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Okanagan band member suing province over Vernon cannabis store raid
An Okanagan Indian Band member who set up a pot shop in downtown Vernon without…
‘Insensitive’ strata ordered to pay condo owner $19,000
A B.C. tribunal has called a strata "insensitive, stubborn, and high-handed" and ordered it to…
BC massage therapist suspended for sending apology to patient
A B.C. massage therapist who tried to apologize to a patient for being late to…
Another BC nurse suspended for snooping on medical records
A BC nurse has been suspended for two weeks for snooping on the medical records…
A third of Canadians struggling with mortgage payments: poll
Almost a third of Canadians are having a tough time paying their mortgage, and those…
Most B.C. residents happy to spend tax dollars on homeless: poll
More than two-thirds of B.C. residents would be happy for the government to spend tax…
BC nurse touched patient’s skin lesion, then colleague’s face
A BC nurse has been reprimanded for touching a patient's rash and then touching her…
Kelowna landlady suing RCMP after cops damaged house searching for tenant
A Kelowna woman is suing the RCMP, alleging that a SWAT team damaged multiple doors…
BC churches, pastors, lose appeal over COVID tickets
A BC court has thrown out an appeal by two churches and four pastors, in…
Former Kelowna RCMP officer suing after job offer nixed
A Kelowna RCMP officer who purposely opted to take a medical discharge so he could…
Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury
A Lake Country man who was diagnosed with a rare condition that can cause paralysis…
Vernon pharmacist pleads guilty to manslaughter
Vernon pharmacist Shaun Ross Wiebe has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in relation to the 2018…
Former Kelowna high school student alleges sexual assault by female teacher
A former Kelowna high school student is suing the Central Okanagan school district alleging a…
B.C. man who painted badminton court on road during lockdown sued by city
A Surrey man who painted badminton court lines on the cul-de-sac where he lived during…
DAG AABYE: Reclusive Vernon resident’s life now immortalized in hardcover
In the fall of 2015 while working as a journalist for SportsNet Magazine, Brett Popplewell…
B.C. court ruling blocks easy access to medical records in child protection cases
A B.C. court has outlawed the practice of turning over confidential medical records without permission…
Salmon Arm man gets two years jail for raping girlfriend twice
A Salmon Arm man who raped his girlfriend on two occasions has been sentenced to…
Vernon trucker ‘duped’ in internet scam convicted of fraud
A Vernon truck driver who was "duped" in an internet scam has been convicted of…
Another B.C. nurse reprimanded for swiping narcotics
Another B.C. nurse has been reprimanded for taking narcotics from work for personal use. According…
B.C. mortgage broker fined $50,000 for walking out of meeting
A B.C. mortgage broker has been fined $50,000 for walking out of an interview during…
Kelowna anti-vax pastor loses appeal over church service fine
A Kelowna pastor who was fined $2,300 for holding a church service during lockdown has…
Shuswap father suing school district after daughter injured in playground fight
A Shuswap parent is suing the school district after his daughter suffered serious injuries during…
UPDATE: Missing Penticton senior located
UPDATE: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Penticton RCMP say a missing 66-year-old man was been located,…
Prolific offender’s Shuswap crime spree ends with jail
Prolific offender Jason Ross Cameron was already banned from driving when he decided to steal…