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Kelowna driver left in chronic pain nets $360K in court after fender bender

A Kelowna electrician, rear-ended while in a traffic jam on the Bennett Bridge, has been awarded $360,000 after the minor fender bender left her i

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South Okanagan woman claims her mental health reason for dismissal by mental health charity

A South Okanagan charity that offers support for people with mental illness has failed in its attempt to have a case dismissed after a former empl

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This is not Thompson Rivers University's next president

Do you see it? You may think it's the new president of Thompson Rivers University. In fact, it's a computer's best approximation

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BC insurance broker fined $10K for submitting 77 fraudulent claims

A West Kootenay insurance broker is on the hook $12,000 after she submitted 77 fraudulent insurance claims on her health benefits. According

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'Collateral attack': BC realtor loses after trying to sue regulator's lawyer

A BC Judge has found a Vancouver realtor's conduct "reprehensible" calling her claims in court "scandalous" and "friv

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Kelowna powerlifter with Down syndrome proves dedication means success

Local Kelowna athlete Kassidy Rutledge, a special olympics competitor with Down syndrome, dedicates her time to showing others anything is possibl

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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Collateral attack': BC realtor loses after trying to sue regulator's lawyer
A BC Judge has found a Vancouver realtor's conduct "reprehensible" calling her claims in court "scandalous" and "frivolous" after the realtor tried to sue a lawyer who once represented an opposing side. BC