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iN PHOTOS: Two popular North Okanagan hiking trails to explore this summer
August 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Some outdoor enthusiasts are spending the summer hitting the trails in the Thompson-Okanagan and there are many to choose from.
Crankworx mountain biking competition introduces a new women's series
July 31, 2024 - 9:00 PM

Crankworx mountain biking comes to Vernon and welcomes women to compete in the new gold level women’s slopestyle event.
In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase
July 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Behind closed doors, the Okanagan Indian Band council have voted themselves up to 50% pay increases and kept knowledge of the extra wages from their membership.
Vernon woman’s body found in wheeled cart at Polson Park
July 30, 2024 - 11:38 AM

Police are looking for answers after a 40-year-old Vernon woman’s body was found in a wheeled cart in Polson Park on Monday.
Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches
July 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Tip-toeing through the goose feces littering the grass at Vernon's Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake it's a wonder why anyone would bother going there.
Shuswap school district fined $3,000 over repeated water sampling failure
July 28, 2024 - 3:30 PM

The North Okanagan Shuswap school district has been fined $3,040 for multiple failures in submitting water samples to the province.
Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
July 28, 2024 - 2:45 PM

A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of doctors after he was told to take Tylenol following a trip to the emergency department but ended up needing open heart surgery a week later.
Chainsaw mischief and a burglar’s request in Salmon Arm
July 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM

From chainsaw mischief to a burglar’s request, Salmon Arm RCMP dealt with some unusual suspects in June.
Society launches campaign to save North Okanagan's Historic O'Keefe Ranch
July 27, 2024 - 1:00 PM

The Historic O’Keefe Ranch society plans to introduce a trio of campaigns to demonstrate the need for a lease renewal from the City of Vernon.
UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP found wanted father and his kids
July 26, 2024 - 2:54 PM

UPDATE: July 27, 2024
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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