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Kelowna RCMP’s unfounded rate starting to align with the rest of the province
After gaining national attention for the way it dealt with sexual assault complaints, the Kelowna…
Kelowna RCMP’s sexual assault unit is a step in the right direction, says survivor
Sexual assault survivors may change the way Kelowna RCMP members conduct investigations going forward. “They…
Here’s how mistakes were made on 62 per cent of Kelowna RCMP’s sexual assault cases
Kelowna RCMP are still dealing with several sexual assault cases dating back to 2018 that…
RCMP sex assault review should be public, says Kelowna Mayor
Heather Friesen was extremely angry yesterday, Feb. 24 over the silence by Kelowna city council…
Protestors disrupt Kelowna council meeting calling for action on unfounded sex assault files
Two women briefly disrupted Kelowna city council’s meeting today by holding up signs from their…
RCMP settle controversial civil suit involving Indigenous Kelowna teen’s rape complaint
Aden Withers closed a chapter on a painful life event today and started on a…
Another RCMP review of Kelowna’s high rate of unfounded sexual assault cases underway
While a Sexual Assault Review Team, based out of the RCMP’s national office, has completed…
Kelowna’s unfounded rate focus of community attention
Aden Withers has become the face of Kelowna’s unfounded rate and it’s a reality she’s…
Why a Kelowna murderer isn’t on the sex offender registry
When Theresa Neville was eight years old, she told her parents she’d been raped by…
Elizabeth Fry works to bridge the gap between RCMP and sex assault survivors
Jane Smith was 17 years old and living in foster care seven years ago when…
The face of Kelowna’s unfounded rate: ‘I cried tears of fear and relief’
Aden Withers didn’t want to become the face of rape survivors who have been failed…
Kelowna mayor faces backlash over support of RCMP after high unfounded rate released
Kelowna's mayor is stepping back from statements he made in the aftermath of the city's…
UPDATE: Protest against Kelowna’s high number of unfounded sex assault files
A protest against Kelowna's high rates of unfounded sexual assault cases is underway. Calling it…
Protest against Kelowna RCMP’s high number of unfounded sex assault files planned
A protest against Kelowna RCMP’s high number of unfounded sexual assault cases is planned for…
Kelowna’s high ‘unfounded’ rate may further deter sex assault victims from going to police
Kelowna women living in high-risk situations are already reluctant to go to the police when…