The crew that is tasked with keeping Vernon beautiful will have some extra work this year.The Downtown Clean Team pilot program sees a pair of city workers tasked with addressing issues raised from the public, such as graffiti and vandalism cleaning, picking up litter, collecting abandoned shopping carts, and handling ...

The people overseeing the municipal election in Vernon this year have been decided.A report from the City of Vernon said Sue Wood would be appointed as Chief Election Officer, while Cathy Isles would be Deputy Chief Election Officer for the 2026 general local election.Woods is the Director of Corporate Administration f...

A subsurface investigation and monitoring project will disrupt traffic through Enderby.The city stated the work would be done between April 20 and May 1, excluding weekends, and would cause the parking lot north of city hall to be closed. The smaller lot to the east would remain open during the work.The project would a...

Do you think you can help make a difference with safety on our roads?The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is seeking volunteers to support Community Policing programs in Lake Country, Peachland and West Kelowna. Volunteers work alongside the RCMP to support crime prevention and public safety education.These...

Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Halaburda will be out for the rest of the season after his head injury in Game 2 in the playoffs at Everett.The Rockets medical staff will oversee his care moving forward, and he is expected to rejoin the team later this month.The Rockets organization thanked Providence Regional Medical Cente...

A local runner will take her sneakers off and attempt to set a new world record in Vernon.Savannah Wild of Kelowna will be trying to break the world record when she runs 50 kilometres barefoot at the Vernon Athletic Park on May 18.Speaking with Vernon Matters, Wild said she had previously done a 500 kilometre run baref...

SALMON ARM - Mounties in B.C.'s southern interior say a wild chase ended with two police cruisers being hit and a couch flying from the back of a pickup truck. RCMP say officers were called two weeks ago about a silver Dodge Dakota speeding and swervin...

Events are planned across British Columbia today to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis that has since killed more than 18,000 people. A "moment of silence and minute of rage" is scheduled ...

VANCOUVER - It was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than a year and a half the party formerly known as the BC Liberals has been dormant - at least in the public eye. Now, a scandal over dirty tricks in the run-up to the ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Liberals return to Parliament with majority after three byelection wins Liberal MPs will now have more clout in the House of Commons after three byelection wins ga...

OTTAWA - The Liberals are set to return to the House of Commons with significantly more power after a set of byelection wins granted them a majority on Monday night. The governing party swept all three byelections, giving them 174 seats in the House of...

Events are planned across British Columbia today to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis that has since killed more than 18,000 people. A "moment of silence and minute of rage" is scheduled ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said Monday he will retire from Congress amid bipartisan calls to expel him. Gonzales had already said he would not seek reelection after admitting to an affair with a staff member ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced Monday he will resign from Congress following sexual assault and misconduct allegations that prompted loud bipartisan calls for him to step down. The decision caps a...