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Kelowna fraudster had multiple IDs, cards, stole $12K
How a 40-year-old West Kelowna woman managed to obtain someone else's working debit card along…
B.C. massage therapist banned for 25 years after voyeurism conviction
A Vancouver Island massage therapist who was convicted for voyeurism has been banned from practicing…
B.C. teacher convicted for child pornography banned for life from teaching
A B.C. elementary school teacher who was convicted for possession of child pornography has been…
Vancouver physiotherapist who beat blind dog investigated by regulatory college
A Vancouver physiotherapist is currently under investigation by the regulatory college after he was convicted…
Woman has Okanagan fire chief harassment conviction overturned
OKANAGAN – A woman who was found guilty of harassing an Okanagan volunteer fire chief…
Still confused about consent? Judge’s ruling on Coldstream sex assault might help
VERNON - A man has lost his appeal over a sexual assault that happened after a birthday party in Coldstream. According to a Jan. 6, 2016 judgment by Justice Martha Devlin, a group of people spent the evening drinking and going to a nightclub in Vernon in September 2011 to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Later,...
Armstrong man’s story “did not ring true” in sexual assault trial: Judge
ARMSTRONG - What began as a cordial conversation between two strangers hiding out from the rain at an Armstrong church took a sinister turn when the man pinned the woman against a wall, sexually assaulted her, and threatened to strangle her if she resisted. The woman, in her early 20s, was scared and hesitant at...
HELSTON: A reminder that you’re innocent until proven guilty
In Canada, you’re innocent until proven guilty whether charged with murder or stealing an ice cream cone. Sure, you might not go to court over a frozen milk product, but the point is, no matter how heinous or mild the crime, the principle remains the same: an allegation is not a conviction. We brought you...