A request for financial aid to support O';Keefe Ranch has been denied.The Ranch requested the city of Vernon provide $150,000 in funding for operational purposes. A letter to the city stated the ranch's operating expenses had been "increasingly rapidly to a large extent due to utilities and inflation in general.&q...

People can start casting their ballots for the 2024 Provincial General Election starting this week.Early voting for the election opens Thursday, Oct. 10, and will be offered until Wednesday, Oct. 16.Locally, people can cast their early ballots at several different sites during that period.Vernon-LumbyKal Tire Place: Oc...

A man has been apprehended after a reckless car chase in Lake Country.Police say a 2011 Ford F350 was reportedly stolen from a residence on Parent Road in Kelowna between 12 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct.6.The owner then reported seeing the vehicle at approximately 5:30 p.m. that same day on Carrs Landing in Lake Coun...

A man has been apprehended after a reckless car chase in Lake Country.Police say a 2011 Ford F350 was reportedly stolen from a residence on Parent Road in Kelowna between 12 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct.6.The owner then reported seeing the vehicle at approximately 5:30 p.m. that same day on Carrs Landing in Lake Coun...

The acting executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is looking to represent the new Okanagan riding in the Legislature.Anna Warwick Sears is running as the B.C. NDP candidate for the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding in the 2024 Provincial General Election.Warwick Sears grew up in Kaslo, northeast of N...

Select households in Vernon, Kelowna, and other Okanagan communities will be asked to provide information on their daily commutes.Randomly selected households in the Okanagan communities will receive invitations in the mail to participate in the 2024 Okanagan Travel Survey, starting Monday, Oct. 7.Anyone who receives a...

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...

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 ...

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...

VICTORIA - Keen voters in British Columbia's provincial election can start casting ballots at hundreds of advance voting locations today. Elections BC says there are 343 advance voting places, although not all will open every day for the two advance voting periods, which run from today until Oct. 13, then on Oct. 15 an...

VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says it has no record of any recent drug toxicity death at a Vancouver intersection where B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad said he saw a man die on his way to a televised election debate. Rustad told Tuesday's party leaders' debate that he saw someone die "from an overdose&q...

The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says it is investigating after the bodies of two black bears with their paws removed were found in a Fraser Valley river. B.C. wildlife group, The Fur-Bearers, says it's offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible f...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Port of Montreal dockworkers set to launch overtime strike as contract talks continue Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal are set to halt all overtime work this morning in a pressure tactic targetting their employers as contract t...

VICTORIA - Keen voters in British Columbia's provincial election can start casting ballots at hundreds of advance voting locations today. Elections BC says there are 343 advance voting places, although not all will open every day for the two advance voting periods, which run from today until Oct. 13, then on Oct. 15 an...

OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into interference in Canada's affairs is slated to hear today from Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is also scheduled to testify at the commission of inquiry. Officials from Joly's department, Global Affairs Canada, appeared late last...

VANCOUVER - The Calgary Flames were already preaching the importance of resilience a single game into the NHL season. The bend-but-don't-break mentality paid off Wednesday when the Flames rallied from an early three-goal deficit and edged the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in overtime. "That's kind of the mentality we have...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense National League Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux each hit a two-run homer f...

VANCOUVER - Connor Zary scored 1:33 into overtime and the Calgary Flames opened their season with a 6-5 comeback win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Anthony Mantha led Calgary with a goal, an assist and a fight. Rasmus Andersson, Martin Pospisil, MacKenzie Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flam...