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Okanagan band member suing province over Vernon cannabis store raid
May 05, 2023 - 3:15 PM
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An Okanagan Indian Band member who set up a pot shop in downtown Vernon without provincial approval is suing the province for closing him down.
DAG AABYE: Reclusive Vernon resident's life now immortalized in hardcover
April 30, 2023 - 7:00 AM

In the fall of 2015 while working as a journalist for SportsNet Magazine, Brett Popplewell met Dag Aabye.
Salmon Arm man gets two years jail for raping girlfriend twice
April 29, 2023 - 9:00 AM

A Salmon Arm man who raped his girlfriend on two occasions has been sentenced to two years jail.
Vernon trucker 'duped' in internet scam convicted of fraud
April 29, 2023 - 8:15 AM

A Vernon truck driver who was "duped" in an internet scam has been convicted of fraud.
UPDATE: Pilot walks away from ultra-light plane crash in Salmon Arm
April 28, 2023 - 2:23 PM

The pilot of an ultra-light plane that crashed in Salmon Arm while taking off from the local airport this morning walked away with only minor injuries.
Calgary man who eluded capture in Vernon was busted in Revelstoke
April 28, 2023 - 12:52 PM
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An alleged thief was able to get away from police last week in Vernon, but he was arrested yesterday in Revelstoke thanks to a tip from the public.
Six people busted with drugs and weapons in Vernon
April 26, 2023 - 10:46 AM

A raid on a house in the 3500 block of 24 Avenue in Vernon resulted in six people being arrested.
Prolific offender's Shuswap crime spree ends with jail
April 26, 2023 - 7:38 AM

Prolific offender Jason Ross Cameron was already banned from driving when he decided to steal a Ford F-350 in Chase and take it for a spin.
Canada goose found in Vernon stuck with a hunting arrow
April 25, 2023 - 1:12 PM

A Canada goose was found with a hunting arrow embedded in its body near the Creekside Village senior’s complex in Vernon.
Suspect robs Vernon businesses then flees at high speed
April 25, 2023 - 11:24 AM

Vernon RCMP are looking for a suspect that sped off at high speed when officers attempted to arrest him for theft.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: VNAPR2023

Okanagan band member suing province over Vernon cannabis store raid

DAG AABYE: Reclusive Vernon resident's life now immortalized in hardcover

Salmon Arm man gets two years jail for raping girlfriend twice

Vernon trucker 'duped' in internet scam convicted of fraud

UPDATE: Pilot walks away from ultra-light plane crash in Salmon Arm

Calgary man who eluded capture in Vernon was busted in Revelstoke

Six people busted with drugs and weapons in Vernon

Prolific offender's Shuswap crime spree ends with jail

Canada goose found in Vernon stuck with a hunting arrow

Suspect robs Vernon businesses then flees at high speed

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