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Florida Panthers top Dallas Stars 4-2 and sweep 2-game series in Finland
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) - AJ Greer scored his first goal for Florida early in the third period, Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each had assists in their homeland and the Panthers beat the Dallas Sta...
Nov 2, 2024

Israeli military official says Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon
BATROUN, Lebanon (AP) - An Israeli military official said Saturday that Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon. The operation took place in the northern Lebanese t...
Nov 2, 2024

Anti-suicide religious group files constitutional challenge against Waterloo, Que.
MONTREAL - A Quebec religious group headed by a man who lost his son to suicide has filed a constitutional challenge against the municipality of Waterloo after it was ticketed for going door-to-door t...
Nov 2, 2024

Cole exercises opt out but Yankees can keep him by adding 2029 salary, Rizzo option declined
NEW YORK (AP) - Gerrit Cole exercised his opt out from his New York Yankees contract, giving the team two days to void the opt out by adding a $36 million salary for 2029, a person familiar with the d...
Nov 2, 2024

Canada's Fernandez falls to Shnaider of Russia in Hong Kong Open semifinal
HONG KONG - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is out of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament following a 6-4, 6-2 semifinal loss to top-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia on Saturday. Fernandez, the tournament's...
Nov 2, 2024

VFRS: Check smoke detectors as clocks fall back
The clocks "fall back" Sunday, Nov. 3, and Vernon Fire Rescue Services stated the time change is a good reminder for people to check their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors."Remember, working smoke ...
Nov 2, 2024

India protests Ottawa's allegation its home minister ordered targeting of Sikh activists in Canada
NEW DELHI (AP) - India officially protested on Saturday the Canadian government's allegation that the country's powerful home minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Cana...
Nov 2, 2024

B.C. deluge shows why cities struggle to keep up with extreme rain
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Heavy rain isn't unusual for the community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the middle of the street she knew this storm wa...
Nov 2, 2024

B.C. deluge shows why cities struggle to keep up with extreme rain
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Heavy rain isn't unusual for the community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the middle of the street she knew this storm wa...
Nov 2, 2024

'Election seems really close': Americans in Canada cast ballot ahead of U.S. election
EDMONTON - Stephen Winters says watching the U.S. election campaign from Canada as a dual citizen is like a parent watching their kid play sports. "When you're on the sideline it makes you more nervou...
Nov 2, 2024

What Matters
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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One Halloween decoration? As if.
Money Matters
Coldstream bringing in new CFO
Nov 9, 2026
Friday Evening Crash
One person deceased in crash near Salmon Arm
Nov 9, 2026