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iN PHOTOS: Celebrating Halloween
October 31, 2017 - 10:03 AM

How do you celebrate Halloween?
Mother of missing Vernon teen asked to provide DNA sample
October 30, 2017 - 3:23 PM

VERNON - The mother of a missing Vernon teen says she was asked to supply the RCMP with a blood sample for DNA testing late last week.
Inattentive driver injured during weekend crash in Salmon Arm
October 30, 2017 - 1:04 PM

SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm man and his passenger were injured early Sunday morning when he lost control of his truck, drove through an intersection and collided with an embankment on the side of the highway.
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
October 29, 2017 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Lucy came to the Vernon Shelter with a serious wound on her leg, but now that it is healed she is ready to find her forever home.
Treat Trail is back in downtown Vernon on Halloween
October 27, 2017 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - Trick-or-treaters will be hitting the streets of downtown Vernon on Halloween next week.
North Okanagan Mountie intends to fight charge of driving without due care
October 26, 2017 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - The case against a North Okanagan cop charged in connection with a motorcycle crash last year will go to trial.
Man tied to site of human remains discovery in North Okanagan remains in custody
October 26, 2017 - 11:21 AM

VERNON - A man associated with a property in the North Okanagan where human remains were found remains in custody after a brief court appearance this morning.
Charges laid in Vernon car crash that killed two young women
October 26, 2017 - 8:33 AM

VERNON - Drunk driving charges have been laid against a North Okanagan man in connection to a 2016 crash that killed two young women.
Wanted man arrested after fight with his father in Salmon Arm
October 25, 2017 - 4:31 PM

SALMON ARM – A high-risk offender with warrants in two other provinces was arrested in Salmon Arm after a fight with his father last night.
Additional resources added to search of North Okanagan farm where human remains were found
October 25, 2017 - 3:59 PM

SILVER CREEK - Police are asking the public to be patient and not speculate on the discovery of human remains at a property in the North Okanagan over the weekend.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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