Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The body of an 18-year-old man who fell through the ice on Shuswap Lake has been recovered. Police reported the man missing just after 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, after going through the ice between the ...

The smoke that billowed over Lake Country Tuesday morning was not a result of a winter wildfire. Darren Lee, chief of the Lake Country Fire Department, told Vernon Matters the smoke was the result of ...

The B.C. Government is taking steps to be ready for potential tariff threats from the United States. The province said Premier David Eby formed a new cabinet committee was established to act as a war ...

An investigation into the illicit drug trade in Kelowna resulted in dozens of people being arrested. Kelowna RCMP and members of the Crime Reduction Unit partnered in two-day project aimed at targetin...

Three members of the Kelowna RCMP were injured while trying to stop an altercation at a restaurant. Officers and members of the Integrated Crisis Response Team were dispatched to a restaurant in the 2...

The B.C. NDP received more financial support than its rival leading up to the 2024 Provincial Election. Elections B.C. said the NDP contributions during between January 1 and October 19, 2024, totaled...

An incident on the bridge into Kelowna forced the lanes to be closed Monday. Kelowna RCMP responded to an individual in crisis on the William R. Bennet Bridge at approximately 3:45 a.m. Jan. 27. The p...

Kelowna RCMP have arrested two people in connection with a street-level drug sale investigation. Mounties executed a warrant at a supportive housing complex in the 2000-block of Agassiz Road at approx...

The local college will host open houses to prepare students for the evolving workforce. Okanagan College will host open house events to showcase how the local educational programs “empowers lear...

Hundreds of life-saving organ donations were made in British Columbia last year. A joint statement from the Provincial Health Services Authority, B.C. Transplant, and the Ministry of Health, stated th...