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The B.C. government will hold a public inquiry into money laundering that Premier John Horgan says has distorted BC's economy, fuelled the overdose crisis and driven up housing prices. The decision to...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP presented their quarterly statistics to council on Monday. The data contains crime statistics from January to March 2019. According to the report, criminal code cases in...

A medical cannabis store in Vernon is planning to raise a stink with City Hall. Herb's Healing Centre in the Alpine Centre was visited by Bylaws staff today, and was issued a $1,000 fine and ordered t...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP revealed a new four-legged member to the police force on Monday. Jagger is a 3-year-old German Shepard, with previous policing experience in the Lower Mainland. The RCMP...

After nearly an hour and a half of debate, Vernon city council made some progress with planning their upcoming town hall. The town hall meeting will take place within 30 days and run from 6 p.m. to 9 ...

Coldstream council is on board with a more expensive feasibility study into new recreation facilities for Greater Vernon. Vernon council is looking to spend up to $150,000 in a cost share project with...

Two employees were injured after a fire broke out at a farm on McLeery Road in Spallumcheen this morning. The Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department found a shed on the site in the 4700 block engulfed...

Okanagan College is bestowing its highest honour on three Okanagan residents, for their contributions through public service, mentorship and philanthropy. Tom Christensen, Robert Louie and George Galb...

Update An electrical issue is believed to be the cause of a multi structure fire in Spallumcheen. Three sheds and a fifth wheel on Schubert Road were destroyed in Sunday's fire that impacted a mother ...

With the fire danger rating currently at moderate to high throughout much of the province, a Vernon city councillor wants the city to take another extra precaution when it comes to preventing wildfire...