Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) has a prescribed burn scheduled for Thursday, as a part of ongoing wildfire risk reduction work.

Dead trees are important for wildlife. Biologists employ bat boxes, bluebird nesting boxes and artificial bear dens to make ...

There is a growing flock of those supporting Edgewood's Universal Ostrich Farm's fight to save the herd of nearly 400 birds. Some turned out with signs and even some odd-looking ostrich of their own ...

An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home shows dehydration and ...

The Trump administration is pushing for the the U.S. Supreme Court to allow some restrictions on birthright citizenship even as legal battles continue ...

On Thursday morning (March 13), Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings to three Okanagan highways: Trans-Canada Highway ...

The CFIA first confirmed the presence of HPAI, subtype H5N1, in a small flock in Newfoundland in December 2021. “On November 8, 2024, the CFIA confirmed the presence of the H5N2 subtype in poultry in ...

The push to have more affordable housing in the North Okanagan could dramatically change an area of Vernon in the coming ...

A Vernon motel severely damaged in a fire in August 2024 has caught fire again. Vernon Fire Rescue Services personnel knocked down a blaze at the Blue Stream Motel, off 32nd Street, Wednesday morning, ...

The project is one of 14 from the provincial government in the Thompson-Okanagan region, where $6.5 million was invested from ...