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No retrial for former Vernon man convicted of murdering Japanese student
A former Vernon man convicted of killing a Japanese exchange student in 2016 has lost…
Fish and game club plans to take Douglas Lake dispute to Supreme Court of Canada
The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club may have lost a recent court battle for public…
First woman chief justice on Supreme Court of Canada to speak in Kelowna
Twenty-one people from East Africa, Yemen, and Syria settled into the Okanagan in the last…
Chinese citizen from Kelowna loses last appeal, likely to be deported for drug trafficking
KELOWNA – A six-year legal odyssey for a former Kelowna man who pleaded guilty to…
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…
Kelowna council proposes alternative to public prayer
KELOWNA - Councillors have decided to scrap a public prayer at the beginning of its Tuesday night meetings and instead will reaffirm their oath of office after receiving a report from staff on the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on the constitutionality of prayers at council meetings. "Council directed staff to bring forward an amendment...
Public prayer could be suspended by Kelowna council
KELOWNA - City councillors are moving quickly to stem possible controversy over its practice of offering a prayer before some council meetings in the wake of a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling. City clerk Stephen Fleming, in a report going before council Monday morning, will offer three options for consideration; suspend the recital of a...
Kelowna to review prayer policy after Supreme Court ruling bans them at public meetings
KELOWNA - A ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada about conducting prayers at public meetings has prompted the City of Kelowna to review its own council procedures bylaw. While there are no prayers given at regular council meetings, deputy city clerk Karen Needham says a prayer is offered at the public hearings held every...