Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A defenceman and incoming forward from the West Kelowna Warriors will don Kraken sweaters next season, while another will be wearing a yellow and black Penguin jersey. Tyson Jugnauth, the 18-year-old ...

Statistics Canada reports employment rates rose both locally and provincially in June, but fell nationally, marking the first decline since January. The unadjusted labour force statistics for the Thom...

Kelowna RCMP is turning to the public for information relating to a fatal collision that occurred in May. Mounties say on Tuesday, May 24, officers responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersec...

Okanagan homes that were being sold in days months ago, are now taking longer due to the higher costs to borrow money in Canada. The Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) says residential real estate...

A drop in crude oil prices is bringing relief to some Canadian drivers, but not so much in the Okanagan to this point. The Canadian Press reports gas prices dropped about 12 cents a litre overnight in...

A trip to the grocery store while on vacation in the Okanagan turned out to be a life changing moment for an Alberta residents. Lana Burrell of Calgary was enjoying a holiday in Lake Country when she ...

A familiar face to Okanagan residents is looking for a seat on Kelowna council. Rick Webber, the former host of the Global Okanagan evening news, has announced his intention to run for a councillor...

Weather events continue to challenge orchardists in the Okanagan; from last summer’s heat dome, an unusual cold snap this winter, and a very wet spring. All events have impacted this years cherr...

A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting the Kamloops area says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province “won’t...

RCMP closed down an area of Kelowna Tuesday night while they investigated a report of careless use of a firearm. Police responded to a third-hand report of an agitated man waving a rifle around in a r...