UPDATE:The regional district says no injuries or damage has been reported after the landslide that s...

Utility work in downtown Vernon is scheduled to begin Monday and cause laneways to be closed.Startin...

A B.C. Highway Patrol police dog was instrumental in making Okanagan roads safer.An operation involv...

The New Democratic Party (NDP) has formally announced its candidates for the Kelowna area for this m...

The owner of the land that includes the Kelowna Springs golf course on Penno Road in the Reid's Cros...

Kelowna RCMP has received several reports that the detachment's non-emergency phone number has been ...

UPDATE:The regional district says no injuries or damage has been reported after the landslide that shut down Westside Road North around 10 p.m.last night.The closure is between Main Street and Denison Road. Traffic has to detour via Hwy 97 through Vernon and Kelowna.A post by multiple agencies shows an aerial image of ...

A B.C. Highway Patrol police dog was instrumental in making Okanagan roads safer.An operation involving the B.C. Highway Patrol Integrated Impaired Driving Unit and the Traffic Safety Unit - Police Dog Service in the Central and South Okanagan, including West Kelowna and Penticton, saw 27 files involving drug and contr...

A local federal candidate believes Canada should cave to the U.S.'s trade demands.Arsh Dhillon is the People's Party of Canada candidate in the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon Matters Dhillon said Canada should sit down with the United States and rework the trade deal in an effort to stop the t...

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...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says a youth in government care "shouldn't have died" earlier this year and that her death represents a "failure." The province's Opposition Conservative Party used much of its time during Wednesday's question period to grill the government on its treatment of chil...

VICTORIA - Credit rating agency S&P has downgraded British Columbia's rating for the fourth time in four years, citing record capital spending and a "fiscal mismatch" in its operations. S&P Global Ratings cut the province's long-term issuer credit rating to A+ from AA-. More coming. The Canadian Press

Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8. "I just remembered (seeing) a lot of the colours and the excitement of the colours in the water," said Gehman, who is now a scientist with the Hakai Institute, a group t...

VICTORIA - Credit rating agency S&P has downgraded British Columbia's rating for the fourth time in four years, citing record capital spending and a "fiscal mismatch" in its operations. S&P Global Ratings cut the province's long-term issuer credit rating to A+ from AA-. More coming. The Canadian Press

Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8. "I just remembered (seeing) a lot of the colours and the excitement of the colours in the water," said Gehman, who is now a scientist with the Hakai Institute, a group t...

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says the province's firefighting academy should warn students that "hero" culture can sometimes lead firefighters to overlook their own safety in their attempts to save others. Coroner Andrée Kronström made the comments in her report on the deaths of volunteer firefight...

UPDATE:The regional district says no injuries or damage has been reported after the landslide that shut down Westside Road North around 10 p.m.last night.The closure is between Main Street and Denison Road. Traffic has to detour via Hwy 97 through Vernon and Kelowna.A post by multiple agencies shows an aerial image of ...

TORONTO - Easton Lucas held the Nationals to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start as the Toronto Blue defeated Washington 4-2 in interleague play Wednesday. It was hardly baseball weather with snow falling outside Rogers Centre for the 3:07 p.m. local time start, dubbed "Work From Do...

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell 8-3 in the early draw at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, vice Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert scored three points in the fourth end. The teams shook hands after Norway gave up a steal of two in the eighth...