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Global Okanagan News at 5: January 16, 2024The Penticton Chamber responds following a rash of petty crimes to start to year. The City of Kelowna may ask the province for short-term rental exemptions. The City of Vernon hits a major target more than 10 years ahead of schedule.Jan 16
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Global Okanagan News at 5:30: June 29The City of Kelowna addressed concerns from downtown business owners about crime and safety. A fire at Vernon’s old Polson Park Motel was snuffed out quickly Thursday, but firefighters soon found out they had more work ahead of them when a grass fire started to take off. A Vernon man who continues to claim he...CrimeJun 29, 2023
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Global Okanagan News at 5: June 13, 2023An Okanagan mom speaks out after her daughter was verbally assaulted at an elementary school track meet. Interior Health’s former chief medical health officer is heading to prison for sex crimes involving a child. Reaction after a former Vernon pharmacist is sentenced for the manslaughter death of his girlfriend.Global News at 5 OkanaganJun 13, 2023
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Global Okanagan News at 5:30: May 7, 2023A slight reprieve from the threat of fires and floods this weekend, Crime Stoppers is spreading awareness about the problems and dangers posed by illegal tobacco sales, and kids learn to fish at Polson Park in Vernon.May 7, 2023
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Serious Crimes Unit investigating after body found on Vernon streetThe RCMP Serious Crimes Unit is investigating after one person was found dead on a residential street in Vernon Tuesday morning. Police say they are still looking into the cause of the death.Feb 28, 2023
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Global Okanagan News at 5: February 28, 2023Kelowna RCMP say the bomb found along Highway 97 was sophisticated. Snowy weather in Vancouver caused more delays and cancellations at YVR and in the Southern Interior. A body found in Vernon, being investigated by the Serious Crimes Unit has been deemed suspicious.Global News at 5 OkanaganFeb 28, 2023
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UCP government releases natural gas strategyThe UCP government believes Alberta is in a prime position to become a world leader in hydrogen. The fuel is being touted as a potential game changer for the province’s natural gas sector. Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon has the details.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonOct 6, 2020
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Alberta introduces Bill 18 to create provincial parole board like Quebec, OntarioAlberta has introduced Bill 18 to create its own parole board, staffed by people who understand local community concerns, particularly in rural areas facing rising crime rates. As Tom Vernon explains, the board would make decisions on inmates serving terms under two years in provincial jails.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonJun 1, 2020
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Justin Trudeau’s Edmonton visitEdmontonians got the chance today to get up close with the prime minister. Tom Vernon was there.PoliticsMar 30, 2016
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Alberta municipalities to pay portion of cost for extra policingThe UCP government is going to hire hundreds more police officers to help tackle the issue of rural crime across Alberta. But, as Tom Vernon explains, while the province is the one hiring; it’s not the one paying.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonDec 4, 2019
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Prime Minister Trudeau tours Fort McMurray after wildfire rips through communityPrime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Premier Rachel Notley for a tour of Fort McMurray on Friday. The visit marked Trudeau’s first look at the devastation a massive wildfire left behind. Tom Vernon reports.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonMay 13, 2016
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Two crime scenes at Vernon parkRCMP acknowledge there are two crime scenes at Polson Park in Vernon. But the Mounties are saying nothing else, other than the investigation is ongoing.Global News at 5 OkanaganSep 29, 2016
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Freeland in Edmonton to tour hydrogen production facilityDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Edmonton Thursday to tour a local hydrogen production facility. As Tom Vernon explains, Freeland says she’s in town to show support for dramatically expanding the industry in Alberta.CanadaAug 25, 2022
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‘People feel pretty safe here’: Vernon council not planning safety changesWatch Above: With a few high profile crimes making headlines, there has been a lot of talk about safety in Vernon. It has even prompted city council to hold a meeting with law enforcement. But are a handful of incidents actually part of a larger trend? Reporter Megan Turcato took at look at the statistics.Global News at 5 OkanaganSep 9, 2016
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Province of Alberta investigating police street checks policyThe government is reviewing police street checks, the practice of asking people for identification when they have not committed a crime – after rights groups questioned whether race is a factor. Tom Vernon reports.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonAug 24, 2017
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Vernon ninth most dangerous community in CanadaIt’s not what you want your community to be known for, using Statistics Canada crime data, Maclean’s Magazine has ranked Vernon as the ninth most dangerous community in the country. Reporter Megan Turcato, took a closer look at those numbers to find out what’s behind the dubious distinction.Global News at 11 OkanaganNov 24, 2017
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Stabbing in Vernon’s Polson ParkThere’s been another violent incident in a North Okanagan park that’s been the center of controversy because of its crime and its homeless population. Police are investigating an early morning stabbing in Vernon’s Polson Park. Jules Knox reports.Global News at 5 OkanaganFeb 16, 2018
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Vernon residents pack town hall meeting to debate safe injection siteMore than 200 Vernon residents came out to debate where to put a safe injection site. Residents expressed frustration over the growing problems due to homelessness, crime and drug use.Global News at 11 OkanaganJun 5, 2019
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Wave of break-ins hits Vernon businessFor the owners of a small business in Vernon it is a baffling and expensive crime wave. Their pizza restaurant has been broke into not once, but five times. They argue the city should be doing more to find a solution.Global News at 5 OkanaganApr 20, 2018
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Prime minister’s Calgary visit met by Alberta protestorsMany in Alberta believe the federal government isn’t taking the oil patch’s struggles seriously. As Tom Vernon reports, that message was delivered to the prime minister when he stopped in Calgary.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonNov 22, 2018