Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

British Columbia’s mask mandate was to have expired on Halloween Sunday, but perhaps fittingly for that day, it’s been extended. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a stateme...

UPDATE 2:45 p.m. Six people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway near Larson Hill this morning. BC Health Services said two of the victims are in critical condition and were...

VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. government is allowing restaurants and pubs to tap into another revenue-generating option. Effective today, those businesses can package and sell unmixed drinks for tak...

Close to 15 centimetres of snow has fallen on the Okanagan Connector, and more is expected over the next 24 hours. A weather statement was issued Thursday morning by Environment Canada, warning of sno...

Interior Health is calling on the public to protect themselves and others this flu season by getting the influenza vaccine. The shots are available free of charge for everyone six months and older. &#...

B.C. Premier John Horgan will undergo surgery for a lump in his neck. Horgan, 62, told a news conference he will have the surgery on Friday and will be kept in hospital overnight. “After noticin...

UPDATE: 1:30 p.m. RCMP say an investigation into two bodies found in Osoyoos appears to suggest it was a murder-suicide. RCMP in the South Okanagan community responded to an abandoned vehicle complain...

British Columbia now has 422 COVID-19 hospitalizations, as 32 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the province Wednesday. The Ministry of Health reports that 157 of those patients are in in...

KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP say some Halloween decorations seen at a Kelowna residence can not be tolerated in the community or by society. Mounties say a Confederate flag and an alleged effigy of a hanging ...

The City of West Kelowna is the latest B.C. municipality to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy. All city employees will have to show proof of vaccination by Jan. 4, 2022. City management says the...