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BC’s minimum wage set to increase June 1
BC's minimum wage is set to increase to $17.40 from $16.75 on June 1. The…
‘Absurd’: Vernon council approves dense development miles from downtown
A move by Vernon council to approve a 57-unit development on a hilly five-acre plot…
Majority of BC residents support $10 a day childcare, but more spaces needed: poll
BC residents overwhelmingly support $10 a day daycare although less than 10% of all licensed…
Retrial begins for Vernon hockey coach who had sexual assault conviction quashed
The retrial of a well-known Vernon hockey coach who had his conviction for sexual assault…
Investigation into illegal firewood nets Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc $12K fine
The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc forestry company has lost the majority of an appeal after it was…
Months before her death, RCMP were notified about Lumby woman’s safety
Four months before the body of Tatjana Stefanski was found on a rural road outside…
Neither Christy Clark nor Dianne Watts would change fate of BC united: poll
Not even former BC Liberal leader Christy Clark or one-time Mayor of Surrey and former…
BC mortgage broker made $50K working without a licence
A BC mortgage broker who made more than $50,000 in commission in the sale of…
UBCO faces another lawsuit over downtown Kelowna highrise construction
A second class action lawsuit has been launched against UBC Okanagan after the construction of…
Kelowna homeowners top Canadian list of mortgage-free living
In a city known for its high housing costs, Kelowna surprisingly has more mortgage-free homeowners than…
BC nurse reprimanded for 7 years of poor performance
A BC nurse, who was inadequate at doing her job, has been publicly reprimanded following…
BC teacher who kissed student gets 15 year ban
A BC teacher who kissed a student after they'd been drinking on the day of…
Vernon cop guilty of assault but won’t get criminal record
Vernon RCMP Const. Ryan Carey has been kicked, punched, stomped on, scratched, spit on, bled…
Kelowna furniture maker fined $5K for telling employee not to report serious accident
A Kelowna furniture manufacturer has been fined $5,340 for telling a staff member not to…
BC nurse disciplined for verbally agitating vulnerable residents
A BC nurse has been placed on probation for verbally agitating vulnerable residents. According to…
BC teacher reprimanded for joking he would shoot his students
A BC teacher who joked to his students that he'd shoot them unless they did…
Fiddling with timesheet nets BC nurse $23,000 in pay and a suspension
A BC nurse has been suspended for six months after falsifying timesheets that netted him…
BC transwoman scores minor human rights victory against Ministry of Health
A BC transgender woman has won the first round of a Human Rights Tribunal dispute…
Another BC nurse suspended for snooping on medical records
A BC nurse has been suspended for snooping on the health records of a "significant"…
‘Brutal beating’: Crown wants 9 years for woman who killed friend with wine bottle
It's not known what caused the fight between Paige Howse and Alishia Lemp on a…
Driver involved in fatal Kelowna motorcycle crash a no-show in court
The driver of a truck involved in a collision that killed an 18-year-old motorcyclist in…
Shuswap octogenarian charged with fraud: securities commission
An 82-year-old man from the Shuswap has been charged with fraud. According to the Criminal…
Police watchdog looking into North Okanagan fatality
The BC police watchdog has opened an investigation following a fatality in Lumby last December.…
BC anti-vaxxers lose legal fight to get jobs back
More than a dozen anti-vax health-care workers have lost a legal fight to get their…