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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…
Revelstoke appeal fails, still at fault after tourist injured diving into lake
The province's highest court has upheld a ruling that found the City of Revelstoke partly…
Squabbling Kelowna siblings set for more court time in battle over $70-million family company
Four Kelowna siblings locked in a bitter dispute over the running of the $70-million company…
Kamloops Mountie back on the hook over McDonald’s burger incident
– This story was originally published June 8, 2022. A Kamloops RCMP officer who put…
B.C. man whose subsidized rent jumped $1K wins appeal
A B.C. man whose subsidized rent jumped from $551 a month to $1,530 has taken…
Court orders Vernon dentist to pay up before continuing marathon legal battle
An Armstrong dentist who has used a "scorched earth" approach to litigation during a decade-long…
Why this B.C. fraudster only has to pay back half of what he took
A Surrey man who conned a childhood friend out of $500,000 and spent the money…
Salmon Arm optician convicted of decades old sexual assault gets re-trial
A former Salmon Arm optician convicted two years ago for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy…
Salmon Arm to continue with plastic bag ban
SALMON ARM – Salmon Arm will continue with on with its plastic bag ban while…
Court of Appeal upholds $10,000 penalty against Vernon development
VERNON – A Vernon developer thought they'd get a head start on their construction site;…
Vernon lawyer argues Okanagan pot case in Canada’s highest court
VERNON – A local marijuana case centred around the validity of a search warrant was…
Vernon, Kelowna men accused of trafficking pot in hollowed-out logs to be extradited to US
OKANAGAN – Four men with ties to the Okanagan are being extradited to the U.S.…
Kelowna drug dealer granted one last chance to stay in Canada
KELOWNA – The B.C. Court of Appeal gave a Kelowna man convicted of dealing cocaine…
Appeal rejected, fine stands for CNR
KAMLOOPS - The province was claiming more than $340,000 in mature timber was lost in a blaze sparked by a train near Ashcroft in 2005, but a panel of judges disagreed last week, instead handing down a fine of only $11,000 and a bill for $6,252 in lost timber value. In July 2005 a Canadian...