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Summerland family awaiting Charlotte Web’s Canadian arrival
The New Year can't come soon enough for Elaine Nuessler and her husband Chris. For…
iN PHOTOS: Greyhound passengers recall when smoke engulfed the bus on Highway 97C
A Greyhound bus pulled over to the shoulder with dozens of passengers standing outside the…
No jail time for Vernon man who suffered burns to 85 per cent of his body during pot oil explosion
“HE’S GOING TO HAVE THESE DEFORMITIES FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE” VERNON – A…
UBCO professor says high food prices are spiking but won’t stay high
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan professor says Canadian food prices are spiking right now but…
Pot oil extraction cause of explosion in Vernon apartment building
VERNON - An apartment fire that sent two men to hospital with serious burns was caused when a marijuana extraction operation exploded, police say. The occupants, a 21 and a 22-year-old, were badly burned in the fire and remain in hospital. Vernon police are now confirming the Aug. 14 fire was started by a marijuana...
What the Supreme Court decision on marijuana means to a three-year-old Summerland girl
KELOWNA – Kyla Williams' family is breathing a sigh of relief this week — they…
Cannabis oil stopped her seizures, now family trying to help others
SUMMERLAND – The family of a young girl from Summerland say her only relief from debilitating seizures has come from an oil derived from marijuana, and they are holding a fundraiser to help other families in the same situation. Kyla Williams, 3, has a rare form of epilepsy that causes her as many as 300...
Vandalism likely caused 1000 litre oil spill at district office
KELOWNA – An apparent act of vandalism at a Regional District office has caused a massive amount of used motor oil, diesel and transmission fluid to spill onto a parking lot Friday morning. Andy Brennan of the Regional District says operation crews arriving at 6 a.m. found the spill. “It seems like somebody overnight put...