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Residential treatment in the Interior has actually declined through the overdose crisis
September 02, 2018 - 12:00 PM

“WE HAVE KIDS DYING. KIDS WE KNOW, THAT WE'VE HELD HERE, AND THEY'RE DYING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET THEM HELP.'
What a provincial state of emergency really means
August 31, 2018 - 4:30 PM

British Columbia is in the midst of a provincial state of emergency due to a significant number wildfires roaring across the province.
Vernon council may reverse decision on shopping cart ban
August 31, 2018 - 1:40 PM

VERNON - Concerned about the costs of legal challenges to a bylaw banning shopping carts from the streets of Vernon has city council rethinking the plan.
Court rules picketers at Kelowna, Vernon casinos can't protest on casino property
August 31, 2018 - 1:02 PM

KELOWNA - Gateway Casinos won a significant legal victory recently barring the union that supports its workers from picketing at two Okanagan casinos.
BCGEU to return to bargaining table with Gateway Casinos next week
August 31, 2018 - 10:00 AM

The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union will return to mediated talks with Gateway Casinos next week.
Vernon launches kids ride for free bus programs
August 30, 2018 - 5:00 PM

VERNON - Kids in Vernon will soon be able to ride the bus for free — sometimes.
Long weekend weather will be cool, unsettled in Okanagan
August 30, 2018 - 11:40 AM

KELOWNA - The unsettled cooler weather of the past week will continue through the long weekend in the Okanagan.
Vernon councillor Catherine Lord announces she won't be running for re-election
August 30, 2018 - 11:18 AM

VERNON - As one Vernon councillor bows out of the upcoming race in this fall's election, two more city council candidates have opted in.
‘High’ school classes offered at Okanagan College
August 29, 2018 - 6:30 PM
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OKANAGAN - Cannabis is legitmately coming to the classroom for the first time in the Okanagan and Shuswap.
Fair's agricultural roots strong as ever as IPE opens for 119th year
August 29, 2018 - 3:00 PM

ARMSTRONG - It's one of the oldest in B.C. and the biggest in Western Canada, the Interior Provincial Exhibition is back for its 119th year promising fairgoers a fun-filled slice of agricultural life.
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Okanagan, Kamloops real estate sales still lagging
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