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Trans teacher launches human rights complaint against B.C. school district
A gay transgender male teacher that experienced more than 20 incidents of homophobic and transphobic…
Kelowna dog owner wins legal fight with strata over barking
A Kelowna strata have been ordered to reverse a $200 fine it dished out to…
Former Kamloops eye surgeon suing Interior Health after surgeries moved to Kelowna
A Kelowna ophthalmologist is suing Interior Health after it transferred its eye surgery from Kamloops…
First Kamloops, now Vernon dealing with hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak
The hand, foot, and mouth virus that was making its way through Kamloops a week…
iN VIDEO: Grizzly bear wanders through North Okanagan yard
A grizzly bear has been spotted near Armstrong in the Mt. Rose Swanson area. The…
Man charged in Vernon arson has 30 previous criminal convictions
The 41-year-old man arrested yesterday in connection with a fire that gutted a Vernon townhouse…
Two B.C. teachers suspended for sharing info about teacher-student relationship
Two Lower Mainland teachers that shared details online about a former student who was having…
‘Unacceptable’: B.C. Ombudsperson calls for oversight of municipal jails
In the wake of a Prince George man who was left on a jail cell…
Penticton pharmacist suspended yet again
A Penticton pharmacist who had previously been suspended and fined $20,000 has been barred from…
Kamloops RCMP bust Hells Angels ‘support club’ members
A large-scale police operation five years in the making has led to the arrest of…
Anti-vaxxer loses fight with union after being fired by Interior Health
A B.C. health care worker has lost a legal fight against her union after she…
B.C. nurse suspended after senior had electric razor shoved in mouth
A B.C. nurse that failed to report incidents of elder abuse has been suspended for…
Vernon councillor votes against flying rainbow flag at City Hall
A Vernon councillor who voted against the city's rainbow crosswalk six years ago has voted…
B.C. teacher suspended for bringing snake to school on Halloween
A B.C. teacher who brought a snake into school on Halloween has been suspended for…
Arrest made after suspicious fire at Vernon townhouse
Vernon RCMP has arrested a 41-year-old man in relation to a fire that gutted a…
B.C. woman rejects Air Canada’s compensation for delayed luggage, wins in court
A B.C. woman has won an extra $700 in compensation after she took Air Canada…
If people didn’t like ‘scary’ art they would have shown up for consultation: Vernon councillor
If the public really didn't want the Behind the Mask murals to be displayed in…
40% of Canadians not interested in 4th COVID shot: survey
Forty per cent of vaccinated Canadians aren't enthusiastic about receiving a fourth COVID booster shot.…
Five new operating rooms coming to Kelowna, Kamloops hospitals
Five new operating rooms are coming to Kelowna and Kamloops hospitals. The B.C. government has…
Without much to go on, Dutch couple finds family of fallen WW2 soldier from Penticton
Penticton resident Henry Shaw last saw his cousin, Leslie Frank Bull, when he was four…
Former North Okanagan resident convicted of revenge porn now guilty of harassment
A former North Okanagan resident just released from prison after being convicted for revenge porn…
Here are 7 tasty berries growing wild in the Okanagan
– This story was originally published July 15, 2020 The Okanagan Valley is well known…
Public consultation finds majority favour controversial Vernon mask murals
Twice as many people are in favour of moving ahead with the controversial Vernon public…
Kelowna strata issues $1,700 fine for tenants’ charity car wash
A Kelowna strata that dished out a $1,700 fine after students had a fundraising car…