News Items tag as: VNMAY22017

Celebrities get behind fight to save Vernon's Kin Race Track
May 15, 2017 - 9:12 AM

VERNON - An Okanagan group’s fight to save Kin Race Track in Vernon has got some star power behind it.
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it’s leaving cannabis retailers in a tough spot. The distribution branch handles almost all of the province’s cann

Big increase in homeless populations in Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm
Homelessness in Penticton has almost doubled over the last seven years, while Vernon also saw an increase of more than 20% in the same time period. The number of people in Penticton without a home has increased by 80% since 2018, with 194 n

Scientists find ancient life-size animal rock carvings in the Saudi Arabian desert
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in t
October 04, 2025 10:00 AM
'AI actor' Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood
NEW YORK (AP) — Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent. But unlike mos
October 04, 2025 8:00 AM
Kamloops code of conduct most used, most transparent in Thompson-Okanagan
Local politicians were left to their own devices when BC brought code of conduct rules into law three years ago and
October 04, 2025 6:00 AM
BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it
October 04, 2025 6:00 AM
A hurricane sank a Spanish fleet in 1715. This summer, salvagers found $1M in coins
A team of excavators has uncovered a load of long-lost Spanish coins buried for centuries under the surf and sand al
October 03, 2025 9:00 PM

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