Vernon

• Okanagan search and rescue crews keep busy amid changing weather patterns

  'So far this month we’ve had nine calls in 15 days,' said Duane Tresnich. Crews say unpredictable weather patterns are contributing to hazardous conditions in the backcountry.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2025
  
• Grieving Okanagan family angered by murder trial moving to Kamloops

  Vitali Stefanski is charged with second-degree murder and awaiting a trial, which has been scheduled for spring 2026.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2025
  
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• Motel residents in Vernon, B.C. handed eviction notice with 1-week deadline

  'It was just hell,' said former tenant Jacqueline MacFarlane, describing the moment she learned she had less than a week to move out.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2025
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• Health care systems ‘dismantling’ in B.C.’s Interior amid physician resignations

  Seven obstetricians and gynecologists have resigned from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C., while four psychiatrists have stepped down from Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2025
• Interior Health deals with 2 waves of resignations, BC Conservatives call for action

  Health Minister Josie Osborne said the province is focused on supporting doctors and other health care professionals during a time of mounting pressure.

  Health

  Oct 28, 2025
• Removal of treehouse homeless encampment underway in Vernon, displacing residents

  The encampment in Vernon has garnered a lot of attention for the last couple of months due to an unusual component, a treehouse structure.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2025
• As Vernon’s homeless encampment grows, so do environmental, fire hazard concerns

  Garbage, grocery carts and propane tanks are among the items that are piling up — and only metres from a creek.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2025
• Unusual homeless encampment in Vernon draws a lot of attention

  Perched in the trees along a busy stretch of  Highway 97 near 48th Avenue is quite the sight: a large treehouse structure, which is part encampment with numerous tents below.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2025
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• Vernon store owner shocked after being targeted in unusual shoplifting incident

  RCMP said they are investigating the shoplifting incident, but so far no arrests have been made.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2025
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• Vernon, B.C. meat shop broken into, inventory, cash stolen

  About $500 in cash and another $500 worth of meat were taken from Yankee Flats Meats along with damage to the property.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2025