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Riders' Milligan named CFL's top defensive player
VANCOUVER - Defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. of the Saskatchewan Roughriders captured the CFL's outstanding defensive player award Thursday night. Milligan was honoured at the league's awards banquet...
Nov 14, 2024

Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a large lead Friday in early results from the parliamentary elections, in an apparent sol...
Nov 14, 2024

Argos' Ryan Hunter named CFL's top lineman
VANCOUVER - Ryan Hunter of the Toronto Argonauts was named the CFL's top lineman Thursday night. Hunter earned the honour at the CFL's awards banquet. He's the second Argo to win the award in as many ...
Nov 14, 2024

Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on...
Nov 14, 2024

Senators fail to close out strong effort in OT loss to Flyers
OTTAWA - It was a tough way to go out for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Senators held a two-goal lead late but ultimately failed to extend their win streak to three games, falling 5-4 to ...
Nov 14, 2024

Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a large lead Friday in early results from the parliamentary elections, in an apparent sol...
Nov 14, 2024

Michkov scores OT winner to lift Flyers past Senators 5-4
OTTAWA - Matvei Michkov scored 4:05 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Thursday night. Philadelphia's Travis Sanheim opened the scoring in the first, with hi...
Nov 14, 2024

Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets' 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg's seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Vasil...
Nov 14, 2024

Traffic backed up on Highway 97 following suspected crash north of Vernon
Traffic was slow moving heading out of Vernon following an incident on the Highway Thursday afternoon.Drive B.C. reported that a vehicle collision occurred near the weigh scale north of town around 4:...
Nov 14, 2024

Vancouver police say one person taken into custody, later released, in hate case
VANCOUVER - One person was taken into custody over what Vancouver Police say is part of a hate-crime investigation. A statement from the department says officers from its Major Crime Section and Emerg...
Nov 14, 2024

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Warm, Dry Winter
Super El Nino forming, could have serious impacts on Vernon and the Okanagan
Nov 10, 2026

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Election Participation
Voter turnout declined in Vernon, North Okanagan for the provincial election
Nov 10, 2026
Fatal Overdoses
More local drug deaths, but still below record high levels
Nov 10, 2026

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Money Matters
Coldstream bringing in new CFO
Nov 9, 2026
Friday Evening Crash
One person deceased in crash near Salmon Arm
Nov 9, 2026