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Flu shot season in the Southern Interior
November 04, 2015 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the peak of flu season just a few weeks away, Health Canada has started its yearly vaccination program.
Ski coach pleads guilty to bringing minors to Vernon ski resort for sexual activities
November 04, 2015 - 3:50 PM

VERNON - A Seattle ski coach arrested in a high profile child pornography case nearly two years ago in Vernon has pleaded guilty to a related offence in the United States.
Devastating fire leaves big hole in Malakwa community
November 04, 2015 - 2:30 PM

MALAKWA - Those who visited the Skyline Truck Stop in Malakwa always left with a full tank, and a full belly.
North Okanagan schools get provincial cash handouts
November 04, 2015 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - Local schools are getting a cash infusion from the provincial government.
Poppy donations stolen from one Vernon business, tip jar from a second
November 04, 2015 - 12:55 PM

VERNON - Two local businesses are asking the public to keep an eye out after a man in a blue hoodie made off with poppy pin donations and a tip jar Monday evening.
Vernon father and son killed in tragic plane crash loved to soar
November 04, 2015 - 8:30 AM

VERNON - A father and son from Vernon died doing something they both loved: going ‘wheels up’.
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Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
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Central Okanagan real estate sales still lagging after busiest August in 4 years
Real estate sales in the Central Okanagan are still 25% below the decade average, but it was still the busiest August in four years. The Rennie Advance real estate analysis report shows that single-family home sales were up 9% over August 2

Flu shot season in the Southern Interior