Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The world junior hockey championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., has been cancelled according to multiple reports. Reporter Chris Peters of the Daily Faceoff first reported that the International...

One person was taken to hospital after a fire in West Kelowna Tuesday night. West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 2600 block of Applegreen Court around 8:30 p.m.on Dec. 28. &#...

The British Columbia Teachers Federation wants the province to delay the start of the winter term in public schools across B.C. as cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 mount. Several social media ...

With the spread of the Omicron variant, B.C. health officials have updated the guidance for when to get a COVID-19 test. A COVID-19 test is not recommended if: You have no symptoms, even if you are a ...

B.C. saw a slight rise in new COVID-19 cases Tuesday with 1,785, up from the 1,713 on Monday. The Health Ministry noted the case counts provided are preliminary. The new cases include: * 791 new cases...

UPDATE: Dec. 28 Alberta RCMP are thanking residents, the media and their law enforcement partners for bringing a possible child abduction case to a conclusion. Police say on Dec. 27 at 10:30 p.m., Mal...

British Columbia’s latest state of emergency will continue into 2022. The province has extended the declaration another two weeks, to Jan. 11, citing the need for the extra authority under the E...

UPDATE: 3:00 p.m. KELOWNA, B.C. — The search for a missing snowboarder in the Big White area east of Kelowna has come to a tragic end. Search and Rescue teams, along with Big White Ski Patrol, l...

UPDATE: 4:00 p.m. A recently-built house that caught fire Sunday night in West Kelowna, has been demolished one day later. Fire chief Jason Brolund said the residence on Menu Road was torn down this a...

Economic growth in British Columbia will face erosion from recent floods and slides that crippled transportation links, but the resilience of government and industry to keep supply chains open limits ...