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Mark Carney secures four key cabinet endorsements in race to become prime minister
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney has secured the endorsements of four more current and former cabinet ministers. On Tuesday, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Crown-Indigenous R...
Jan 21, 2025

Sentencing of pair in armed robbery case scheduled for April
The two men charged in relation to an armed robbery and assault will learn their sentences in April.The B.C. Prosecution Service said Stewart Tkachuk and Edward Coghill appeared in Vernon court Monday...
Jan 21, 2025

Volleyball Canada names Giovanni Guidetti as new coach of women's national team
OTTAWA - Giovanni Guidetti has been named the new head coach of the Canadian women's volleyball team, Volleyball Canada announced Tuesday. The 52-year-old Italian has been the head coach of Turkish cl...
Jan 21, 2025

Canada should focus on larger vision in talks with Trump administration: ambassador
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's return to the White House brought with it an executive order launching a study of the United States' trade relationship with Canada, pushing the threat of devasta...
Jan 21, 2025

Local birth rates decline on an annual basis, provincial rate hits record low
The local birth rates declined on an annual basis in 2024.Vital Statistics, B.C.'s data collection agency, reported a total of 354 births in the Vernon Centre/Coldstream health area last year.That fig...
Jan 21, 2025

Lions veteran linebacker Lokombo announces his CFL retirement
VANCOUVER - Bo Lokombo is calling it a career. The B.C. Lions veteran Canadian linebacker announced his retirement Tuesday. The six-foot-one, 230-pound Lokombo had 30 tackles, one special-teams tackle...
Jan 21, 2025

Cutting energy to U.S. in response to Trump tariffs is 'absurd,' says Bloc leader
OTTAWA - The leader of the Bloc Qubcois says Canada is playing with fire by suggesting it could cut oil or electricity exports to the United States if President Donald Trump makes good on his promise ...
Jan 21, 2025

Oath Keepers' Rhodes and Proud Boys' Tarrio released from prison after Trump Jan. 6 clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy ...
Jan 21, 2025

HNIC broadcaster Scott Oake tells story of addiction, loss and hope in new book
Scott Oake tells stories for a living. From the Olympic Games to the Stanley Cup finals, the veteran sports broadcaster has witnessed crowning achievements and crushing disappointments. Emotion-packed...
Jan 21, 2025

RCMP says three alleged human smugglers charged with conspiracy in Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec RCMP say three men have been charged for allegedly planning to help smuggle people into the United States. Edward Alejandro Rojas Sanchez, 24, Julian Camilo Rojas Murcia, 27, and Fer...
Jan 21, 2025

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RCMP searching for missing Vernon woman
Jun 17, 2026
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Local MP calls for Vernon cadet camp be used for Armed Forces expansion
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Wildfire, drought risks high heading into summer: B.C. Government
Jun 16, 2026
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Wildfire near Stump Lake Being Held, Evacuation Alerts still in place
Jun 16, 2026