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Professor calls for changes to stop domestic violence
"YOU COULD CREATE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PEOPLE WOULD STILL DO IT." THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A Thompson Rivers University professor is calling on the province to make immediate changes to protect women and families under threat of domestic violence. Micah Rankin, a lawyer and criminal law professor at TRU’s law school says the...
BOBBITT HEARING: Witness told to calm down during testimony
PENTICTON - Justice Peter Rogers had to intervene between defence counsel and a witness who became increasingly defensive answering questions in a dangerous offender and sentencing hearing in Penticton Supreme Court. Earlier this week, a witness in the hearing for David Bobbitt said she is the victim of a sexual assault incident that took place...
It started with allegation of domestic violence and got a whole lot worse
KELOWNA – Mounties have a man in custody after a long trail of alleged crimes…
Domestic dispute in Kamloops ends with arrest and seizure of guns
KAMLOOPS – A man is in custody after police dealt with a case of domestic…
Kamloops sexual assault response team is back; looking for volunteers
KAMLOOPS – A new sexual assault response team is starting up in Kamloops. The Kamloops…
Investigation underway after domestic violence incident in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A police incident in Kamloops' Sahali area has sparked a domestic violence investigation.…
Free domestic violence prevention program offered in North Okanagan
VERNON – A community outreach group in Vernon is offering a domestic violence prevention program…
How a Kamloops yoga instructor shares her painful past to inspire other women
KAMLOOPS – As a teenager growing up in Kamloops, Krystal Aranyani never imagined she would…
Housing units on the way for women and children fleeing violence in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The province has announced up to 40 new housing units built in Kamloops…
Women getting head injuries from partners at a higher rate than hockey players getting concussions, UBC researcher says
KELOWNA -For every NHL player who suffers a concussion during the season, picture 7,000 Canadian…
Vernon court hears violent details of longstanding ‘toxic’ relationship
A man who was first convicted for violence against his spouse nearly a decade ago…
Kamloops dad gets haircut from daughter to raise money for domestic violence, mental health services
When Kamloops resident Nathaniel Martin's daughter wanted to cut his hair, he came up with…
Delays in Vernon domestic abuse case lead to lesser sentence
An Okanagan man who confined his former partner in a motel room where he repeatedly…
Katherine McParland’s abuse a story this lawyer has seen ‘a thousand times’
Odette Dempsey-Caputo has seen the same story a thousand times: a woman returns to her…
Salmon Arm man gets two years jail for raping girlfriend twice
A Salmon Arm man who raped his girlfriend on two occasions has been sentenced to…