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McDONALD: Why you’re entitled to your opinion even if it’s wrong
OPINION It’s a tough business, this peddling of opinions. Everyone’s got one and they don’t…
Thompson-Okanagan residents with hearing or speech disabilities can now text 911
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – People with hearing and speech disabilities can now reach 911 emergency services by…
Chimney causes Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA – A family of five can't return home after their house caught fire late…
E-Comm in B.C. releases top ten unnecessary calls to 911 in 2016
VANCOUVER – As 2016 comes to a close, the dispatchers for 911 are sharing some…
Penticton woman delivers baby at home, just before help arrives
PENTICTON – A Wilson Street woman is resting today after the tumultuous delivery of her…
Pocket dialled 911 lately? Nearly 2,000 abandoned calls to North Okanagan RCMP
VERNON – Abandoned 911 calls were the second most common type of call made to…
Dangling upside down in a car in the North Okanagan, and no answer from 911
VERNON – Dangling upside down in the passenger seat of a friends vehicle, in a…
Who do you call to complain about restaurant service? Not 911
When 911 responders answer a call, they expect to hear reports of stolen vehicles, robberies,…
Vernon’s top cop reviewing slow response to call about knife-wielding man at seniors’ home
VERNON – The North Okanagan's top cop says she is looking into the concerns raised…
Fire investigators confirm cause of Vernon house fire
VERNON – Vernon Fire Rescue Services has confirmed a fire that ripped through a Commonage…
Human error not officer shortage cause slowed response to seniors’ home scare, says Vernon’s top cop
VERNON – The North Okanagan's top cop says her detachment's slow response to an incident…
UPDATE: Vernon firefighters extinguish house fire
VERNON – Crews are working to mop-up following a house fire in Vernon this afternoon…
Trouble parking your car no reason to call 911 in B.C.
There’s a growing trend that has people calling 9-1-1 to get information rather than to…
Vernon man dies in hospital after crashing vehicle into a creek last week
A 37-year-old Vernon man has died in hospital after the vehicle he was driving left…
Those evacuated after Vernon mudslide can return home
Residents of the six properties evacuated following a small landslide this weekend, have got the…