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Canadians are being taken to the cleaner by scammers. The Better Business Bureau says Canadians lost over $121 million in various scams last year, moving up from $95 million in 2017. Even more shockin...

(Youtube photo of carp in Kalavista Lagoon courtesy of S. Runyan) There's hope that fencing will keep a couple of pests away from Kalavista Lagoon in Coldstream. Council has approved installation of a...

A project underway in Armstrong will hopefully reduce the annual flood threat in the city. Mayor Chris Pieper says crews have started removing sediment, vegetation and restrictions on Meighan Creek in...

A multi-vehicle car crash involving at least four vehicles snarled traffic on Thursday evening. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. near 32 street and 16 avenue. Traffic heading northbound was be...

A man accused in the murder of William Bartz in July 2017 appeared in court today. Richard William Fairgrieve appeared in an orange jumpsuit via teleconference for an arraignment hearing. In court, th...

The Rotary Club of Kalamalka handed out their annual Vocational Service award on Thursday, and this year the man behind a popular dining destination at the Village Green Mall was the recipient. Gerran...

The MP for North Okanagan Shuswap says his party hopes to get some answers for Canadians on the SNC Lavalin affair. Conservative Mel Arnold says an emergency debate will be held in Ottawa tonight, pri...

Researchers at Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan have received funding to continue a study on migrant workers in the valley. "From urban farms to rural orchards and countless settings in between, a te...

A Vernon based cannabis-products company is reporting its best sales quarter ever. True Leaf Medicine International, which makes cannabis wellness products for pets, says third quarter sales to the en...

UPDATE Feb. 28 The new snow has improved the air quality in Vernon. It's allowed the Environment Ministry and Interior Health to lift a two day old Dust Advisory caused by road traffic stirring up win...