The City of Vernon is encouraging people use its online portal for financial billing.With the ongoing Canada Post labour dispute, the city said residents and business owners may experience delays in receiving utility bills, property tax notices and business license renewals.To ensure people receive their important bill...

Skiers and snowboarders will be able to hit the slopes earlier than expected.SilverStar Mountain Resort will open a week early for the 2024-25 winter season.The Express Gondola, Comet Chair, and Silver Queen will officially open at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, with more than 10 groomed runs ready for riders."We ar...

Fundraising is well underway for the planned near-$5 million expansion of space and offerings at Sovereign Lake Nordic Club (SLNC), around a 25-minute drive from downtown Vernon.The club aims to renew their public day lodge that will give them the space and amenities needed to welcome Nordic sports enthusiasts of all a...

British Columbians in need of rides will have more options in the near future.Uber has announced it will be expanding it's services to communities throughout B.C. starting in early 2025."British Columbians and visitors alike are constantly opening the app to try and find a ride just like they can in most cities ac...

Kelowna RCMP are searching for a stolen truck that has a number of unique features.The black Ford F350 was reported stolen from a business in the 2700 block of Highway 97 in the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 10.The truck is lifted with black wheels and has several other unique features, including a front push bar, blac...

Police in Kelowna launched an operation to target school zone speeders earlier this month, yielding striking results.RCMP say the Kelowna Municipal Traffic Section 45 school zone violation tickets were issued between Nov. 4 and 7.Among those issued tickets was a driver who was caught going 69 kilometres per hour in a 3...

Heated floors are popular for good reason, but they're not for everyone. Dennis from Arden Tile laid out some of the pros and cons of heated tile for your bathroom, and how to decide whether they're worth the investment. First things first "My first question to my clients is always whether or not they like the fee...

When your vision is good and your eyes feel fine, it might seem like there's no reason to see an eye doctor. For people 65 and over, that's not the case. "This is a big misconception," stated optometrist Dr. Mark Langer. He said a lot of the major eye conditions that can cause significant vision loss later in...

Waking up with a headache is no way to start your day. For many people, the cause of that headache starts in their mouth. Dr. Krystal Hakkaart and Certified Dental Assistant, Valerie Suraci of Elevate Dental explain the link. "There are a couple of reasons why headaches come from tension to clenching your jaw, to ...

Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia government are off to California to promote the province as a hot spot for film production. Spencer Chandra Herbert, minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport, says in a statement that they want to bring the "biggest produc...

A test for Canada's emergency alert system is set to take place just as British Columbia cleans up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" weather system that cut power and battered parts of the coast with hurricane-force winds. The national alert system is typically tested twice a year, with the next test set to tak...

VANCOUVER - Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people. Winds from the bomb cyclone weather system were expected to reach 120 km/h on the central and north coast, al...

OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner's inquest into the July 2016 death of 38-year-old Abdirahman Abdi began earlier this week, with witnesses testifying today. Abdi died after police respo...

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget. The $7.28 billion budget unveiled today by Mayor Valérie Plante includes a promise to incre...

MONTREAL - A new survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog says young Quebecers are far less interested compared to older residents about being served in English in stores. In a report published this week, the watchdog says 41 per cent of customers between the ages of 18 and 34 reported feeling indifferent to bei...

OTTAWA - After watching the Ottawa Senators play their first 18 games of the 2024-25 NHL campaign, general manager Steve Staios gave his assessment of the season so far. In short, there have been flashes of promise but a lack of consistency, which is reflected in the Senators' 8-9-1 record. While emphasizing that the t...

MONTREAL - Finnish star Ronja Savolainen wants her opponents to fear driving the net when she's on the ice. As she enters her first PWHL season, the Ottawa Charge defender plans to introduce herself with an unapologetic, hard-nosed style. "I just want to be myself out there, not holding back, be a tough player, a ...

EDMONTON - Ed Hervey didn't hold back when describing the Edmonton Elks team. "I do not like where the club sits in the CFL, as far as the perception" said Hervey, who on Wednesday was introduced as the team's new general manager. "I would equate it to laughingstock." For a franchise that has not be...