Category Archives: Top News Stories

A local official says arts and culture groups will have to band together to convince the community about the need for a new Greater Vernon cultural complex. A 40 million dollar proposal put forward by...

It's full steam ahead for the new pickleball facility being built in Marshall Field. Anne Longley from the Vernon Pickleball Association says the club will manage the 12-court facility under a five ye...

The Regional District of North Okanagan is preparing to improve the BX Falls parking lot on Tillicum Road. Nicole Kohnert, Manager of Regional Engineering Services with RDNO says some trees will come ...

Looks like it was a huge payout time for a couple of lottery players in Quebec over the weekend. Finally after going unclaimed for several weeks, the $60 million dollar jackpot in the Lotto Max draw w...

Today is the final day of Lumby Days and organizers hope visitors will brave the not so great conditions to come out and enjoy the annual event with this year's theme Mardi Gras. The pancake breakfast...

A Vernon based forests products company has made an investment in a local literacy program. Tolko's Regional HR Manager Ryan Johnson presented a cheque to Colline Johnson, Principal of Mission Hill El...

Unionized workers at Gateway Casinos in the Okanagan and Kamloops have voted strongly in favour of job action to back their contract demands. BCGEU president Stephanie Smith says 675 workers are looki...

Celebrate your graduation -- but do it responsibly. That's the message being sent to 2018 graduates by Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP. "We would like to take this opportunity to not only congratulate you,...

Vernon's fifth annual Bollywood Bang was a boon for local charities. The event, which brings cultures and the community together, raised $61,000 for Vernon's Canadian Mental Health Association, and th...

Picture: From CNN The suicide today of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and the death earlier this week of fashion designer Kate Spade has sparked new discussions about depression and suicide. Julia Pa...