Category Archives: Top News Stories

The 100th edition of the Falkland Stampede this past weekend was a huge success. Manager Jason Churchill says it was better than imagined with perfect weather and outstanding fans. His highlight was S...

The body of a North Okanagan woman reported missing last week has been found near Hidden Lake in the Trinity Valley area. 52 year old Lisa Ruigrok was reported missing from her home in Ashton Creek, e...

Cherryville will proceed with one of its big annual events -- but with some changes due to high water levels. The 55th annual Cherryville Days will be shortened to a one-day event -- to be held Saturd...

BC's Health Minister has made an announcement he says will be transformative to the health care system. Adrian Dix says the province is creating 200 new nurse practitioner positions to support patient...

The River Forecast Centre says it's keeping a flood watch on the Shuswap and Salmon Rivers. But Enderby Mayor Greg McCune says while the Shuswap is running high, everything looks okay. He says the cit...

The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District has its 2018-19 budget in place for final approval next month. Official trustee Mike McKay last night gave the green light to a set of budget adjustments tha...

Okanagan Lake continues to rise -- but the rate of increase is slowing. Shaun Reimer from the province says it's going up about 3 centimetres a day, about half of last week. "That seems to be a contin...

Vernon's Upper Room Mission has been granted funding from the federal government for its summer job program. The Mission is advertising on its Facebook page for an Outreach Worker. Applicants must hav...

A North Okanagan arson has been granted bail. 60 year old Colette Leneveu of Armstrong will return to provincial court in Vernon June 7th for arraignment. She is charged with four counts of arson in r...

Melissa Verleg breaks down in tears as she talks to media about her efforts to get coverage for a drug that would slow the progression of her Cystic Fibrosis. MLA Eric Foster, at right, is doing what ...