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FIFA lawyers force B.C. spinal injury charity to scrap World Cup ticket raffle

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA's lawyers, accusing it of trademark infringement and ticket r...

Hertl's late goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup final

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - It took just one shot and 25 seconds worth of game action for the Vegas Golden Knights to find themselves in a hole in the Stanley Cup final. And by midway through the opening period, they were down two goals against a fast-skatin...

Olson homers, Elder bounces back to lead Braves past Blue Jays 4-3

ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Olson hit a tiebreaking homer, Bryce Elder bounced back from his worst start of the season, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Olson's towering shot barely cleared the right-field wall, snapp...

Kelowna's Grant Shephard rejoins Vancouver Bandits

The Vancouver Bandits have signed Kelowna native Grant Shephard for the remainder of the 2026 Canadian Elite Basketball League season.The six-foot-10 forward returns to the Bandits for a fourth stint with the club after previous appearances in 2019, 2023 and 2025.Shephard most recently played in Romania with CSB Corona...

Regatta Results

Local rowers open season with strong performance

Junior rowers from Vernon and the Okanagan had some great results in the first races of the season.The Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club (VRDBC) took part in the Delta Deas Scholastic Regatta, and the local junior athletes were able to row their way to some hardware.Anthony Masys took the gold in the Under 15 Men's Si...

National Volleyball Champions

Barn Owls take home gold at Volleyball Youth Nationals

The Barn Owls 17U Boys Volleyball Club is Canada's top youth boys team.The Kelowna-based squad earned the title by winning Volleyball Youth Nationals in Calgary.The Barn Owls took silver in the B.C. Provincials, earning their spot in the Nationals. During the championship, the local team secured its spot among the top ...

What Matters

Plan Needs Revising

Developer of Commonage property going back to the drawing board

Municipal Election

Local business owner to run for Vernon City Council

Commonage Development

Controversial housing development project not going ahead in Vernon

Suffering a Mental Disorder

Not criminally responsible verdict determined in Vernon murder case

"My name is Amanda, Call 911"

Police investigating mysterious call for help near Cherryville

Vernon Vipers drop tight decision in Brooks, fall 4-2 to the Bandits

A hard-fought effort from the Snakes was not enoughVernon put forth a concentrated effort defensively throughout the first twenty minutes, but a late goal from the Bandits saw them exit the first frame with a 1-0 lead. The Vipers would continue to push in the 2nd period, and got rewarded with an early equalizing goal f...

'08-'09, '09-'10 Squads

Two Vernon Vipers squads joining the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame

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...

Play-By-Play Opportunity

Young hockey fans call Vipers game through Junior Broadcaster program

An initiative between the Vernon Vipers and 107.5 Beach Radio is allowing young fans to be part of the game experience.The Junior Broadcaster program sees a lucky local student in Grade 6 through 12 pick up the mic and join the Vipers' official play-by-play announcer, Graham Turnbull, in the broadcasting booth.The prog...