News Items tag as: VNJUN2018

Lumby man dies in weekend car crash
July 09, 2018 - 11:40 AM

LUMBY - A 32-year-old man was killed and a woman injured after a pickup crashed in Lumby over the weekend.
Pride flag raised outside Vernon Cadet Training Centre
June 30, 2018 - 3:30 PM

VERNON - The rainbow flag goes up today as it does with all intake cadet days at the Vernon Cadet Training Centre.
West Kelowna police looking for answers after 'suspicious' death of Vernon woman
June 29, 2018 - 2:55 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A 29-year-old Vernon woman has died under suspicious circumstances and police are looking to the public for help.
Police raid impacts Okanagan drug trafficking ring
June 29, 2018 - 10:56 AM

LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP raided a home in Lake Country last week seizing a variety of drugs including a heroin-fentanyl mix packaged for sale.
No bail for man accused of wife's murder 30 years ago in Vernon
June 29, 2018 - 10:49 AM

VERNON - A man accused of conspiring to murder his wife more than 30 years ago in Vernon was denied bail today.
Vernon councillor walked through life making every word, every cent and every vote count
June 28, 2018 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Bob Spiers left home on Monday morning and walked to Vernon City Hall, just like he always did. The 71-year-old city councillor didn’t have a driver’s license.
Police investigate hit and run collision in Spallumcheen
June 28, 2018 - 4:15 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - North Okanagan police are investigating a hit and run this morning that caused extensive vehicle damage.
Gateway Casino workers in Kamloops, Okanagan get ready to strike
June 28, 2018 - 11:45 AM

Workers at four casinos in the Thompson-Okanagan are preparing to walk off the job tomorrow.
Cool, wet weather expected for Canada Day long weekend in Okanagan
June 28, 2018 - 11:22 AM

OKANAGAN – Your chance of getting a sunburn this Canada Day long weekend in the Okanagan is pretty low.
Former Vernon teacher acquitted of sex assault against student claims discrimination by employer
June 27, 2018 - 8:00 PM

A former Vernon teacher says she was unfairly fired from her job as a youth worker after a criminal record check showed she was previously charged — and eventually acquitted — of sexual assault against a male student.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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