Parker Crook
Parker Crook is a Saskatchewan-born reporter who began his career in journalism while studying the craft at SAIT in Calgary. After cutting his teeth at the school news outlet as the Opinions Editor, Parker landed a position at a Vernon newspaper and worked his way up to the editor’s chair. Parker strives to tell stories that have a genuine impact on the community he calls home. And, from courtroom dramas to on stage antics, Parker believes meaningful stories can be found just about anywhere.
‘Scary and surreal’: Kelowna teen caught in Barcelona riots OK
When her son decided to study Spanish at a school in Barcelona, Michele Rule didn’t…
Trail race volunteer allegedly assaulted in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park
VERNON – A 59-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested after an alleged assault…
iN VIDEO: Community at the heart of Vernon Towne Cinema
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Salmon Arm bank robbed at gunpoint
A man who robbed a Salmon Arm bank at gunpoint is on the lam. Salmon…
Canada’s highest polling station: Big White residents face deep snow on way to vote
More than 18 centimetres of snow are blocking the way to Canada's highest polling station…
Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness in US
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US may now keep some troops in Syria to guard oil fields
KABUL – Even as American forces make a hasty and chaotic withdrawal from northeastern Syria,…
Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult
LONDON – The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince…
Montreal loses to Sydney, Australia in bid to host WorldPride 2023
MONTREAL – Sydney, Australia has beaten out Montreal in the quest to host WorldPride in…
Fashion show lets Down syndrome models strut their stuff
NEW YORK – One model sashayed down the runway with a leather jacket and a…
Clothing co. gets attention with New York billboard of hog-tied Trump
NEW YORK – A clothing company has put up a billboard in New York City's…
UN says Ebola in Congo still qualifies as global emergency
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Fate of N.B. clinic speaks to unfinished fight for abortion access in region
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – The announcement last week that the only private abortion clinic in…
Over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac pulled in US, Canada
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