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BC massage therapist gets five-year ban for touching, assaulting patient
A BC massage therapist was banned from practicing for five years after he was criminally…
Kelowna Safeway store fined for selling tobacco to a minor
Interior Health has handed the downtown Kelowna Safeway store with a $575 fine earlier this…
B.C. teacher suspended for showing horror flick to grade 2 students
A B.C. teacher resigned from her job after she was found to be showing her…
B.C. teacher suspended for racially segregated game of tag
A Campbell River gym teacher was sent to a new school after she confused and…
Kamloops teen appealing to city council to let her keep support puppy
Hailey Fiddes' 13-week-old puppy Tiny wasn't supposed to survive. It was the runt of the…
Penticton defers single-use plastic ban to province
Penticton city council is interested in policy changes that allow municipalities to ban single use…
Penticton councillors fighting to remove red tape for off-site winery sales
The City of Penticton wants to cut red tape in B.C. to allow smaller wineries…
Former Vernon psychologist disciplined for breaching patient confidentiality
A former Vernon psychologist has been reprimanded by the regulatory board for sharing a patient's…
Indigenous Bloom opens cannabis store in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A cannabis retailer has been up and running in the Central Okanagan…
Why no one’s coming to rescue Okanagan Indian Band firefighters
“THIS CREATES A ‘FREE-FOR-ALL’ ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO WORK UNDER” OKANAGAN…
‘Ugly’ South Okanagan dock prompts request for regional district regulation
PENTICTON – An Osoyoos Lake resident wants to see the regional district provide regulations with…
Vernon council will ‘sit back and wait’ when it comes to pot dispensaries
VERNON – A Vernon pot dispensary made a pitch to work openly, transparently and collaboratively…