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Creative Chaos craft fair underway
June 05, 2015 - 1:04 PM

VERNON - A giant Vernon craft show is celebrating 40 years of bringing creative chaos to the North Okanagan.
Why rescuing that baby wild animal is a bad idea
May 30, 2015 - 8:31 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Encounters with wild animals don’t happen every day so it’s hard to know what to do when you come across a baby animal you think might have been abandoned by its parents.
Vernon teen and dad share words of warning after 'creepy' Facebook friend request
May 29, 2015 - 7:30 PM

VERNON - The name on the Facebook friend request was an unfamiliar one, and this particular Vernon teen might have ignored it, except for the mutual friend they had in common. A tap on her cell phone and just like that, they became friends. It wasn’t until she got home and checked her messages that red flags began popping up like Facebook notifications.
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning ended for North Okanagan, watch ended for Okanagan and Shuswap
May 29, 2015 - 5:41 PM

VERNON – Environment Canada has ended a severe thunderstorm warning for the North Okanagan which included the city of Vernon.
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for North Okanagan ended, watch ended for Thompson-Okanagan
May 29, 2015 - 4:38 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm watch for the Thompson-Okanagan.
VIDEO: Spring car cruise attracts automotive fans from across B.C.
May 29, 2015 - 11:32 AM

OKANAGAN – An annual car cruise which started a few years ago as a way for friends and car enthusiasts to show off their rides, has grown to include hundreds of 'tuners' from across the province.
No one to organize this year's Terry Fox Run in Vernon
May 29, 2015 - 8:33 AM

VERNON - Vernon does not yet have an organizer for this year’s Terry Fox Run, and that’s putting the event in jeopardy on its 35th anniversary.
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Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
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Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: VNMAY2915

Creative Chaos craft fair underway

Why rescuing that baby wild animal is a bad idea

Vernon teen and dad share words of warning after 'creepy' Facebook friend request

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning ended for North Okanagan, watch ended for Okanagan and Shuswap

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for North Okanagan ended, watch ended for Thompson-Okanagan

VIDEO: Spring car cruise attracts automotive fans from across B.C.

No one to organize this year's Terry Fox Run in Vernon

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