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Canadiens dealt a dose of déjà vu in home-opener loss to Hurricanes

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens and their fans got a painful reminder of last spring's playoff exit on Tuesday night. In a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference final, the Carolina Hurricanes returned to Montreal and handed the Canadiens anothe...

Permanent daylight time brings quirky NHL start times in Western Canada

CALGARY - Alberta's move to permanent daylight time will turn the Calgary Flames and their fans into night owls a few times this NHL season. The puck drops at 9 p.m. on eight Flames games, including two at the Saddledome. "Professional athletes got to ...

Padres avoid elimination, beat Brewers 4-3 in NLDS Game 3 with Cronenworth's HR, King's relief

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking homer, Game 2 starter Michael King pitched the final two innings on one day of rest and the San Diego Padres avoided playoff elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of thei...

Motorsports Spectacular returning to Kelowna in January

Monster trucks, freestyle motocross and car-crushing action are coming back to Kelowna this winter.Motorsports Spectacular will make three stops at Prospera Place on Jan. 23 and 24 as part of its 40th Anniversary Tour.The event will feature monster trucks including Rockstar, Mixed Up and Spitfire, along with mini monst...

Head of the Nicomelk regatta

Vernon-based rowers took home hardware at weekend regatta

Local rowers earned some accolades at the Head of the Nicomelk regatta over the weekend.The event, which is one of the largest head races in the province, saw rowers traverse a 5.5-kilometre winding river course finishing in the ocean.Pariticpating in the regatta, Peter Masys of the Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club (...

Back in Kelowna

Rockets welcome back Tomas Poletin from Islanders

The Kelowna Rockets are getting a key offensive piece back just in time for a weekend rivalry series.Forward Tomas Poletin has been reassigned to the Rockets by the New York Islanders after attending the team's rookie camp and appearing in a preseason game Sunday.The 19-year-old Czech winger was Kelowna's first overall...

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Vernon-Lumby NDP candidate looking to win third election

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Youth climate advocate running with Greens in Coldstream and area riding

Provincial Election

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Vipers blank Smoke Eaters for first win

Vipers blank Smoke Eaters for first win of season

Trail, BC: The Vernon Vipers have their first win of the 2026-27 BCHL season. Sammy DiBlasi stopped all 28 shots he faced as the Vipers shut out the Trail Smoke Eaters 4-0 Saturday night at Cominco Arena. DiBlasi earned his first BCHL victory and shutout while also contributing an assist. Mykolas Skadauskas, Jed Lake ...

Vipers Upended in Salmon Arm

Vipers Upended in Salmon Arm

Vernon, BC: The Vernon Vipers opened the BCHL regular season with a 4-1 loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Friday night. Van Martin scored Vernon's lone goal, converting on the power play for the first BCHL goal of his career. Mykolas Skadauskas recorded the assist. Vipers goaltender Sammy DiBlasi faced 31 shots an...

Regular Season Begins Tonight

Vipers open new BCHL season in Salmon Arm

Vernon, BC: The Vernon Vipers will begin their 2026-27 BCHL season tonight against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks at Rogers Rink. Vernon enters the season with a more experienced roster after missing the playoffs in each of the last two years. The Vipers finished 15-32-7-0 last season, nine points outside the postseason, ...