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BC clinics supporting reproductive rights face closures
Options for Sexual Health says it will have to close most of its operations unless…
Kootenay cop keeps job after having sex with accused’s ex-wife
A Kootenay Mountie who slept with a woman he met after being called to deal…
Naked truths from BC sex worker GoAskAlex
B.C. sex worker GoAskAlex likes to lure men to her online profiles with thirst traps…
B.C. school district gets second try to fire teacher accused of having sex with student
A B.C. school district that was forced to rehire a teacher accused of having sex…
What SOGI 123 is – and what it isn’t
SOGI 123 has once again become an election issue for trustees at school boards across…
Okanagan adult entertainment shops see spike in sales amid pandemic
Whether it's lingerie or sex toys, as people spent more time at home, Okanagan adult…
‘Sex positive’ approach to COVID-19 explained by BC Centre for Disease Control
Eyebrows were raised and options were offered when the BC Centre for Disease Control released…
The safest sex to have during COVID-19 is with yourself, BCCDC says
If you thought you couldn't both have sex and remain socially distant, B.C.’s Centre for…
Penticton man sentenced to three years in prison for violent sexual assault in 2017
A Penticton man who violently raped a model the day he met her for a…
Why Kamloops and the Okanagan have high rates of teens using alcohol, drugs and having sex
Teenagers in the Southern Interior are well above the provincial average when it comes to…
CEOs and Office Hoes event at Kamloops nightclub creates controversy
A CEOs and Office Hoes theme night at a Kamloops nightclub this weekend is drawing…
Vernon man spared prison sentence for having sex with minors
VERNON – A judge has thrown out a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in…
23-year-old Kelowna man pleads guilty to new charge of sexual interference of a minor
KELOWNA – A 23-year-old Kelowna man who was sentenced in 2013 for pushing the head…
Vernon man tells judge he didn’t know his girlfriends were 15
VERNON – A Vernon man in his early twenties who met two 15-year-old girls on…
At least one month before decision in Barriere senior sex assault trial
KAMLOOPS – It will take a provincial court judge at least one month to decide…
Decision in Kamloops sex assault trial expected next month
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man charged with sexually assaulting two women after a New Year's…
Customers ‘didn’t want to see it:’ Vernon woman alleges boss discriminated against her over pregnancy
VERNON – A Vernon woman alleges she was discriminated against by her employer due to…
Kelowna woman jailed and fined for sex in stranger’s hot tub
$100 TO THE HOMEOWNER FOR "COSTS INCURRED FOR CHEMICALS AND CLEANING OF THE HOT TUB."…
Kelowna man police say had sex in stranger’s hot tub pleads guilty
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man has pleaded guilty to trespassing and mischief after security footage…
West Kelowna teacher’s aide jailed for kissing her student
KELOWNA – A 30-year-old West Kelowna woman was handed a minimum jail sentence yesterday for…
Pilot project could put baskets of free condoms in Okanagan schools
VERNON - Baskets of condoms could soon be coming to local high schools as way of putting protection in the hands of those who need it — no questions asked. About 14 schools in B.C.’s Interior have free condoms available, but students have to ask for them, Vernon School District health coordinator Christine Balfour says....
Young Kelowna man sentenced for assaulting teenaged girl
Kelowna – A 21-year-old Kelowna man has been sentenced on a charge of assault for pushing the head of a 13-year-old girl towards his crotch. Zachary Xavier Heise, now 21, was with three friends - two girls, aged 13 and 14, and a boy, 16 - in Vernon in May 2013. Heise was significantly older...
Researchers gather in Kelowna to talk sex
KELOWNA - An annual conference that brings researchers from across the country will be in Kelowna this weekend for a three day exploration of a topic many still find taboo. The Canadian Sex Research Forum has been held in different cities across Canada for the last 42 years. Topics have changed a great deal over...
Jail for amateur boxer who had sex with Kelowna minor
KELOWNA – A 25-year-old Kelowna man was handed a minimum sentence of 90 days in jail for having consensual sex with a 14-year-old girl last summer. Alexander Schoenherr, 25, is an amateur boxer and self-described 'loner' with no prior criminal record. He pleaded guilty to one count of sexual touching of a person under 16....