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Boom times? The changing face of Vernon's main street
November 01, 2021 - 6:28 AM

Downtown Vernon is going through a revitalization. While 'for lease' signs still dot 30 Avenue, the city's main drag has had a spate of new businesses open their doors.
‘We will rebuild,’ North Okanagan gymnastics community reeling after facility destroyed by fire
October 31, 2021 - 12:16 PM

The North Okanagan gymnastics community is mourning the loss of a non-profit’s facility after it was destroyed by fire this morning.
Firefighters battling flames at Vernon gymnastics club
October 31, 2021 - 8:42 AM

Emergency crews are on scene of a fire in a Vernon gymnastics club.
11 candidates running for vacant council position in Vernon byelection
October 29, 2021 - 5:13 PM

Eleven candidates will be vying for votes in the City of Vernon's upcoming byelection.
Vernon RCMP say suspected bomb not an explosive
October 29, 2021 - 9:10 AM

Vernon RCMP has confirmed a bomb-like device discovered in a residential apartment yesterday morning was not an explosive.
Three men to be extradited to US in 15-year-old Okanagan marijuana smuggling case
October 29, 2021 - 7:30 AM
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Three men alleged to have been involved in smuggling marijuana in hollowed-out logs from the North Okanagan to California 15 years ago have failed to block their extradition to the United States.
Vernon slated for two new fast food drive-thru restaurants, including Popeyes
October 28, 2021 - 6:00 PM
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Vernon will soon have two new drive-thru fast-food restaurants.
Two taken to hospital in crash involving cement truck on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
October 28, 2021 - 2:27 PM

Two people were taken to hospital after a crash involving a SUV, a cement truck and a pickup on the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Salmon Arm this morning.
UPDATE: Vernon RCMP evacuate residents, close street after suspected bomb discovered
October 28, 2021 - 11:20 AM

Vernon RCMP have shut down several blocks of 24 Avenue following the discovery of an object that appeared to be a bomb.
Okanagan's latest dining takes place in a 500-year-old farmhouse
October 28, 2021 - 6:30 AM
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To complement its authentic Austrian-German menu, Sparkling Hill Resort has opened a new restaurant in an actual 500-year-old farmhouse.
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The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
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Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

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