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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.
EXCESSIVE FORCE: Penticton RCMP officers beat, tasered prolific offender, 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.
'Cruel and ageist': The harsh reality of seniors living in crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 09, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A growing number of seniors are living in poverty and falling into homelessness in B.C., and the crisis is exacerbating already high levels of social isolation.
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.
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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

How a union at a Kamloops A&W beat the odds
After 18 months of effort, 20 workers at a Kamloops A&W have their first collective agreement. The workers are the first staff at a Canadian A&W restaurant to successfully unionize, acco

Thailand vows to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving tourists soar
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months. Thailand became the first country

Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats. According to an April 11 BC Farm Industry Review Board decision, Kristi Gerigk had two dogs and 10 cats seized in February when s

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