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Vernon boy has to fly to Lower Mainland every week to attend schoolEvery Sunday the family has a tearful goodbye at the airport as Necko has to board a plane bound for the Lower Mainland. He then returns home on Fridays.CanadaSep 16
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Motel goes up in flames in Vernon, B.C., no injuries reportedVernon North Okanagan RCMP, firefighters and emergency workers arrived at a motel fire Tuesday afternoon to find the upper level of the building partially engulfed in flames.FireAug 28
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North Okanagan to welcome Vernon’s 2nd urgent and primary care centreOperated by Interior Health, the new Vernon UPCC will be a collaboration between the Ministry of Health and several other organizations.HealthAug 23
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Mounties investigate suspected homicide in Vernon'We’re in the very early stages of our investigation at this time, but the death has been deemed suspicious and is being investigated as a homicide,' Const. Chris Terleski said.CrimeAug 21
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Vernon, B.C. man arrested in connection with 27th Street firesThe 33-year old man remains in custody and is expected to make an initial appearance in court late Tuesday afternoon, RCMP said in a statement.FireAug 20
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Vernon break-in leads to arrestA 22-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a Tuesday morning break and enter at a business in downtown Vernon, B.C.CrimeAug 13
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Active Living Centre in Vernon undergoes 1st concrete pourThe new Active Living Centre in Vernon, B.C., is expected to open in the fall of 2026, with the city saying the project will not exceed $135.9 million.CanadaAug 17
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Vernon RCMP investigate two suspicious deaths a week and a half apartRCMP in Vernon, B.C. are investigation a pair of deaths that occurred over the past two weeks. Officials do not believe there is any risk to the public.CanadaAug 12
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Vernon man gets house arrest for trying to run down ‘street people’ with his BobcatA Vernon man used his Bobcat to chase down two people on a multi-use pathway and was sentenced to a period of house arrest and has been court-ordered to write an apology.CrimeAug 21
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Suspicious death in Vernon, B.C., a ‘possible’ homicide investigation underway: RCMPA report of a disturbance early Thursday led RCMP in Vernon, B.C., to a home where they discovered a dead body. Three people were arrested but were later released.CrimeAug 10
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Grass fire in Vernon park quickly knocked downCrews from Vernon Fire Rescue Service responded to the grass fire in Becker Park on Wednesday morning.FireAug 7
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Several beaches reopened in Vernon after sewer line breakThe City of Vernon says the affected beaches are along the southeast arm of Okanagan Lake, from Kin Beach to Paddlewheel Park.HealthAug 8
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Vernon rescuers see higher number incidents on Shuswap RiverVernon Search and Rescue responded to Enderby, B.C. after two women with dogs became stranded on the Shuswap River. Rescue crews say they've had more calls this summer than usual.CanadaAug 1
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Vernon woman’s body found in cart wheeled into park, RCMP deem death ‘suspicious’The woman's body was found in a large grey plastic cart with wheels in the parking lot near the tennis courts in Polson Park, 2600-block of Highway 6 in Vernon.CrimeJul 30
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Suspicious dumpster fire suspect arrested in VernonThe Coldstream Fire Department went to a suspicious fire in dumpster behind a business along the 16500 block of Kalamalka Road in Coldstream.CrimeJul 16
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Killer, former B.C. pharmacist granted day parole 1 year after prison sentence beganSaid to be on steroids and other injectables, Shaun Wiebe knocked Heather Barker the ground March 15, 2018, for allegedly stealing narcotics from his pharmacy’s safe.CrimeJul 15
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New AI wildfire detection system set up in some B.C. forestsVernon Fire Chief David Lind likens the Interior B.C. city's new artificial-intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest.ScienceJul 16
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Newly-renovated Lakeview Wading Pool reopens in VernonThe Lakeview Wading Pool has been a part of the Vernon community since 1958. It was recently re-opened with modern changerooms, a spray park and many more additionsFeaturesJul 14
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‘Young pedestrian’ suffers life-threatening injuries in crosswalk hitAt around 12:10 p.m. Saturday, police received a report that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 32nd Street and 30th Avenue in Vernon.TrafficJul 22
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City of Vernon to implement fire ban on WednesdayThe City of Vernon says the local fire danger rating is high, and that ‘the ban is intended to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.’CanadaJul 9