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Kelowna student's 'suspension' overturned; sues school district for $900,000
May 15, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna mother successfully appealed when her daughter was forced to move schools. They are now taking the school district to court to claim nearly $1 million in damages.
Penticton RCMP officers beat, tasered prolific offender so bad, judge tosses evidence
May 14, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC Supreme Court judge has rejected the testimony of five Penticton RCMP officers, finding they used excessive force when an armed suspect was tasered 10 times.
Kamloops school trustee forgoes pay amid budget pressures
May 13, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops school board trustee is leaving his stipend behind as area schools are facing budget pressures.
Kamloops Filipino Canadian says community 'shaken to its core' by festival tragedy
April 29, 2025 - 4:00 PM

Kamloops resident Dylan Pushak was in the Philippines with his family when a horrific and deadly crime took place at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day Festival.
Self-defence or murder? Trial in Shuswap car wash killing begins
April 28, 2025 - 5:03 PM

John Vance died from a single, point-blank gunshot to the chest at a Shuswap car wash. Whether the car wash manager held the gun that shot him isn't in question.
BC toddlers win $2,500 after parents have dispute with daycare: Human Rights Tribunal
April 18, 2025 - 4:30 PM

Two young children who were booted out of a BC daycare after their parents had a falling out with staff, have received $2,500 in compensation after taking the daycare to the BC Human Rights Tribunal.
10-year prohibition for Vernon who lawyer who lacked 'candour and honesty': Law Society
April 10, 2025 - 5:04 PM

A Vernon lawyer who lacked "candour and honesty" has been prohibited from practicing law for 10 years.
Disagreement ahead as Kamloops council revisits budget
April 01, 2025 - 1:54 PM

Some Kamloops councillors are having second thoughts about a nine per cent tax hike.
BC business that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'
March 29, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A BC business owner who failed to pay his employees and then tried to claim his company wasn't an "employer" has lost an appeal and been ordered to pay $5,100.
Liberals on Thompson-Okanagan ballots begin to surface
March 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Tory candidates in Thompson-Okanagan ridings are largely set as a federal election approaches, while the people running against those four incumbents are largely yet to be determined.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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