Closed For the Season
Vernon's RV sani-dump to close for the season Monday
It's the last chance to empty the RV waste tanks.The City of Vernon will close it's sani-dump station for the season Monday, Oct. 21.The site, located at 6401 Tronson Road across from the Vernon Regional Airport, has four waste dumping and water filling stations, and can be used through the weekend leading up to the cl...
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Drought Conditions
OBWB encourages continued water conservation as it hands out 'Make Water Work' prizes
Though the hot weather has passed, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) continues to encourage people to conserve water.The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship ranked the Okanagan at Drought Level 2 for the seventh consecutive week Thursday, Oct. 17.Under Level 2, conditions are unlikely to create adverse...
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Road Work
Paving in Coldstream impacting access to Highway 6
Motorists in Coldstream trying to get onto Highway 6 will need to use an alternative route Thursday.Paving is scheduled for School Road from Highway 6 to the railway crossing Oct. 17.The southbound lanes remain open from traffic coming off the highway, though motorists looking to access to the highway will be detoured ...
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What Matters
2024 Provincial Election
Nearly a third of local registered voters cast early ballots in the provincial election
6h ago
Amber Alert issued for five-day-old baby in Saskatchewan
Fixed Fares for Short Trips
Neuron to introduce flat fees for e-scooter rentals in Vernon
12h ago
Water Main Break
Precautionary Boil Water Notice issued for East Hill area
Oct 16, 2024
Okanagan
Drought Conditions
OBWB encourages continued water conservation as it hands out 'Make Water Work' prizes
Though the hot weather has passed, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) continues to encourage people to conserve water.The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship ranked the Okanagan at Drought Level 2 for the seventh consecutive week Thursday, Oct. 17.Under Level 2, conditions are unlikely to create adverse...
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Bait Bike Operation
Theft nabbed within minutes of bait bike being placed in Kelowna
A recent use of a bait bike in Kelowna ended with an arrest in just a few minutes.Kelowna RCMP deployed a bait bike in the downtown core Thursday, Oct. 10, and within four minutes a person stole it.The suspect was initially arrested but later released pending a court appearance in January.The alleged thief faces one co...
Oct 16, 2024
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Connecting Farmers to Available Land
Young Agrarians to host Land Linking Workshop in Kelowna
The organization that supports the next generation of farmers will host a Land Linking Workshop in the Okanagan later this month.The Young Agrarians, working alongside the B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP) will host the workshop aimed at bringing together land seekers and landholders to a network where they can explor...
Oct 16, 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
Skip the Click: The Risks of Buying Tile
Skip the Click: The Risks of Buying Tile Online
Ordering online may be convenient for some items, but for other products it's a different story. Dennis from Arden Tile explained why online shopping is such a poor fit for buying tile. Heavy and fragile "Freight logistics can be a nightmare for a product like tile. It's heavy and fragile, which is a bad combinati...
Oct 01, 2024
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Why Back-To-School Eye Exams Shouldn't Be Overlooked
Fall can be a busy time for families. Backpacks filled with fresh school supplies, a new routine for the household, and added extracurricular activities. It can be a lot to fit in, but a back-to-school assignment that shouldn't get missed is a child's eye exam. "It's all about setting kids up for the most success ...
Sep 02, 2024
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Planning For Success On Your Tile Project
Successful projects take meticulous planning, and renovation projects are no exception. For a rundown on the process they follow for their bathroom renos, we spoke with Dennis from Arden Tile. Begin with the basics Go by the store with some general ideas of what you have in mind for your bathroom, as well as a rough es...
Aug 26, 2024
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What Matters
2024 Provincial Election
Nearly a third of local registered voters cast early ballots in the provincial election
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Show & Shine Beauties, Plus A Few Beater
Show & Shine Beauties, Plus A Few Beaters
Fixed Fares for Short Trips
Neuron to introduce flat fees for e-scooter rentals in Vernon
12h ago
Water Main Break
Precautionary Boil Water Notice issued for East Hill area
Oct 16, 2024
Anniversary Open House Marks Monashee Op
Anniversary Open House Marks Monashee Optometry's First Year in Business
Connecting Farmers to Available Land
Young Agrarians to host Land Linking Workshop in Kelowna
Oct 16, 2024
Advance Voter Turnout
Almost 5,800 advance votes cast locally Tuesday
Oct 16, 2024
British Columbia
Three teenage girls charged in violent B.C. transit attacks
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Three teenage girls have been charged with assault after two separate violent attacks took place on Metro Vancouver's transit system. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the assaults happened on July 11, the first of which was on board a SkyTrain while it travelled from New Westminster to Surrey....
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India again rejects Canada's claims it works with gangs targeting Sikh separatists
OTTAWA - India's foreign ministry says Canada is trying to smear New Delhi, as the country doubles down on rejecting claims its government officials have worked with criminal gangs in the extortion, coercion and murder of Canadian citizens. But Canada is not the only country that has accused Indian officials of plottin...
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Supreme Court won't hear spy service analyst's appeal over discrimination case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the case of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. It is the latest legal setback for Sameer Ebadi, who uses a pseudonym due to the sensitive nature of his intelligence work. In June 2022, Fede...
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Canada
Amber Alert issued for five-day-old baby in Saskatchewan
RCMP in Saskatchewan have issued an Amber Alert after a newborn baby was allegedly abducted from a health centre in the community of Montreal Lake. Police say they were told this afternoon that five-day-old Koda Moccasin had been taken from the community, roughly 100 kilometres north of Prince Albert. The baby boy was ...
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Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a corporate restructuring process set off by a legal battle over the health effects of smoking. Here are the key numbers of the proposal, based on a court filing as well as...
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Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5 billion to provinces, smokers in proposed deal
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to some 100,000 Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restructuring process triggered by a long-running legal battle. The companies - JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedg...
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Contests
Sports
Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson exits vs. Kings with upper-body injury
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson exited Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Kings with an upper-body injury. Matheson logged 7:35 in ice time during the first period but did not return to Montreal's bench to start the second period with the game tied at 1. When or how Matheson sustained the in...
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Canada's Pendrith shoots 61 in first start since the Presidents Cup and leads in Las Vegas
Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn't miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him an early three-shot lead in the Shriners Children's Open on Thursday. Pendrith missed only one fairway and one green at the TPC Summerlin, both on the same hole. H...
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Leonard won't play for Los Angeles Clippers to start the season while rehabbing knee, report says
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Kawhi Leonard won't play for the Los Angeles Clippers to start the season because of ongoing rehabilitation from inflammation in his right knee, according to a report. Citing unidentified sources, ESPN reported Thursday that Leonard will be sidelined indefinitely. He hasn't played during the pr...
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