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North Okanagan mom who urged son to fight teen guilty of assault
CONTENT ADVISORY An Enderby mom who encouraged her teenage son to fight another boy over…
BC nursing regulator tried to punish nurse already disciplined in Alberta
The BC nursing regulator has tried to suspend an Alberta nurse practitioner for professional misconduct…
Vernon lawyer loses bid to delay law society conduct hearing
A Vernon lawyer accused of filing "false or misleading" information to the BC Supreme Court…
Unlicenced BC pot shop hit with $1-million fine
A BC weed store has lost an appeal leaving it on the hook to pay…
Survey says BC NDP ahead of BC Conservative Party in Southern Interior
The BC NDP is currently leading in the polls in Southern BC, not including Metro…
$19,000 fine and house arrest for Lake Country man who defrauded EI
A Lake Country man who claimed $19,000 in employment insurance payments when he was already…
Shuswap man charged with second-degree murder of 66-year-old Sicamous woman
A 37-year-old Sicamous man has been charged with second-degree murder following the death of a…
Vernon’s new $4.4 million wading pool set to open
Grossly over budget and a year late Vernon's beloved peanut wading pool is scheduled to…
Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a…
STONEWALLED: Break-in victim does her own police work after Vernon RCMP inaction
Since being broken into last week, Vernon couple Manuela Simicic and Vjekoslav Memic have managed…
16-year-old Vernon girl avoids detention after ‘cowardly’ assault
CONTENT ADVISORY A 16-year-old Vernon girl who committed a "cowardly and violent assault" on a…
Kelowna woman sues after WestJet refuse to pay for lengthy delay
A Kelowna woman who was abandoned by WestJet at the Calgary airport on her way…
BC pharmacy shuttered over improper narcotic handling
A BC pharmacist has had his licence suspended and his pharmacy shuttered, and is under…
Vernon cabinetmaker ordered to pay $2,500 for shoddy work
A Vernon cabinetmaker is on the hook for $2,500 after losing in the small claims…
‘Merchants of death’: Lengthy sentence for Vernon fentanyl dealer
Vernon resident Cody Carl Charles Wellington was on bail and supposed to be living in…
BC landlady moved in with her tenant to avoid tenancy law
A BC tenant whose landlady moved in with them as a way to circumvent the…
BC man who texted himself nude photos from mutual friend’s phone on the hook for $5K
A BC man, who found nude photos on a mutual friend's phone and then texted…
June was wet in Kamloops, Okanagan but rainfall still below average
While June may have seemed a lot wetter than the last few years, rainfall across…
Okanagan contractors fined $19,000 for unsafe building sites
Three Okanagan contractors will have to cough up $18,900 in fines after WorkSafeBC inspections discovered…
Kelowna breeder wins after being sued over sick Labradoodle
A BC woman has failed in her attempt for $5,000 compensation after the designer dog…
BC bar fined $4,000 after customers go bowling
A BC pub that let a few people drink beer while bowling on a busy…
‘Symbiotic relationship with nature’: Vernon’s ‘first’ winery quietly opens
Perched on top of the hillside with expansive views over Swan Lake, Vernon's only winery…
Vernon man with 20 driving convictions charged with drunk driving causing death
A Vernon man, charged with drunk driving causing death following a 2021 crash in Kelowna…
Violent offender released after guilty plea in Vernon court
A BC man charged with sexual assault and violence against his partner will be released…