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Water restrictions eased for Mabel Lake Water system
The Regional District of North Okanagan is easing it's water restrictions for customers on the Mabel Lake water system.RDNO says residential efforts to conserve water and reduce peak water demand has ...
Aug 04, 2021
Yukon lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as active cases decline
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has lifted a series of public health restrictions as active COVID-19 infections decline and the vaccination rate rises. Starting today, the territory says masks are n...
Aug 04, 2021
Vernon business rolls out the laughs with comedy night
Laughter is the best medicine, and a huge dose is being prescribed to combat the blues of dealing with a pandemic over the past 18 months.Teaming up with Kelowna Comedy, the Roster Sports Club Bar &am...
Aug 04, 2021
B.C. Lions already dealing with adversity heading into 2021 CFL season
The first CFL game of the year has yet to kick off but the B.C. Lions have already become accustomed to adapting on the fly. Smoke from nearby wildfires forced the team to curtail its training camp in...
Aug 04, 2021
CFL commissioner Ambrosie not closing the door on resumption of XFL partnership talks
The focus remains on the 2021 season but CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie hasn't closed the door on partnership talks with the XFL. Last month, the two leagues announced separately that negotiations ha...
Aug 04, 2021
Vipers add son of former Vernon junior
The Vernon Vipers are pleased to announce the commitment of defenceman Adam Bourgeois (04) for the 2021-22 season."Adam has potential to be a real good two way defenceman in the BCHL," said Head Coach...
Aug 04, 2021
Report of man with weapon in Kelowna proved to be misidentification
A man who was misidentified as carrying a weapon in Kelowna has been released.Just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 4, the Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a man believed to be carrying a firear...
Aug 04, 2021
Canadian Tajon Buchanan continues remarkable rise with MLS all-star selection
Canadian international Tajon Buchanan's remarkable rise continued Wednesday when he was named an MLS all-star. The 22-year-old winger from Brampton, Ont., who plays for the New England Revolution, was...
Aug 04, 2021
Border workers issue strike notice to government, job action to start Friday: union
OTTAWA - A union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers says its members will begin job action across the country on Friday. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Cust...
Aug 04, 2021
Injured vets filing claims faster than officials can process them despite extra staff
OTTAWA - New figures from Veterans Affairs Canada show that despite adding hundreds of staff, injured ex-soldiers are still submitting claims for disability benefits faster than officials are processi...
Aug 04, 2021
