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B.C. nurse who stole narcotics for seven years gets suspended
A B.C. nurse who stole narcotics from work over a seven-year period has been suspended…
B.C. massage therapist banned for 25 years after voyeurism conviction
A Vancouver Island massage therapist who was convicted for voyeurism has been banned from practicing…
Kelowna man smashes bank window with axe, gets arrested
A Kelowna man used an axe to smash several windows of a downtown bank this…
B.C. mortgage broker fined $25,000 for not disclosing commission
A B.C. mortgage broker who had previously been warned by the B.C. Financial Services Authority is…
B.C. bar slapped with $19K fine after liquor inspector was delayed 7 minutes
A B.C. bar has been fined $19,000 after it took it seven minutes to unlock…
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…
Christian anti-vaxxers win legal case against a B.C. health authority
Two Christian anti-vaxxers who were fired from their health-care jobs for not getting vaccinated have…
Date set for eagerly awaited reopening of Canadian Tire in Vernon
Vernon's Canadian Tire store will be reopening next week. Almost three months after fire damage…
Crime involving Vernon’s homeless population dropped 30% last year
Crimes involving the street-entrenched population in Vernon dropped by almost one-third last year. Statistics released…
Enderby man busted for drug dealing
A 41-year-old Enderby man has been busted on the suspicion of drug dealing. Officers searched…
Man charged with assaulting Vernon anti-vaxx counter protester
A man in his early 50s has been charged with assaulting a COVID-19 counter-protester in…
Tesla owner accused of lying sues ICBC
A B.C. Tesla driver who was accused of lying by ICBC had to take the…
Non-binary gambler turned down $7K to settle bathroom dispute with B.C. casino
A non-binary gambler who rejected a $7,000 offer from a B.C. casino following a dispute…
B.C. nurse who failed to assess patient, then lied, gets suspended
A B.C. nurse who failed to assess a patient properly and then falsified the medical…
B.C. lawyer who accused crown of ‘fabricating evidence’ now facing hearing
A B.C. defence lawyer who accused Crown prosecutors of fabricating evidence during a criminal case…
Unlicenced B.C. mortgage broker issued cease and desist demand
A B.C. mortgage broker who kept working after losing his licence has been issued a…
Snow bikers rescued from North Okanagan backcountry
Vernon Search and Rescue volunteers pulled out two snow bikers over the weekend after they…
Kelowna massage therapist suspended for making ‘false declarations’ to regulator
A Kelowna massage therapist has been suspended for a week for not having a valid…
$10,000 Gretzky hockey jersey stolen from Kelowna store
A $10,000 signed Wayne Gretzky hockey jersey was among tens of thousands of dollars worth…
B.C. union loses fight over lumber mill’s new fingerprint time clock
A B.C. union has lost a fight against a lumber mill that started using fingerprint…
Kelowna bus killer back behind bars
A Kelowna man who killed a total stranger on a bus in 2014 is back…
Emergency room at Merritt’s hospital closing, again
The emergency room at the hospital in Merritt will be closed tomorrow. According to an…
Missing Kelowna man found dead in Vernon
A 32-year-old Kelowna man whose vehicle was found abandoned in Vernon last October has been…
Vernon woman who stole thousands from care home residents pleads guilty
A 54-year-old Vernon woman who scammed thousands of dollars out of more than two dozen…