Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Best Buy Canada and Bell Canada say they will rebrand 165 of the 300 The Source stores across the country, with the rest closing this year. The company’s website shows there are about 45 The Sou...

The BC SPCA has seized seven dogs from a backyard breeder in Cherryville after getting a call from a concerned citizen about the conditions they were living in. The society said their protection offic...

The City of Kelowna says its crews are making significant progress clearing Kelowna's roadways. “Since the snowfall began Wednesday morning, there have been more than 80 snow clearing units work...

37 years…and still making a difference. Members of the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) Board joined law enforcement leaders and elected officials on Wednesday to celebrate National ...

B.C.’s resource sector is getting some support, creating more jobs in the province including in the Shuswap and Columbia regions. The province has announced funding for six wood-product manufact...

The City of Kelowna has issued a news release ahead of the 10-15 centimetres of snow expected Tuesday night and Wednesday. Over the last three days, the city said its crews have resupplied their sand ...

UPDATE: 2 p.m. RCMP say four people died in a two-vehicle collision west of Falkland Tuesday morning. Police received multiple calls about the crash in the 3800-block of Highway 97 near Monte Lake jus...

Some of the top young female hockey players will be coming to Vernon for a national event this spring. The Women’s U18 National Club Championship, which is a Hockey Canada event, will be held at...

It’s been almost two weeks since an elderly man with Alzheimer’s went missing from a relative’s home in Coldstream, and police say there are still no breakthroughs in the investigati...

Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada including the Vernon Morning Star and Kelowna Capital News, said Monday it had entered creditor protection, secured ...