The Regional District of North Okanagan announced that a new community garden would be opening within the sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park this spring.Located at 4122 East Vernon Road, the Community Garden will have plots that people can rent annually for seasonal gardening. "We are committed to providing recreatio...

It will be a full panel participating in the Greater Vernon Chamber's all candidates forum. The Chamber confirmed that all four candidates in the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding will take part in the forum. Scott Anderson, Conservative Party of Canada Anna Warwick Sears, Liberal Party of Canada Leah Main, New Democ...

The preliminary number of deaths in the North and Central Okanagan show declines on a quarterly and annual bases.Vital Statistics, B.C.'s data tracking agency, reported a total of 247 deaths in the North Okanagan between January 1 and March 31, 2025. That was down from the 279 deaths recorded between October 1 and Dece...

A cyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Kelowna Thursday morning.Mounties responded to reports of the crash at the intersection of Highland Drive South and Lamby Place at approximately 8:30 a.m. April 10.Officers arrived on the scene and learned a 77 year old male cyclist was struck by a large pickup tr...

The preliminary number of deaths in the North and Central Okanagan show declines on a quarterly and annual bases.Vital Statistics, B.C.'s data tracking agency, reported a total of 247 deaths in the North Okanagan between January 1 and March 31, 2025. That was down from the 279 deaths recorded between October 1 and Dece...

The search for a missing person in the aftermath of the Reid Creek landslide along Westside Road resumed Thursday, with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) teams returning to the site.Ground crews and K9 units conducted extensive sweeps of the area, uncovering additional debris believed to be connected to the in...

VICTORIA - A former member of the British Columbia legislature has launched a new political party called CentreBC, aiming to push back against what she describes as polarization in provincial politics. Karin Kirkpatrick, who represented West Vancouver-Capilano between 2020 and 2024, says she has heard from "countl...

POWELL RIVER - Two people have been killed after being trapped under a house on a small island off British Columbia's coast. RCMP in Powell River say they received a call on April 6 about two people trapped under the house on Savary Island, just off the coast of the small city, about 150 kilometres northwest of Vancouv...

SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...

CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island apologized today to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. Christopher Griffin's painting, "The Crossing," shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his election campaign yet again to deal with the fallout of U.S. tariffs. Carney is expected to chair a meeting this morning with his cabinet...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs - and most believe Canada should fight back. The poll, which was conducted by Leger for the Association of Canadian Studies, also says that most respondents report their level of trust in Americans has droppe...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Two fans died on Thursday before the start of a Copa Libertadores match between the host Colo Colo and Fortaleza of Brazil near Santiago's estadio Monumental, a local prosecutor said. According to authorities, a group of fans attempted to force their way into the stadium and tore down one of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Campr...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration's emergency appeal. The court acted in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had an immigration court o...