Sports
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
There will be Victoria Day fireworks at Rogers Arena tonight as the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks tangle in Game 7 to determine who becomes "Canada's team" for the remainder of the playoffs. The winner travels to Dallas for the Western Conference final. The loser has to listen to Oiler fans sing Count...
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Edwards leads Wolves back from 20-point deficit for 98-90 win over defending champion Nuggets
DENVER (AP) - Anthony Edwards overcame a slow start and the Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece on Sunday night. The Timberwolves overcame a 15-point halftime deficit - the largest comeback in a Game 7...
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Boston rides Healey goal to 4-3 win in first game of PWHL championship series
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - Jess Healey scored from the point late in the second period to lift Boston to a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Sunday night in the first game of the inaugural Walter Cup Final, the championship series of the Professional Women's Hockey League post-season. The best-of-five series continues Tuesday. Game ...
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Local Sports
local fighters
MMA and kickboxing event set for Vernon
Vernon will be hosting an amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing event this summer.The Okanagan Fighting Championship will be held Saturday, July 6 at the Vernon Curling Club. The event will feature title fights involving local MMA fighters including Rylie "Coyote" Marchand (Unity MMA and Kickboxing ...
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First time
B.C. product gets exceptional status in BCHL, will play in Okanagan
For the first time in league history, a player has been granted exceptional status in the BC Hockey League (BCHL) and will receive early eligibility in the league.Eli McKamey from Cowichan Bay, B.C., who was born in 2009, has committed to play for the Penticton Vees for the 2024-25 season.Without the exceptional status...
May 17, 2024
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Junior hockey
BCHL Final set after two game 7 showdowns
The BC Hockey League's championship final is set with the Penticton Vees to take on the Surrey Eagles for the Fred Page Cup. The Vees scored two goals 13 seconds apart in the final 30 seconds of the third period to beat the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4-3 in game 7 of the Interior Conference Final Tuesday night at the South...
May 15, 2024
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What Matters
B.C. Supreme Court
Crown calls for 7-9 year prison term for Vernon 'wine bottle' manslaughter
May 17, 2024
Bee-inspired gifts for people who love l
Bee-inspired gifts for people who love local
Stage 1 Restrictions
Greater Vernon preparing for drought, water restrictions to be increased 'as necessary'
May 17, 2024
How much do they pay?
District provides facts on tax impact of lakefront properties
May 17, 2024
Streak of Awards Continues for Applewood
Streak of Awards Continues for Applewood
Invasive Species Protection
Pulling the plug: Province makes it illegal to bring watercraft into B.C. without being drained
May 16, 2024
Very Dry Conditions
Okanagan's drought level rises
May 16, 2024
Vernon Vipers
BCHL playoffs
No joy in OT: Vipers season is over
They gave it everything they had. The Vernon Vipers saw their BC Hockey League season come to an end Friday night after losing 2-1 in overtime to the Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre.The Vees won the second round BC Hockey League series 4 games to one.Thomas Pichette won it for the Vees, beating Ethan...
Apr 27, 2024
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BCHL playoffs
Vipers stay alive with OT win over Vees
The Vernon Vipers kept their playoff hopes alive with a dramatic come from behind 3-2 win in overtime over the Penticton Vees on Wednesday night in Vernon.Vipers captain, and hometown product, Connor Elliott, scored 5:12 into the first OT for the win to cut the Vees series lead to 3 games to one.Winning goal in OT in g...
Apr 25, 2024
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BCHL playoffs
Vees take 3-0 series lead on Vipers
The Vernon Vipers are down to their last playoff life.The Penticton Vees shut out the Vipers 4-0 Tuesday night at Kal Tire Place to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second round BC Hockey League series.Callum Arnott and Simon Meier each had a goal and one assist for the Vees while Will Ingemann had to make just 14 s...
Apr 24, 2024
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