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B.C. handing out stickers to legal cannabis stores as number of unlicenced retailers grows
The government is proud of how well British Columbia’s non-medical cannabis industry has been doing…
This Okanagan collective is leading the fight for survival for private cannabis stores in B.C.
The fledgling Okanagan Cannabis Collective launched its first major public attack last week with a…
Almost half of illegal cannabis fines in B.C. are in the Thompson-Okanagan
While the numbers are not large in terms of offences, the dollar values are substantial…
DITCH DUMPING: Okanagan, Kamloops residents shocked by amount of garbage on roadsides
Disheartening, ignorant and sad are words two residents use to describe the amount of household…
More residents illegally dumping trash, others trying to clean it up in Thompson-Okanagan
An increasing amount of trash is piling up in ditches and dump sites off dirt…
Firearms seized after moose illegally shot in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Conservation officers are investigating after a moose was illegally shot in Salmon…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
B.C. has highest rate of illegal cigarettes in Western Canada, study finds
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the province with the most contraband cigarettes in Western Canada, the amount of illegal tobacco in B.C. remains steadily high. The statistics come from the latest study commissioned by the Western Convenience Stores Association. In September researchers collected discarded cigarettes at various locations throughout the province to determine which were illegally purchased....
Court delays force judge to stay charge against Kamloops hunter
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops judge determined a hunter killed outside of his permitted area, but stayed the charge because lengthy delays meant he wasn't getting a fair trial. Abraham John Norman Dougan’s case took over 800 days to wind its way through the court system after the charge was laid in September 2012. Despite determining...