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Kelowna multi-millionaire loses appeal against highrise neighbour
Charles Fipke made his fortune in diamonds and is one of Kelowna’s richest citizens. But…
Vernon senior suing for fall in West Kelowna McDonald’s parking lot
A Vernon retiree, who claims to have slipped and fallen in the parking lot of…
West Kelowna facing another lawsuit over Elliott Road developments
The developer of two apartment buildings on Elliot Road is suing the City of West…
Wrongful termination suits add up at Penticton friendship centre
Five former employees are claiming they were wrongfully terminated by the Penticton friendship centre, each…
Court upholds $1.3M award in unlawful Kamloops arrest
A former Kamloops youth worker had his $1.3 million payout affirmed after the province tried…
Kelowna minister sues Quebec government, hints canceling his ‘freedom’ rally triggered wildfires
Art Lucier, the minister for the Kelowna-based Harvest Ministries International, is suing the Quebec government…
Former Penticton mayor to pay $14,000 after assaulting brother
The former mayor of Penticton has to pay his brother after assaulting him more than…
Kelowna dentist refutes allegations in lawsuit over wisdom teeth extraction
A Kelowna dentist says the patient who's taking him to court over an alleged botched…
Future of highrise on former Kelowna RCMP site to be decided in court
The future of a highrise on city-owned land in downtown Kelowna is now in the…
Builders of Kelowna’s tallest building sued for allegedly faulty railings
The strata representing owners in the tallest of two towers in Kelowna’s One Water Street…
Lytton doctor suspended for promoting ‘vaccine hesitancy’ suing Interior Health
Lytton Dr. Charles Douglas Hoffe started questioning the safety of COVID vaccines shortly after they…
More than $1M claimed after Kelowna flooring company goes bust
An Okanagan flooring company owes more than $1 million to dozens of companies after abandoning…
Splatsin First Nation launches lawsuit against B.C. government
ENDERBY - A local First Nation has filed a lawsuit against the B.C. government accusing it of ignoring the band's jurisdiction over the welfare of its children. The Splatsin First Nation in Enderby served the province a notice of claim during a rally outside Premier Christy Clark’s constituency office in Kelowna Tuesday, Oct. 13. The...
Court decision favours regional district
PENTICTON - A cooperative road paving initiative between the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen and the Ministry of Transportation ended up in court following a dispute between the regional district and its contractor, Associated Engineering. The problems began as a result of a 2005 water supply improvement project in Naramata that saw the regional district installing...
Why Kelowna’s response to snow removal is “almost unheard of across Canada”
WANT TO SUE? GOOD LUCK KELOWNA — So you finally get out of your snow-choked driveway, just to slip on your neighbour’s sidewalk and break your nose. Or you break your wrist, jumping over a snowbank to cross the road. If you’re looking for someone to sue, don’t bother naming the city in the lawsuit...