The local organization that puts on foot races has been recognized for its hard work.The Vernon Track and Field Club earned the Gold Star Club of the Year Award at the 2026 B.C. Athletics Awards.The award was in recognition of the club putting on provincial cross country championships in 2025 and 2025, and their ongoin...

The man known as the voice of the Vancouver Canucks for 30 years has died.Legendary broadcaster Jim Robson began his run as the Canucks' play-by-play announcer in 1970, when the team debuted as part of an N-H-L expansion.During his career, he called some of the franchise's most memorable moments including the team's ru...

A snowboarder that calls Kelowna home is heading to Italy for the winter games.Tess Critchlow, who hails from Prince George, B.C., but lives in Kelowna, is heading to the Milano Cortina Olympics to participate in the Snowboard Cross event.This will be Crithchlow's third appearance at the winter games. At the 2022 Beiji...

A skier from Vernon is heading to Italy for the Olympics. Vernon's Elena Gaskell has been named to Canada's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle / Big Air team for the Milano Cortina games. Gaskell was named to the same team for the 2022 Beijing games, but recorded a DNS (did not start) and ended up withdrawing before the event...

Kelowna will host the 2028 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, the first time the event will be held in British Columbia. The games are scheduled to take place from Feb. 28 to March 4 and will see about 1,300 athletes and coaches competing across multiple sports and venues throughout the city.Sports on the schedule i...

Two past Vernon Vipers teams are being recognized for their incredible performances.The B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame said it would be inducting the '08-'09 and the '09-'10 Vernon Vipers squad.In the 2008-2009 regular season the Vipers finished the year with a record of 42-14-1-3, and won both the BCHL and the RBC Cup natio...

The Kelowna Rockets are heating up at exactly the right time.Kelowna powered past the Tri-City Americans 5-2 on Wednesday night at Prospera Place, fueled by the return of World Junior stars Tij Iginla, Tomas Poletin and tournament MVP Vojtech Cihar, and a goal in the Rockets debut of Parker Alcos. The win signals growi...

Three Kelowna Rockets skaters made their mark on the international stage at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, returning home with medals and standout performances.Forwards Vojtech Cihar and Tomas Poletin represented Czechia, capturing silver after a hard-fought 4-2 loss to Sweden in the gold medal game. Cihar fi...

The regional cricket league has changed its name heading into the new year. The league formerly known as the Interior Cricket League has re-branded itself as the Elite Cricket League - B.C. Interior (ECL). The league has 17 teams from communities across the region, including the North Okanagan Cricket Club, Okanagan Un...

The local martial arts school proved its mettle at a major tournament.Sundance Martial Arts placed first overall at the 2025 Western Canadian ITF Taekwon-Do Championships.The Vernon-based dojo secured the title after its athletes took home 20 gold, 17 silver, and 32 bronze medals across nearly all age categories."...