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Vernon in support of extending the farmers' market coupon project
The City of Vernon will voice its support for a program to help feed people in need.In 2024, the B.C. Association of Farmer's Markets, with funding from the province, ran the B.C. Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.That program was accessed by the Archway Society for Domestic Peace and the North Okanagan Friendship Cent...
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Power shortfall threatens Kelowna's development growth: UDI
A stark warning Tuesday from The Urban Development Institute in Kelowna.In a press release, the advocacy group for local development said Kelowna's real estate industry is facing major uncertainty as FortisBC warns it can't guarantee power for new developments until at least 2027. Developers said the delay could stall ...
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RibFest 2023 Financial Issues
Ribfest organizers reportedly not reimbursed for event at O'Keefe Ranch
The organizers of Vernon Ribfest have expressed frustration with issues stemming from hosting the event in 2023.The barbecue event was held at O'Keefe Ranch that year, and a letter from the Vernon Ribfest Society to City Council said they wanted to support the organization as it was "in dire financial need," ...
4h ago
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What Matters
Locally Grown Food Coupons
Vernon in support of extending the farmers' market coupon project
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Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World
warning signs
Power shortfall threatens Kelowna's development growth: UDI
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RibFest 2023 Financial Issues
Ribfest organizers reportedly not reimbursed for event at O'Keefe Ranch
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Okanagan

warning signs
Power shortfall threatens Kelowna's development growth: UDI
A stark warning Tuesday from The Urban Development Institute in Kelowna.In a press release, the advocacy group for local development said Kelowna's real estate industry is facing major uncertainty as FortisBC warns it can't guarantee power for new developments until at least 2027. Developers said the delay could stall ...
3h ago
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Agritech Investments
Province supporting agritech in the B.C. Interior
The B.C. government is investing in initiatives to create more agricultural jobs and strengthen the sector, including locally focused projects.The province will invest more than $15-million to support 19 new projects and nine training programs in B.C. It stated these initiatives would create roughly 200 new jobs and tr...
Feb 24, 2025
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Drug & Firearm Trafficking
Shuswap trafficking case adjourned to mid-March
A man accused of trafficking in the Shuswap will be back in court next month.Jesse Lyle of Sicamous was charged of bringing drugs and firearms into Canada and the region following an investigation by the Canada Border Service Agency in 2024.Lyle was in Salmon Arm court on Feb. 18, and the Public Prosecution Service of ...
Feb 24, 2025
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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...
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Vernon in support of extending the farmers' market coupon project
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British Columbia

Ambulance with two paramedics and patient involved in crash in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police are investigating a crash between an ambulance and a vehicle in Nanaimo, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says officers were able to determine that the ambulance, with two paramedics and one patient onboard, was travelling northbound Tuesday morning when it was struck broadside at an intersection b...
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Audit of B.C. Crown corporation board appointments show 'gaps' in oversight
VICTORIA - An audit of board appointments at British Columbia's public-sector organizations shows that provincial oversight fell short when handling conflict-of-interest cases. The audit by the Office of the Auditor General says the provincial body overseeing health authorities, Crown corporations and other organizatio...
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warning signs
Power shortfall threatens Kelowna's development growth: UDI
A stark warning Tuesday from The Urban Development Institute in Kelowna.In a press release, the advocacy group for local development said Kelowna's real estate industry is facing major uncertainty as FortisBC warns it can't guarantee power for new developments until at least 2027. Developers said the delay could stall ...
3h ago
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Canada

Poll shows Freeland a close second on first ballot in Liberal leadership race
MONTREAL - A new poll suggests that while former central banker Mark Carney is still the odds-on favourite to win the Liberal leadership, he isn't likely to win on the first ballot. A Mainstreet Research survey shows Carney with a solid lead among registered Liberals - and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland comi...
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Front-runner Carney's French under scrutiny after faux pas during Liberal debate
MONTREAL - The first major French test for Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney during Monday night's debate proved to be a tough slog. Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, is the presumed front-runner for the Liberal leadership and by extension the prime minister's job. One political science professor echoed ...
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Here's the latest as the Liberal leadership candidates face off in English debate
OTTAWA - In a few hours, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis will square off in an English-language debate in Montreal. The event is set to run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is being moderated by former CBC journalist Hannah Thibedeau of Global Public Affairs. Here's...
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Sports

Chukwu's hat trick helps Canadian women advance to CONCACAF U-20 Championship
PORT OF SPAIN - Annabelle Chukwu continued her prolific scoring at youth level with a hat trick Tuesday as Canada qualified for the CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship by thumping Trinidad and Tobago 12-0 to win its qualifying group. Chukwu scored in the sixth, 11th and 54th minutes, with the middle goal a thing of beau...
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Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury retires after 20 WNBA seasons, 3 titles and 6 Olympic golds
PHOENIX (AP) - Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history. The WNBA's career scoring leader and a three-time league champion, Taurasi announced her retirement on Tuesday in an interview with Time magazine. The Phoenix Mercury - the only WNBA team she pla...
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Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury retires after 20 WNBA seasons, 3 titles and 6 Olympic golds
PHOENIX (AP) - Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history. The WNBA's career scoring leader and a three-time league champion, Taurasi announced her retirement on Wednesday in an interview with Time magazine. The Phoenix Mercury - the only WNBA team she p...
2h ago
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