Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

British Columbia residents can soon expect to receive an invitation to book a second COVID-19 booster shot as the province launches its fall immunization campaign. Health Canada recently approved biva...

UPDATE: One of two brothers sought following a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan was found dead Monday in a grassy field not far from where 10 others lost their lives and many more were injured on the ...

A BC Highway Patrol police officer apprehended a wanted violent offender during a routine traffic stop in Kelowna. On Friday, Sept. 2, while doing traffic enforcement in Kelowna, a police officer obse...

UPDATE: 7:00 a.m. Sept, 5, 2022 Investigators continued their “relentless” manhunt Monday for two suspects accused in a series of stabbings that left 10 people dead and at least 15 others ...

UPDATE: The 121st edition of the Interior Provincial Exhibition came to an end Sunday night in Armstrong. Organizers say they will be announcing information soon on the attendance and how the five-day...

UPDATE: 8:20 a.m. Sept. 4, 2022 A special air quality advisory remains in effect for the Okanagan as smoke drifts in from fires in other areas of B.C. and the U.S. Environment Canada is forecasting &#...

Six floating gardens designed to improve water quality have been installed at Redlich Pond in Kelowna. The bio-island floating gardens are two-metres by four-metres each and have approximately 80 plan...

Long weekend traffic was slowed in Lake Country after a recreational vehicle reportedly caught fire. Vernon Matters has requested details from RCMP, but reports say a motorhome was on fire on Highway ...

Police have arrested a driver who allegedly hit a cyclist and then failed to remain at the scene. Mounties say a female was riding her bike on KLO Road at De Montreuil Court on Thursday, Sept. 1. R...

The Labour Day long weekend means lots of people enjoying their final summer vacations, which increases the risks of collisions. The Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) states that, on average, three...