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In BCHL playoff action last night the Penticton Vees have forced a game 6 defeating Cowichan Valley Capitals 4-1. That series resumes tomorrow in Cowichan Valley with the Capitals up 3-2 In the West K...

In BC Triple A High School Senior Boys Basketball action yesterday the second seeded VSS Panthers lost to ninth ranked North Delta Huskies 46-44 in the final. The VSS Panthers had their sights set on ...

After 116 minutes of hockey in a game that took 4 and half hours, the Vernon Vipers advanced to round two of the BCHL plaoffs. Matt Kowalski scored at 16:56 of the third overtime to lift the Vipers ov...

More of the food served to patients at Interior Health facilities will be from BC farmers, fishers and processors. The province is investing $350,000 into a new initiative called Feed BC. The funding ...

The latest BC snowpack readings show normal to below normal amounts for much of the province. The BC River Forecast Centre says the provincial average as of March 1 is 89% of normal, with the Okanagan...

A citizens campaign to add a roof to the Lavington outdoor rink is gaining momentum. The Lavington Community Association has already put aside over a quarter of the estimated $300,000 cost of the proj...

The BC government is interested in opening one of its cannabis stores in Vernon. City Communications Manager Nick Nilsen confirms one of the ten applications for retail outlets in the city is from the...

Vernon city staff are recommending all the structures be demolished and removed from Kin Race Track. The recommendation, which carries a price tag of $560,000, will be before city council for discussi...

This is the weekend we set our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time, but a new survey by BC Hydro shows most British Columbians -- 56% -- would rather stay on the same time year round. Hydro...

Spallumcheen council plans to voice its concerns to the province about changes to the Agricultural Land Commission Act. Council received a presentation on changes due to Bill 52 from ALC CEO Kim Grout...