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BC Liberal party members will be choosing their new leader in just over three weeks. One of the six candidates -- Andrew Wilkinson -- will be in Vernon this weekend for a meet and greet with the publi...

Photo: Surveillance images of suspect who is still at large after robbery at Safeway gas bar in Vernon Jan. 9 at 9 am. One suspect from brazen daytime robbery in Vernon was arrested -- while a second ...

Photo: Vicki Proulx, executive coordinator, and Deb White, event chair, get into the theme of the 58th annual Vernon Winter Carnival, Carnival in Wonderland, at Media Night at the Fairfield Inn and Su...

An officer with the Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP played a key role in a successful fundraiser for the BC Children's Hospital. Corporal Yannick Lescarbeau donates his time each year over the holiday seas...

The City of Vernon has selected recipients for its Sustainability Grants program. The grants provide an incentive to accelerate sustainability projects led by Vernon residents, youth, non-profit organ...

Vernon Jubilee Hospital had to deal with the second most opioid overdoses in the Interior Health region last year. The agency says 316 were reported to medical officials, trailing only Kelowna General...

A veteran member of Coldstream council is back providing input with his colleagues -- although not in the traditional manner. Glen Taylor --- who suffered a serious spinal injury while working at the ...

Vernon had a busier year for new home construction in 2017. Canada Mortgage and Housing says 398 new homes were started in the area, about 75 more than the previous year. About 53 percent were single ...

Officials say BC's snowpack is near normal for this time of year, with an average of all areas at 96%. Dave Campbell from the BC River Forecast Centre says some interesting weather the last couple mon...

Local governments have completed the purchase of the CP Rail Corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous. The Regional District of North Okanagan and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District say the deal fo...