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The Turner Files: Crying wolf in B.C., the SOGI myth and politicians who need it
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (295+ words) Published 1:00 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 There is a particular kind of political move that depends entirely on the audience not knowing very much. It relies on trigger word, a vague menace, and just enough manufactured outrage to fill a fundraising email....
LETTER: Electric car fire truths shared
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (261+ words) Published 9:00 am Saturday, March 28, 2026 In response to Bob Johnston's EV "bomb' letter suggesting that all electric cars will inevitably blow up. At first reading, I thought the dire warnings were so ridiculous that it must be tongue in cheek. In…...
Celebrated Okanagan writer rises from ashes of poems burned by his mother
12+ hour, 33+ min ago (773+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, March 28, 2026 By Natalie Appleton Read Head Studio Brian Thomas Isaac is the author of the award-winning debut novel All the Quiet Places and his sequel, Bones of Giant. (Contributed) In his new book, Isaac takes readers back…...
Injured owl rescued in Revelstoke set for spring release
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (525+ words) Published 3:00 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 An injured owl that the Revelstoke community banded together to save this month remains in good hands and is expected to be released back in town later this spring, a rehabilitator says. The driver had found…...
SEISMIC activity found on Vernon mountain
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (397+ words) Published 3:30 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 Ten days at the top of the hill enjoying sports, music, arts, and culture. And it's all free. SilverStar Mountain Resort in Vernon begins its 10-day SEISMIC Mountain Festival and Spring Queening today, Friday, March 27. The…...
Vernon apartment complex fire deemed accidental
1+ day, 3+ min ago (269+ words) Published 2:00 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 A structure fire in an apartment complex in the 2300 block of 36th Street in Vernon Wednesday, March 25, that displaced a number of residents has been classified accidental in nature. (Tamara Tee/Facebook) Approximately 20 to 30 residents were evacuated…...
Tango takes Vernon stage with all-women orchestra
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (448+ words) Published 12:10 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 North America's first and only all-women, diversity-affirming tango orchestra, brings with it to the stage, says Songlines Magazine, "passion, oozing with originality, played to perfection'musicians unafraid of boundaries." The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society…...
Classic literature meets choral artistry with Vernon choir
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (328+ words) Published 12:00 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 By Laurie Anne Lorge AURA Chamber Choir Shakespeare as you've never heard him performed before. The AURA Chamber Choir's 2026 spring concert Shakespeare and Friends showcases musical settings of the Bard's words and the music of composers…...
Things to do in the North Okanagan
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1838+ words) Published 8:00 am Friday, March 27, 2026 Legendary former Armstrong teachers Helen Sidney (left) and Jessie Ann Gamble find some good reads at the book sale at the Armstrong Museum, which is underway every Saturday until the end of March from 10-2. April 4 to…...
LETTER: Loss of youth while in Emergency modified psych unit not the first for Vernon
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (290+ words) Published 5:30 am Friday, March 27, 2026 I am writing as regards the tragic loss of Ezra Cool who walked out of the Vernon Jubilee Hospital while under 24/7 supervision in a state of psychosis. If anyone has ever been into the Psych ward…...