Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

UPDATE: 8 p.m. Highway 97 has reopened between Spall and Cooper in Kelowna after being closed for most of the day. Much of it was the time it took for the bomb squad to arrive from the Lower Mainland ...

Cosori is recalling more than 2 million air fryers sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because their wire connections can overheat and cause a fire risk. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission an...

The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform. A statement from Trea...

British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced another round of the BC Affordability Credit to help offset inflation costs as he marked 100 days at the province’s helm. The province says aroun...

The British Columbia government is investing $440 million to better detect, prevent and treat cancer. Premier David Eby says nearly everyone in the province has been affected by cancer in some way, th...

Central Okanagan residents are being encouraged to make sure they are putting acceptable items in their recycling. Not everyone has been doing that which has led to some costly penalties being imposed...

A home in West Kelowna’s Lakeview Heights sustained extensive damage after a fire on Thursday which also destroyed a new Corvette. The residents in the 900 block of Ogden Road say it started in ...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan Board has received a letter from Westbank First Nation (WFN) chief and council, requesting the RDCO explore options to make regional governance more inclusive...

An alleged groping incident is under investigation by RCMP in Kelowna. Two women were walking in the 1300 block of Richter Street near Wilson Avenue around 12 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, when they were appr...

The Canadian government is supporting tourism projects across the Thompson Okanagan, including a few in the North Okanagan. Through the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PAcifiCan), the f...