Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Kelowna on Saturday, Feb. 14 to show solidary with Iranians during times of turmoil. In early January, UBC Okanagan professor Ray Taheri organized the first peaceful protest after acts of extreme violence against Iranian citizens took place. Since then, the group has organized a protest at Kerry Park every […]

Elena Gaskell has wrapped up her final event at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina with three massive flights through the air. And while she didn’t qualify for the Freestyle Skiing Women’s Freeski Big Air final, she’s made her hometown of Vernon proud. Gaskel competed in the qualifying round of the Big Air

A suspect has been arrested after a string of catalytic converter thefts in the downtown core. Ridge Meadows RCMP Street Enforcement Unit, (SEU), made the arrest outside a residence in the 22300 block of St. Anne Avenue on Friday, Feb. 13. At the time of the arrest the suspect was in possession of a catalytic

Family Day is coming up Monday, Feb. 16, and we hope you all have something planned with those close to you. Family Day is a civic holiday, and there are no major traditions tied to the annual extra day off in February. So why a holiday now? Ostensibly, it’s exactly what it says – it’s

All four lanes of the stal̕əw̓asəm bridge connecting Surrey and New Westminster opened to traffic Saturday morning (Feb. 14). Workers removed the cones blocking the four lanes at 6:45 a.m., and the bridge opened to vehicles travelling from Surrey to New Westminster. Fifteen minutes later, at 7 a.m., the Royal Ave on-ramp opened in New