In a reversal of an earlier decision, the student union (SUO) at University of BC Okanagan (UBCO) has approved a Conservative Club for the campus. It follows a previous decision to reject the application by the Okanagan Conservative Club after concerns were raised by some SUO directors about certain views of the party ...

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...

In a reversal of an earlier decision, the student union (SUO) at University of BC Okanagan (UBCO) has approved a Conservative Club for the campus. It follows a previous decision to reject the application by the Okanagan Conservative Club after concerns were raised by some SUO directors about certain views of the party ...

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...

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...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The family of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States after her visa was denied at a border crossing in California says she may be home "in the next 24 hours." Jasmine Mooney has been in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities since March 3, and Alexis Eagles, Mooney's mother, s...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160. January's figure was down more than 30 per cent from the same time last year when there were 219 deaths. The coroner's service says half of those who died in Janu...

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...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The family of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States after her visa was denied at a border crossing in California says she may be home "in the next 24 hours." Jasmine Mooney has been in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities since March 3, and Alexis Eagles, Mooney's mother, s...

LA MALBAIE, Que. - Germany's foreign minister is sending a strong message of support to Canadians in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's economic threats and talk of making Canada an American state. Annalena Baerbock says Germany believes sovereign borders must not be breached - and this applies to Ukraine and Gr...

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...

Two years since backstopping the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup, Adin Hill has become their undisputed No. 1 goaltender. Now he has the contract to show for it. Hill on Friday signed a six-year extension worth $37.5 million. Rather than testing the market as an unrestricted free agent this summer, he will coun...

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Canada's Reece Howden won ski cross gold and teammate Kevin Drury earned bronze at a World Cup on Friday at Craigleith Ski Club. Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., finished ahead of Switzerland's Alex Fiva in the four-man big final. Drury, from Toronto, reached the podium by holding off Florian ...

CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois insists his team still has belief despite stumbling to start the Major League Soccer season. Montreal (0-3-0) sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with three straight losses to open the campaign ahead of Saturday's match at D.C. United. Sirois said he's blocking ...