Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A viewing party is being planned to watch a Kelowna company make its pitch on the CBC show Dragons’ Den. Earlier this year, Second Slumber attempted to sell its business model to the reality sho...

Interior Health has put a call out to youth artists to participate in a poster contest. The health authority is seeking submissions for the Take a Breath: Teen Voices on Tobacco & Vaping campaign....

B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared RCMP officers from an incident in Peachland where two people died. Officers reportedly received a report at 4:30 p.m. June 27, 2022, of a person who was shot a...

If you feel like dancing this weekend — and taking part in a global event — boogie on down to Stuart Park in Kelowna. Thrill The World 2022 on Saturday (Oct. 29) is being organized by Stud...

The B.C. government is updating its protection model for the health care sector, and the hospitals in Vernon and Kelowna will be among 26 facilities benefiting from the hiring of new staff. Vernon Jub...

Police have identified two people found dead near Penticton last month. Alanna Brown and Douglas Barker, both of Penticton and both 30 years old, were found deceased by members of the Summerland Fire ...

Canada’s competition watchdog is launching a study to examine whether the highly concentrated grocery sector is contributing to rising food costs. “With inflation on the rise, Canadian con...

UPDATE: Oct. 23, 2022 A missing 22-year-old Kelowna man has been located. In the evening of October 23, the Kelowna RCMP located and confirmed the wellbeing of the man reported missing on Oct. 21. The...

Two dangerous individuals were brought into custody in Kelowna early Friday morning. The RCMP said a General Duty Officer observed a pickup truck stopped and blocking traffic on Bernard Ave. at 2:35 a...

Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care facility in Kelowna. The outbreak was declared at the Spring Vallery Care Centre’s Orchard, Vintage, and Sun Valley Units Fri...