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The Social Planning Council will be proceeding with an update of its homelessness and attainable housing strategies. Executive director Annette Sharkey says they've secured funding to hire a consultan...

Vernon council members will be part of regular town hall type meetings with the public -- if one councillor gets his way. Scott Anderson says he will be introducing a notice of motion at the next coun...

The Regional District is holding an Open House this evening to get ideas from the public on its Swan Lake Commercial Area and Neighbourhood Plan. The Plan takes in the area east of the highway from th...

The City of Vernon is preparing the next phase of it's Airport Master Plan. Phase one was completed in the fall with Vernon airport with runway improvements Public Works Manager James Rice says it all...

So this guy walks into a convenience store wanting to buy beer...this almost sounds like the beginning of a joke...but it certainly didn't turn out that way for a Sebastian, Florida man. Police say 33...

In the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey playoffs, the Estevan Bruins beat the Nipawin Hawks 5-2 in Game 1. Game 2 goes tonight in Nipawin. Last night was a very emotional night as players from both the Nipa...

The Kelowna RCMP Serious Crime Unit maintains conduct of the continuing investigation into the death of Alexander Hegedus. "The preliminary results of the post mortem autopsy and toxicology conducted ...

One week to the day after the horrific crash involving the Humboldt Broncos, the Stanley Cup visited the hospital bedsides of the Broncos still recovering. Ryan Straschnitzki's father spotted the cup ...

The City of Vernon has its emergency staff on standby in preparation for possible flooding this weekend. The long range weather forecast calls for rainfall in the region which could lead to high-flow ...

A Lake Country business has lost a legal challenge of a decision by Lake Country Council not to renew its business license. Council approved a staff recommendation in February 2017 to not renew the li...