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Costed platforms, voter turnout highlight federal election campaign this week
April 25, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The last full week of the 2025 election campaign had the party leaders crisscrossing the country making their final pitches and shoring up support ahead of Monday's vote.
'No longer silenced': Vernon hockey coach jailed for historic sexual assault on teen
April 24, 2025 - 4:47 PM

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Shuswap man calls cops after mom throws action figures on the floor
April 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Shuswap man, who still lives with his mom and refuses to lift a finger, called RCMP last month after his mother threw his action figures on the floor.
Teenager killed in fall on Bastion Mountain near Salmon Arm
April 22, 2025 - 4:05 PM

A group of teenagers was hiking near Salmon Arm on Monday when one died from a fall.
Vernon RCMP officer accused of 'discreditable conduct'
April 19, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Vernon RCMP constable stands accused of discreditable conduct.
North Okanagan fire truck flown to Guatemala for new lease of life
April 18, 2025 - 4:00 AM
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The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department’s ladder truck served the area faithfully for 30 years, and now it’s going to help a community in Guatemala.
$50,000 contest win to help keep Vernon's O'Keefe Ranch mansion standing
April 17, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The centrepiece of Vernon's Historic O'Keefe Ranch will have its lifespan extended with an influx of cash.
Federal leader debates dominate election campaign this week
April 17, 2025 - 1:00 PM

The federal election campaign is going full tilt as candidates try to woe voters and leaders try to convince you their party is the one you should vote for.
Salmon Arm RCMP ask for help to find missing person from 23 years ago
April 17, 2025 - 9:11 AM

Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public’s help to track down a man who went missing in the early 2000s.
BC man sues police watchdog over report into Vernon murder
April 17, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A BC man has lost a legal case against the province's police watchdog which he launched after reading a newspaper article.
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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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$5M for wind machines, heaters to protect tree fruit in Okanagan, Kootenays
Following some extremely challenging years for B.C. farmers the provincial government has allocated $5 million for tree fruit growers in the Okanagan and Kootenay regions so there can be more local fruit for everyone to enjoy. “Earlie

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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