Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

UPDATE 3 p.m. RCMP responded to an incident on Gillard Creek Forest Service Road Friday morning, and shortly after, officers responded to a related incident on Gibson Road. Based on the nature of inci...

Another national retailer is about to disappear from some malls across the country including in Vernon. The Body Shop has announced it is closing 33 of its 105 stores and halting its e-commerce operat...

Two former stars from the NHL, along with a former NHL official from Vernon, are among the Class of 2024 for the British Columbia Hockey Hall of fame. Shea Weber, Carey Price, Tom Kowal (officials cat...

A Vernon doctor facing six charges of sexual assault has pleaded guilty to one of the charges. The BC Prosecution Service says Dr. Peter Inkpen entered the guilty plea in Vernon provincial court on Th...

West Kelowna RCMP advise that 14-year old Madison "Alex" Schuppener reported missing on February 29, 2024 has been located and is safe. RCMP would like to thank the public and media agencies for their...

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is dead at the age of 84, his daughter Caroline says in a social media post. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, she ...

B.C. Wildfire crews will be overseeing a prescribed burn near Kelowna early next month. The Wildfire Service (BCWS) said it would be working with the Westbank First Nation to conduct a cultural and pr...

Two area highway alerts have been lifted. Environment Canada’s Winter Storm Warnings for the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope, and the Trans-Canada from Eagle to Rogers Pass, were lif...

Mounties say four people were taken to hospital in critical condition following a crash on Highway 33 east of Kelowna. RCMP say two vehicles collided head on on the highway on the west side of Garner ...

A man in Kelowna says he was stunned when he found out about taking home a lottery prize. Roderick Reid won $160,189 after matching five numbers in the Jan. 27 Lotto 6/49 draw. Reid told the B.C. Lott...