News Items tag as: B.C. Prosecution Service

Kelowna RCMP officer charged with obstructing justice
March 10, 2022 - 1:31 PM

A Kelowna RCMP officer has been charged with two counts of obstructing justice following his involvement investigating an allegation of intimate partner violence in Lake Country.
Criminals free to commit crimes in Kelowna while officials disagree on how to count them
March 04, 2022 - 7:30 AM

There are hundreds of criminals loose in Kelowna who may be committing other crimes while waiting for their day in court or to be sentenced.
Assault charge approved against Kelowna RCMP officer for violent wellness check
August 23, 2021 - 2:41 PM

A Kelowna RCMP officer is now facing criminal assault charges related to a wellness check on a UBC Okanagan student in January, 2020.
New policies seek to reduce overrepresentation of Indigenous offenders in B.C. criminal justice system
January 18, 2021 - 1:28 PM

New policy changes introduced by the B.C. Prosecution Service aims to increase fairness and reduce overrepresentation of Indigenous people facing the province’s criminal justice system.
Accused in manslaughter of Osoyoos woman granted bail
April 30, 2020 - 3:30 PM

The man accused of manslaughter in the death of an Osoyoos woman earlier this month has been released on bail.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

Kelowna RCMP officer charged with obstructing justice