The District of Coldstream is moving ahead with securing federal funding to invest in public transit over the coming decade.A letter from Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, stated B.C. Transit submitted a successful expression of interest on behalf of the community's transit s...

A new sports field could soon be established in Vernon.At the regular meeting Monday, March 24, Vernon Council will be presented with a feasibility report for installing a cricket pitch in the city.Administration met with cricketers in the summer of 2024 as they were seeking assistance identifying a location and gettin...

Construction of a new development in Coldstream is ready to begin.The District of Coldstream said the work for the Sarson Rd. development will start Monday, March 24.The property, located between Highway 6 and Selkirk Drive near the Regional District of North Okanagan office at the intersection with Aberdeen Dr., would...

Police closed off a major road for about half an hour as they searched a property in downtown Kelowna Thursday.Kelowna RCMP confirmed with Vernon Matters that local offices along with members of the Southeast District Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant a residence in the 700 block of Harvey Ave. at aroun...

A Lumby man will be forced to spend almost 24 full months on house arrest following an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).Eric James Canel plead guilty to three firearm-related offences stemming from the CBSA criminal investigation on March 15, 2025.He was sentenced to two years minus one day of ...

Environment Canada is warning that snow could fall on the highways connecting the Interior and the coast.The weather agency issued a special weather statement, saying that a pacific frontal system moving into the area could bring "a significant amount of snow accumulation" in the high elevation passes of the ...

Tile is a popular choice for basements-and for good reason. It's durable and easy to maintain. Plus, modern tile designs can mimic the look of high-end flooring like natural stone at a fraction of the cost. Whether your basement is a functional workspace, an entertainment area, or extra living space, tile offers both s...

Struggling with your progressives? You're not alone. It's not an uncommon experience among progressive lens wearers. Thankfully, a new technology is transforming the experience, and IRIS Optometry & Opticians in Vernon is the first clinic in Canada that has it. Traditional progressive lenses were designed to replac...

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...

A British Columbia judge has annulled the marriage of a woman to a fellow member of an India-based "cult group," saying she didn't "truly consent" to the 2023 wedding. The B.C. Supreme Court ruling issued this week says Arshnoor Kaur Jaura claimed she was manipulated and overwhelmed by a "barra...

MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Mounties in Mission, B.C., say a police helicopter crew spotted a five-year-old boy after he went missing during a game of hide-and-seek. Police say the boy was at a children's camp near Mission on Tuesday when he walked away from the rest of the group playing in a forested area. Sta...

OTTAWA - Ottawa says it is contributing up to $200 million toward the Cedar LNG project on the northern B.C. coast. The money is coming through the Strategic Innovation Fund, which falls under the Innovation, Science and Economic Development ministry. The floating liquefied natural gas processing facility and marine ex...

OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming election. The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won in 2015, lost in 2019, then reclaimed in 2021. In a statement posted to X today, the former cabinet minister says the p...

A British Columbia judge has annulled the marriage of a woman to a fellow member of an India-based "cult group," saying she didn't "truly consent" to the 2023 wedding. The B.C. Supreme Court ruling issued this week says Arshnoor Kaur Jaura claimed she was manipulated and overwhelmed by a "barra...

MONTREAL - If the four main federal political parties want to take part in the TVA network's head-to-head French-language debate in the upcoming election campaign, they will have to shell out $75,000 each. The Quebecor-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face d...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Viktor Hovland is searching for his swing and found himself in contention Friday at the Valspar Championship, where Jacob Bridgeman has a one-shot lead and a host of others were right behind going into the weekend at Innisbrook. Bridgeman was among several players atop the leaderboard on an uns...

SEATTLE (AP) - Kyan Evans made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead No. 12 seed Colorado State past fifth-seeded Memphis 78-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. "Whatever Kyan was feeling tonight, I just want to feel that one time," Colorado State coach Niko Medved said...

EDMONTON - Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be - and strongly smelled like - feces. Wearing a white Oilers jersey, McIntyre was visiting from Nova Scotia and h...