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More evictions expected, more affordable housing likely lost in Vernon
July 04, 2015 - 1:00 PM

NOWHERE TO GO
Trial ends for Okanagan women accused of defrauding govt of $200 million in taxes
July 03, 2015 - 9:00 PM

"I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. I'D NEVER MADE THAT KIND OF MONEY."
Federal justice minister to speak in Vernon
July 03, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Justice Minister Peter MacKay is one of several high profile speakers lined up as part of a speaker series for the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce.
City puts brakes on community group wanting to build new Vernon bus shelters
July 03, 2015 - 4:30 PM

WHAT GOES ON CITY PROPERTY MUST MEET CITY POLICY
Elite pro riders at Silver Star this weekend
July 03, 2015 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - Silver Star’s B.C. Cup Downhill Series race this weekend is set to be one of the best biking events of the summer, with close to 250 riders, including 30 pro racers, expected on the mountain.
Vernon soup kitchen sees record-breaking use of services
July 03, 2015 - 10:45 AM

VERNON - A Vernon soup kitchen says it has a record number of mouths to feed, in part due to a dramatic increase in the number of families with children in need of a meal.
Okanagan feeling the heat
July 03, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - Expect temperatures to remain in the mid-30s through much of next week as the Okanagan continues to flirt with record-breaking temperatures.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

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

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

More evictions expected, more affordable housing likely lost in Vernon