the next federal election.
Okanagan's first tulip festival ready to show you bloomin' good time
May 01, 2022 - 8:37 AM

Tickets for the Okanagan’s first-ever tulip festival in Armstrong have gone on sale.
ESCAPING WAR: Ukrainian family grateful to Canada after arrival in Vernon
May 01, 2022 - 6:45 AM

At 5:30 a.m. on February 24, Fedir Solovei was woken up by a phone call from his 16-year-old son.
Crime involving Vernon's street-entrenched drops again
April 29, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Crime involving Vernon's street entrenched population was down by almost one quarter in the first three months of this year, while overall crime rates in the rates in the city increased by nine per cent.
Okanagan pot shops suing province over unlicenced stores on reserves
April 28, 2022 - 1:30 PM
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A group of cannabis stores in the Okanagan and Shuswap has launched a $40 million legal case against the provincial government because of its failure to close down unlicensed weed stores operating on First Nations reserves.
Curtis Sagmoen back in custody, facing new charges
April 27, 2022 - 12:27 PM

Curtis Sagmoen has been charged with breaching a probation order.
Charge of assaulting police officer against Curtis Sagmoen stayed
April 27, 2022 - 9:24 AM

Curtis Sagmoen has had his charge of assaulting a police officer stayed by Crown council.
Vernon man who stabbed 'friend' gets 16 months jail
April 27, 2022 - 7:30 AM

A Vernon man who stabbed his "friend" in the chest over an alleged debt will spend 16 months behind bars.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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BC bar fined $3,000 for clearing drinks from table 12 minutes late
A BC bar has been fined $3,000 for being 12 minutes late clearing a table. According to a Jan. 15 BC Liquor and Cannabis Branch decision, the bar was required to clear any alcoholic drinks from tables 30 minutes after last call. The d

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
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Kamloops is one of many BC cities badly squeezed for housing, but its mayor suggested too much supply in the rental pool could collapse the real estate market. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson made the surprising suggestion that impending "dep

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