A Vernon City Councillor will put forward a motion to not touch the Kin Race Track Park reserve. Councillor Brian Guy issued the notice of motion at the city council meeting Monday, March 10. "The motion would be that there be no further withdrawals from the Kin Race Track Park reserve until staff has provided cou...

Work on the $186 million replacement for the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna will start next year, with completion earmarked for 2029.The seniors living project is moving into the procurement phase.Interior Health will construct a new four-storey long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site locate...

While Environment Canada had predicted up to four centimetres of snow on higher ground pre-dawn Thursday, what many Kelowna motorists didn't expect was mid-winter conditions in the valley bottom for their commute.Kelowna RCMP said they were dealing with at least four collisions in the morning as folks made there way th...

Work on the $186 million replacement for the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna will start next year, with completion earmarked for 2029.The seniors living project is moving into the procurement phase.Interior Health will construct a new four-storey long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site locate...

There's been an angry backlash to a decision by the University of BC Okanagan (UBCO) Student Union to deny a request for a Conservative Club on campus. The Okanagan Conservative Club made the request recently but has shared the student union's email of rejection via social media. In denying the request the student unio...

While Environment Canada had predicted up to four centimetres of snow on higher ground pre-dawn Thursday, what many Kelowna motorists didn't expect was mid-winter conditions in the valley bottom for their commute.Kelowna RCMP said they were dealing with at least four collisions in the morning as folks made there way th...

Durability is one of the top benefits of choosing tile. It's also resistant to water damage and mold growth. These are all reasons that tile can be a great choice for a basement. So if a homeowner starts seeing cracked tile in their basement, they're likely to question the durability. We ran this issue past Dennis from...

If ditching your prescription glasses without surgery sounds like a dream come true, Ortho-K might be for you. Ortho-K contact lenses use technology designed to help you see without corrective lenses or surgery. "It's a pretty cool treatment for things like myopia or astigmatism," said Dr. Mark Langer of IRIS...

Detecting eye disease far earlier than ever before is now a reality through artificial intelligence, and IRIS has started incorporating it into their exams. Doctor Mark Langer from IRIS Optometrists and Opticians in Vernon spoke about the technology. "It's just another tool that we can use to make sure we're not m...

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an 18-year-old man has died in an early morning car crash in Stanley Park. They say in a news release that the driver of a white BMW was travelling between Second and Third Beach in the park when he lost control and hit a tree just after 3 a.m. Police say the passenger in the vehicle...

TORONTO - A court has approved the sale of two facilities owned by the Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. Court documents show Joriki is selling its Delta, B.C., plant to Happy Planet Foods and its Toronto, Ont., plant to Top Shelf Food and Beverage Corp. Joriki is al...

A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel's decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm's statements made across "various online platforms" betwe...

MONTREAL - Mayors of Quebec aluminum towns are confident their regions can withstand the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on the metal by U.S. President Donald Trump. Denis Miousse, mayor of Sept-Îles in the Côte-Nord region, says he isn't expecting job losses because Aluminerie Alouette, a major aluminum produc...

It only took about an hour for Justin Trudeau to resign and Mark Carney to take his place as prime minister. Carney was sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Friday morning after winning last weekend's Liberal leadership with 86 per cent of the votes. He also unveiled his Cabinet, with members of the core team in charge of...

OTTAWA - The Ontario man accused of stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Otttawa's Chateau Laurier hotel has pleaded guilty. Jeffrey Wood submitted his plea in an Ottawa court room this morning. More coming. Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press

University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The Associated Press she believes there's enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women's hockey program that it's only a matter of when, not if, it will happen. "I think that the decision to have a DI team is positive, so that would be a yes,&q...

Cricket Canada says it is "consulting with legal and governance experts to determine the appropriate course of action" in the wake of CEO Salman Khan being charged with theft and fraud. Khan and another man, Syed Wajahat Ali, each face a count of theft over $5,000 and fraud over $5,000 arising from their time...

Wayne Gretzky will be in the house when history is made. The NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer is expected to be in attendance for Alex Ovechkin's games as the Washington Capitals star gets closer to eclipsing the Great One's record, according to the league. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will also follow the 39-year-o...