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Racist graffiti discovered along lakeshore in Summerland: RCMP
Police are trying to track down the identities of a group of young people after…
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…
‘Plainly racist’: BC RCMP officer avoids conduct review for sending offensive messages
A BC Mountie, who was a member of a private chat group that contained racist,…
Police looking for help identifying racist graffiti suspects in Kelowna
RCMP are asking the public for help identifying six teenagers thought to be involved in…
B.C. teacher makes racist comments, lies, yells at kids, gets suspended
A B.C. teacher who made racist comments about other teachers, lied on his resumé and…
Racist graffiti spray-painted on Penticton Indian Band signage
Signage near Penticton Indian Band was found vandalized with racist graffiti this week. The Green…
B.C. seniors get criminal record for racist tantrum at coffee shop
LANGUAGE ADVISORY A pair of B.C. seniors who poured their coffee on the floor of…
Kamloops family a target of racism, an ongoing issue
A Kamloops family is the victim of a racist incident that took place over the…
Kelowna man charged with threatening local TV reporter
A Kelowna man, whose racist tirade against a security guard last summer went viral, has…
‘I am not a racist:’ Oliver woman apologizes for racist tirade outside high school
An Oliver woman who unleashed a racist tirade at a teenager during a protest outside…
City of Kelowna has ‘no sense of urgency’ to deal with racism say Black artists
One morning in 2019, Trophy and Lady Dia say they woke up to find their…
Stats show reports of racism up dramatically in Kelowna
With highly visible racist incidents making the headlines in recent weeks, it’s not surprising that…
Witnesses sought to ‘hate incident’ on Kelowna transit bus: RCMP
RCMP investigators are looking for witnesses to a hate incident on a B.C Transit bus…
iN VIDEO: Man calls passengers on Kelowna bus ‘terrorists’ before fight breaks out
A fight broke out on a Kelowna bus last night after a man was filmed…
Neighbourhood rallies to support Kelowna business vandalized with racist graffiti
Kelowna’s Glenmore neighbourhood is showing its support for a business that was vandalized with racist…
Kelowna RCMP investigating after racist graffiti found on business
The Kelowna RCMP is investigating after racist graffiti was found on a local business. On…
Confederate flag removed from Kelowna Halloween display
Racist Halloween decorations, that were subject to both an RCMP and a Kelowna bylaw investigation,…
Kamloops LGBTQ2s+ community plan rally after violent attack on transgender youth
The bullying and victimization of a transgender youth in Kamloops earlier this month has shaken…
Young people working for Coyote Cruises on Penticton channel victims of racial slurs from floaters
Many of the staff at Coyote Cruises in Penticton are teenagers from the Penticton Indian…
The political links between racism and COVID-19 vaccination protests
When a COVID-19 conspiracy theorist protester began hurling racist remarks at a Sikh security guard…
RCMP investigating potential hate crime after racist remarks made towards Kelowna security guard
The RCMP is investigating if an incident involving racist comments made towards a security guard…
iN VIDEO: Protestor unleashes racist tirade at Kelowna vaccination clinic security guard
A small group of anti-vaxxers continues to show up at a COVID-19 immunization clinic in…
Interior Health backs off appointments for new Aboriginal roles after staff backlash
Interior Health’s new Aboriginal Partnerships portfolio is off to a rocky start after non-Indigenous senior…
Rally to stop Asian racism planned for Penticton’s Gyro Park this weekend
Penticton and South Okanagan residents are being asked to come together in a rally to…