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The BC Green Party has announced a candidate for Kelowna-Lake Country for the upcoming May Provincial election. Dr. Alison Shaw will challenge incumbent Liberal and current Agriculture Minister Norm L...

The deadly drug carfentanil is now confirmed to be present in Interior Health. The agency says it comes from a positive drug test in the Kootenay region reported by Health Canada and a positive carfen...

Parents and students are encouraged to attend a discussion about fentanyl, put on by the Vernon School District. Substance abuse prevention counsellor Doug Rogers says local experts will provide infor...

A backlog of BC cities looking to add a hotel tax -- or increase it -- will delay the plan for an increase in Vernon. About two dozen Vernon area hotels and motels currently collect a 2 percent tax fr...

A heavy snowfall advisory remains in effect today for the Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope. Up to 30 cm. of snow is expected at the Summit by this afternoon. Driving conditions remain hazardous in ...

A drug related explosion at a Vernon residence has resulted in guilty pleas in court. James Karl Iverson was one of two men who suffered serious burns in the apartment blast on Okanagan Avenue in Augu...

The Vernon Winter Carnival will officially announce it's theme for the 2018 celebration on Thursday, March 9th at 5:30 p.m. at the Schubert Centre. Over 50 theme suggestions were received from the com...

A Vernon hockey product is moving closer to home after being traded on NHL trade deadline day. The Ottawa Senators packaged forward Curtis Lazar and defenceman Mike Kostka in a deal to the Calgary Fla...

The heavy snowfall last night and this morning has increased the avalanche hazard along the Trans Canada Highway. As a result, the #1 will be closed for avalanche control between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. th...

The dust advisory for the Greater Vernon area has ended. Coarse particulate concentrations have decreased and currently sit below advisory levels. The latest readings show 9.9 micrograms per cubic met...