The new digital scoreboard for Prospera Place - which will be part of the plus $5 million upgrades a...

Local youth will have the opportunity to try out a different water-based sport in Vernon.The relativ...

The local Green Party of Canada candidate is sure the party can address key concerns while also hand...

Former Liberal MP for Kelowna, Stephen Fuhr is back in the national political game calling the curre...

Seven amazing restaurants have created mouthwatering sandwiches for the 'Professional Grilled Cheese...

Vernon's largest hiring event will go next weekThe Vernon Job Fair will go at the Vernon Lodge from ...

The new digital scoreboard for Prospera Place - which will be part of the plus $5 million upgrades ahead of the 2026 Memorial Cup - is coming from an American company.The new scoreboard is part of an additional $1.3 million approved by council for various equipment. That also includes new ice-making equipment and sound...

Kelowna RCMP are reporting a bust earlier this month during which three handguns, a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, drugs, and drug paraphernalia were seized.Police said 25 other weapons including realistic replica handguns, knives, crossbows and brass knuckles were also found March 13 when the Proactive Enforcement ...

The local Green Party of Canada candidate is sure the party can address key concerns while also handling threats from south of the border.Blair Visscher is the Green Party federal candidate for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon Matters, Visscher said the party had a platform focused on environmen...

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...

LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday. Police say fire crews were first called at 3:15 a.m. to a fire in a home in the 19900 block of 76 Ave. When they arrived, a second home was also reported to be ablaze in the same neighbourhood....

VICTORIA - British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide with today's demise of t...

MONTREAL - As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province's cap-and-t...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through "reciprocal" tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden. A news release from the White House calls it a "Make America Wealthy Again Event." Trump has called Wednesday "Liberat...

MONTREAL - The United States government has listed Quebec's French-language reform as a barrier to trade, as President Donald Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada. The office of the U.S. trade representative released a report on Monday listing "foreign trade barriers" and included Quebec's Bill 96. ...

MONTREAL - As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province's cap-and-t...

Local youth will have the opportunity to try out a different water-based sport in Vernon.The relatively newly-formed Vernon Water Polo Club will be expanding the sport to younger athletes by creating a youth program.Water Polo Canada has made note of this expansion and will visit Vernon on April 5 and 6 to help launch ...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks could be without Elias Pettersson as they make a final, desperate push for a playoff spot. Pettersson was not on the ice Tuesday when the Canucks practised at Rogers Arena, and hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury midway through Vancouver's 5-3 road loss to the New York R...

TORONTO - The pain of a cortisone injection to his ailing thumb isn't what has Max Scherzer hurting. "It doesn't feel good," he said of the injection, "but you'll take any pain to get out there. The pain's not the problem. The pain is not being able to pitch and be out there. That's what stinks ... Not p...