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Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records
NEW YORK (AP) - Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees. The slugger laced a two...
Oct 29, 2024

Federal tourism funds going to support Silver Star, other regional outdoor amenities
The Canadian government is supporting outdoor tourism operations in the Okanagan and Thompson regions.Through the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), a total of $725,000 will go...
Oct 29, 2024

AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker
TORONTO - The keynote speaker at a series of lectures hosted by artificial intelligence luminary Geoffrey Hinton says the technology will get better than humans at cyber offence by the end of the deca...
Oct 29, 2024

Local Conservative candidate doesn't belive his political career is over following local loss
The Conservative Party of B.C. candidate for the Vernon-Lumby riding believes his name could still be on the ballot in the future.Dennis Giesbrecht, the local Conservative candidate, lost to the NDP's...
Oct 29, 2024

Community support sought for JoeAnna's House expansion
The Kelowna General Hospital Foundations is asking for public support in it's JoeAnna's House fundraiser.The KGH Foundation wants to expand JoeAnna's House with an additional 10 rooms to help house pe...
Oct 29, 2024

Free radon kits available for Central Okanagan residents
The Central Okanagan Regional District is providing free radon test kits to residents.Working in partnership with the B.C. Centre for Disease Control and Interior Health, the RDCO has approximately 40...
Oct 29, 2024

Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot in two battleground states. Kennedy wanted to get off the ballo...
Oct 29, 2024

China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration
JIUQUAN, China (AP) - China launched a new three-person crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space. The team of two men and one wo...
Oct 29, 2024

China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration
JIUQUAN, China (AP) - China launched a new three-person crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space. The team of two men and one wo...
Oct 29, 2024

Highlights of recent changes to Quebec's international student body
MONTREAL - Quebec wants to cut the number of international students in the province, and has singled out private colleges that it says are using education as a "business model to sell Quebec and Canad...
Oct 29, 2024

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Crash near Polson Park
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3.5% Rate Hikes
Vernon sewer fees increasing over next five years
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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