Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A traffic stop by a Kelowna Mountie led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of drugs and weapons. While patrolling on Harvey Avenue on Sunday, Dec. 11, an RCMP officer decided to check the licenc...

B.C.’s premier has announced a new measure to keep a lid on auto insurance rates. David Eby told a news conference at ICBC’s head office in North Vancouver, ICBC is filing an application w...

UPDATE: 3:05 p.m. RCMP say one person has died as a result of the single vehicle crash this morning in the 1500 block of Burtch Road in Kelowna. Kelowna Traffic Services and BC Highway Patrol investig...

The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that’s already shrinking and shifting will need...

Police officers were in the right place at the right time to thwart a crime in progress in downtown Kelowna. Early this morning (Dec. 9), two Mounties say they saw a man using tools to try and break i...

The Interior has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) weekly report showed there were 123 cases of COVID-19 and 38 COVID positiv...

B.C.’s provincial health officer has provided more details about the six children that died last month of influenza, as well as some advice to parents worried about their kids. Dr. Bonnie Henry ...

FortisBC has announced that its gas customers will see a decrease of about 4 per cent on their bills starting in January. The company says it should equate to about $4 a month, depending on consumptio...

B.C.’s opposition party has announced its members that will serve as shadow ministers. B.C. Liberal leader Kevin Falcon said the 25-member list comes a day after NDP Premier David Eby announced ...

Anyone thinking about shoplifting from stores, may want to seriously consider if police, and others, may be watching them. Mounties in West Kelowna apprehended 23 shoplifters over two days in November...