News Items tag as: VNAUG2025

Vernon pub avoids fine after serving teen in sting operation
September 06, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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In a rare move, a Vernon pub that inadvertently served a minor an alcoholic drink has avoided being fined or shut down for a week after it proved it had done its due diligence not to serve teens.
WestJet blames 'pilot availability' but Vernon snowbird sues and wins
September 01, 2025 - 4:00 PM

WestJet blamed the weather and pilot availability, but a Vernon woman whose flight back from Mexico was delayed by two days has been awarded $1,700 after she took the airline to court.
iN VIDEO: Dog overjoyed with free neighbourhood puppy pool in Armstrong
August 30, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Becky Mason was walking her young pup through a neighbourhood in Armstrong on a hot summer day when the pup got a welcome surprise from a kind neighbour.
Uncommunicative Vernon contractor loses after suing another customer
August 26, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A Vernon contractor hired to fix an air conditioner has failed in its attempt to sue the client after a tribunal ruled that its lack of communication was a breach of the contract.
Vernon cop loses job after he forcefully kissed drunk colleague
August 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM

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RCMP conduct board rules Vernon Mountie sexually assaulted colleague
August 21, 2025 - 6:00 PM

An RCMP Conduct Board has found that Vernon Mountie Const. Shaun Miranda forced an unwanted kiss on a drunken colleague at a staff Christmas party.
Vernon RCMP officer denies wrongdoing, claims he kissed coworker on cheek
August 20, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The woman who alleges that Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Const. Shaun Miranda kissed her while at a staff Christmas party, wiped tears from her eyes as she explained at the RCMP Conduct Board hearing that she didn't want the matter formally reported.
RCMP say small brush fire in Coldstream deliberately set
August 20, 2025 - 10:47 AM

RCMP investigators are looking for witnesses after a suspicious brush fire in Coldstream last month.
BC Law Society suing prohibited Vernon lawyer
August 20, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The BC Law Society is taking legal action against a former Vernon lawyer who it ordered to resign and prohibited from practicing for 10 years.
iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan
August 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A decade ago, the footage on Lake Country outdoorsman Cory Jmaeff’s trail cameras didn’t have grizzly bears on it, but in recent years the bears have become a regular feature.
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JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas just can't help himself
OPINION People are going to start to think I don’t like Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, since I really haven't had anything good to say about him. That’s not really true. I will say this: He’s been Kelowna’s b

Foreign temporary worker claw backs hampers record Okanagan cherry season
As politicians lob criticisms toward the temporary foreign worker program that fills open Canadian jobs, Okanagan orchardists would like more workers. When orchards across the region surpassed already-high expectations for this years crop,

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

BC tenant's misconduct nets him $57,000, until landlord finds out
A BC tenant has been ordered to pay $3,500 to his landlord after he hoodwinked the Residential Tenancy Branch about why he'd been evicted, which led to the landlord being ordered to pay the tenant $57,000. According to a Sept. 11 BC Sup

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