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Alcoholism and depression no excuse for having sex with teen: judge
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton has told a North Okanagan man in his mid-forties…
Peace bond for Vernon man charged with sexual assault
A Vernon man charged with sexually assaulting a woman last summer has avoided another criminal…
Kamloops man ‘defrauds’ EI a third time
A Kamloops man is facing jail time after he pleaded guilty to misleading the federal…
Judge slams payday loan company’s dirty tricks against Shuswap couple
A payday loan company that charged a Shuswap couple 45 per cent interest on a…
Vernon man cut hole in wall, filmed roommate naked
EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story used the photo of the wrong man…
Vernon man cut hole in wall, filmed roommate naked
A Vernon man who cut a hole in the drywall of his room and then…
Court delay gets distracted driving ticket in Kelowna tossed
A man facing a distracted driving ticket caught a lucky break when the hefty fine…
B.C. strata tried to charge everyone extra for gas appliances
A B.C. strata that charged condo owners a fee for having gas appliances has been…
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…
Verdict delayed in trial of Interior Health’s former top doc accused of child sexual assault
The trial of Interior Health's former chief medical health officer accused of child sexual assault…
B.C. environmental protester gets house arrest for blocking highway
An IT specialist and middle-aged father of two has been sentenced to 60 days of…
‘Ready for justice’: Judgement coming for Jessie Simpson civil dispute
A judge is expected to decide later this week if the mother of a Kamloops…
TRU whistleblowers start fundraiser to fight defamation suit
Whistleblowers accused of defaming a Thompson Rivers University executive have raised more than $11,000 so…
Vernon drug dealer gets jail for dealing drugs while on bail for drug dealing
A Vernon man who was caught dealing drugs while on bail for dealing drugs was…
Salmon Arm man on bail for child pornography now charged with child luring
A Salmon Arm man currently on bail awaiting trial on child sexual abuse and exploitation…
Legal dispute means Shuswap Lake development still empty 16 years later
More than 15 years after a group of business people got together with the plan…
Kelowna resident suing City over Knox Mountain development
A Kelowna man is taking legal action against the City over a 218-unit development slated…
No jail for B.C. man whose dangerous driving killed pregnant girlfriend
High on drugs and hitting speeds of 150 km/h, Duane Glen Smith lost control of…
Couple takes WestJet to court in Penticton for ‘mental distress’ from cancelled flight
WestJet is being sued for cancelling a flight back to B.C. from Mexico after a…
Former WFN employee sues after he was blocked from taking parental leave
A former Westbank First Nation employee has launched a civil suit against the Band after…
Okanagan senior who raped 6-year-old niece jailed
An Okanagan man who raped his six-year-old niece has will do seven years behind bars.…
Ontario man alleges he was groomed at Vernon cadet camp, then raped
An Ontario man who alleges he was groomed at the Vernon cadet camp before being…
Former Merritt councillor acquitted of criminal charges
CONTENT ADVISORY A former Merritt city councillor's criminal charges for uttering threats were dropped after…
Kelowna fire captain pleads guilty to filming teen in shower
A Kelowna fire captain has pleaded guilty to filming a 16-year-old girl in the shower.…