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Fire between Vernon and Salmon Arm doubles in size
A wildfire burning between Vernon and Salmon Arm has doubled in size in the last…
Elderly Kamloops fishers lose legal fight to fish for kokanee in nearby lake
An elderly group of fly fishers who claimed that not being able to put their…
Crew in unsafe hole nets North Okanagan firm $19,000 fine
A North Okanagan contractor has been fined $19,000 after crews were found to have been…
Crews get handle on wildfire on Penticton’s West Bench
A wildfire that broke out in Penticton's this afternoon is now being held but not…
North Okanagan wildfire continues to grow
A wildfire located between Vernon and Salmon Arm continues to grow today. As of 10…
BC’s oldest pot shop fined $3.2M
One of Canada's oldest cannabis stores has been stung with a $3.2-million fine for selling…
Kelowna orchard fined $42K for broken seatbelts in work van
A Kelowna fruit grower has been fined $42,500 for not having enough seatbelts on a…
Vernon pharmacist, sentenced in 2023 for killing partner, already on parole
A Vernon pharmacist who killed his girlfriend by repetitively smashing her head into the floor,…
Shuswap MLA’s company in court fight over houseboats
The family company of Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo is embroiled in a messy court battle…
Unlicenced BC mortgage broker sues over unpaid commission
In an audacious move, a BC mortgage broker who worked without a license has taken…
Okanagan teacher who tried to get pupils to snitch on friend gets reprimanded
An Okanagan middle-school teacher who encouraged a couple of Grade 8 students to snitch on…
Two Kelowna pubs rack up $14K in fines for selling booze to teens
A Kelowna brew pub that sold a single can of stout to a 17-year-old has…
Okanagan firm that paid female electrician less fails to have human rights case thrown out
An Okanagan company has lost an appeal to have a case thrown out after a…
In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase
Behind closed doors, the Okanagan Indian Band council have voted themselves up to 50% pay…
BC nurse suspended for snooping on colleagues’ medical records
A BC nurse who snooped on the medical records of a dozen of his colleagues…
UPDATE: Two dead after small plane crash near Merritt
Two people died yesterday when the small aircraft they were flying went down outside Merritt.…
Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches
Tip-toeing through the goose feces littering the grass at Vernon's Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake…
BC luxury rental agency has bank accounts frozen over ‘unethical’ books
A luxury BC rental company has had its bank accounts frozen and its licence suspended…
Shuswap school district fined $3,000 over repeated water sampling failure
The North Okanagan Shuswap school district has been fined $3,040 for multiple failures in submitting…
Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of…
BC realtor fined $110,000 and licence nixed after scamming client
A BC realtor who scammed a client out of $60,000 has been fined $110,000 and…
Kamloops woman scores minor victory after strata refused disabled parking stall
A Kamloops woman has won the first round of a BC Human Rights Tribunal case…
BC breeder to pay $4K after refusing refund for dead puppy
A BC Chihuahua breeder who refused to refund a client whose dog died a week…
Tribunal orders BC police watchdog to pay $52K after it rescinds job offer to female Métis lawyer
BC's police watchdog has been ordered to pay $52,000 to a female Métis lawyer after…