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Tripping an 86-year-old Penticton man, breaking his leg over a parking spot at Walmart, was just this man’s latest angry incident
“Mr. Otway set himself up as parking lot police at Walmart (and) decided to deal with his anger about being ejected from Walmart by attacking an 86-year-old man.”
Summerland high school teacher charged with voyeurism
A Summerland secondary school teacher has been charged with voyeurism. Taylor Paul Holubetz was supposed to turn up for his…
EXCESSIVE FORCE: Penticton RCMP officers beat, tasered prolific offender, judge tosses evidence
A BC Supreme Court judge has rejected the testimony of five Penticton RCMP officers, finding they used excessive force when…
Convicted Vernon man says he was trying to give sawed-off shotgun to RCMP when arrested
A BC judge has rejected a Vernon man’s story that he was on the way to the police station to…
Judge calls Okanagan fentanyl dealer a ‘parasite’
A judge called a West Kelowna fentanyl dealer a “parasite” who gave his customers the wherewithal to kill themselves while he…
‘Dubious and unreliable’: BC care aid who married client withdrew $80,000 just before he died
A BC woman who married a struggling widower she’d been hired to care for, and then withdrew tens of thousands…
Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring…
Kootenay liquor store manager fired after 18 years, has heart attack, for mistakenly donating damaged whiskey bottle
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She didn't try to hide anything and paid for it immediately when she learned of her mistake. They still fired her.
The growing effort to save an historic Kelowna home that doesn’t (yet?) need saving
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“I'm not sure where they're getting their information from. We're still in planning for the property.”
iN NUMBERS: Drug deaths down while overdoses stay up in BC
The overdose calls to paramedics haven't declined, but toxic drug deaths have. Here's a look at how things have changed over the past decade.
Kamloops mayor says he had ‘no intention’ to threaten, suspend employee
He wanted it "on record" that it wasn't a threat because he's "sure it's going to end up in a courtroom somewhere."
What we’re missing when we compare awful Kamloops and Okanagan air quality to cities around the world
“It's a goofy way to talk about it.”
iN PHOTOS: Ash, smoke and haze fill Thompson-Okanagan skies
The smoke is forecast to stick around for the next couple of days.
Kootenay liquor store manager fired after 18 years, has heart attack, for mistakenly donating damaged whiskey bottle
She didn't try to hide anything and paid for it immediately when she learned of her mistake. They still fired her.
The growing effort to save an historic Kelowna home that doesn’t (yet?) need saving
“I'm not sure where they're getting their information from. We're still in planning for the property.”
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Van slams into crowd at Berlin Pride festival, killing 1 and injuring 16, as police identify suspect BERLIN (AP) — A van slammed into people gathered for Berlin’s famed Pride festival on Saturday night, killing one person, injuring at least...
New research affirms construction workers disproportionately affected by opioid deaths
TORONTO — Researchers hope a new report examining the occupations of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Ontario raises awareness about the breadth of the population affected by the drug epidemic.The study found that more than a third...
iN DISCUSSION: Fallout from an Amber alert
This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…
THOMPSON: Hurricanes teach discretion and resilience
"Hurricanes are as much a part of growing up in Florida as long, hot summers."
iN DISCUSSION: MLA Boultbee’s behaviour part of growing concern in provincial politics
"It’s still unusual in BC politics, unprecedented in my experience, different, new, worthy of public note but also a growing concern if you count fellow rogue MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong on this pole."
Has rise of the right primed B.C. politics for a party that breaks the binary?
VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says voters in the province face a…
Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has ‘lost everything’ in raging wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Steve Larabie says he and his family have lost everything…
Advocates hail feds’ rejection of island airport plan, while trade groups pan it
The federal government’s decision to halt Ontario’s plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop…
Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has ‘lost everything’ in raging wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Steve Larabie says he and his family have lost everything…
Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium
MONS — A Canadian intern at NATO has been arrested on suspicions of espionage. Belgium’s…
Authorities in Germany issue a wanted notice for suspect in Berlin Pride van ramming
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect…
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras after arrest warrant suspended
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Four years after being extradited to the United States for his…
Authorities in Germany issue a wanted notice for suspect in the Berlin Pride van ramming
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect…
Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David…
Advocates hail feds’ rejection of island airport plan, while trade groups pan it
The federal government’s decision to halt Ontario’s plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop…
Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David…
Trump returns to correspondents’ dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
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President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Friday night, delivering…
Super Bowl champion Seahawks open training camp with key players on PUP
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is ready to turn the…
Jones and Clark help Team Spoon beat Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game
CHICAGO (AP) — Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike and Dominique Malonga made WNBA history on Saturday…
Suarez penalty gives short-staffed Miami 1-0 win in Montreal
MONTREAL — CF Montreal’s offence has hit a brick wall. After the arrival of Philippe…
