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The BC Hockey League's West Kelowna Warriors have new ownership. KD Sports headed by Kim Dobranski and a minority silent partner have taken over operations from nine-year owner Mark Cheyne. "I am very...

Thousands of BC government workers have ratified a new labour deal with the province. The three year agreement covers 26,500 employees in social, environmental and public safety services, as well as m...

Update 3 pm: The Okanagan's newest wildfire on Gottfriedsen Mountain, west of West Kelowna, is said to be showing extreme fire behaviour today. The Wildfire Service says because of all the smoke, they...

Kamloops and Kelowna set heat records on Thursday -- and Vernon came very close to one. Kelowna reached 37 degrees, breaking the old mark of 36 set in 1978. Kamloops smashed a record set in 1898, hitt...

Fire crews continue to work on several fires burning in remote areas of the North Okanagan. Rosalie MacAulay from the Wildfire Service says extreme fire behaviour has been seen on the so-called Monash...

The Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation's new campaign has a lofty goal. It's aiming to raise 3.6 million dollars over 18 months to improve the surgical capacity at the hospital. Executive Director Lis...

Two rinks are better than one when it comes to holding events. Vernon's Recreation Services Director Doug Ross, says there's been interest in using Kal Tire Place and the soon-to-be ready Kal Tire Pla...

The Regional District of North Okanagan is getting set to roll-out a public education campaign for this fall's cultural complex referendum. Voters will decide Oct. 20 if 25 million dollars will be bor...

The heat and smoky conditions are having an impact on a popular weekly event in Vernon. "For the first time in many years, and with sincere disappointment, the Downtown Vernon Association is cancellin...

Two-thirds of BC drivers will see their auto insurance rates decrease under a proposed new model set to start in September 2019. Attorney General David Eby says it's the first significant changes to t...