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Splatsin First Nation launches lawsuit against B.C. government
October 14, 2015 - 9:00 PM

ENDERBY - A local First Nation has filed a lawsuit against the B.C. government accusing it of ignoring the band's jurisdiction over the welfare of its children.
The cause of that foul odour at Vernon's Polson Park
October 14, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - It should smell like the fresh outdoors, but instead Polson Park in Vernon has been wrinkling noses lately.
ELECTION 2015: Strategic voting group calls for Liberals to vote NDP in three Southern Interior ridings
October 14, 2015 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Stephen Harper says strategic voting doesn’t really exist but Just The Facts Canada Inc. says it does and it is using a full-page ad in the Globe & Mail newspaper to get the message out.
More questions about Vernon blue bin recycling program
October 14, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon city council is embarking on a blue bin fact-finding mission.
Cattle poaching problem continues in the North Okanagan
October 14, 2015 - 12:00 PM

VERNON - Another cow was found killed and left to rot over the weekend.
Boil water notice from 2012 lifted in North Okanagan
October 14, 2015 - 11:58 AM

NORTH OKANAGAN - Water users in the Okanagan Landing area can finally have water straight out of the tap.
ELECTION 2015: New polls paint different pictures in North Okanagan-Shuswap
October 14, 2015 - 10:30 AM

VERNON - Hot on the heels of a poll released by local citizens, two other groups have commissioned surveys and the findings show mixed results.
The pesky problem a Vernon politician says is causing bed bugs to spread like wildfire
October 14, 2015 - 8:30 AM

VERNON - A Vernon councillor is shocked at how common bed bugs are in the city, and he has at least one idea of how they’re spreading.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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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