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No jail time for Kelowna fraudster who swindled $38,000 from work
April 23, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kelowna fraudster will have to pay $1,600 a month or he's going to jail.
Kootenay fraudster who ran businesses while collecting disability loses appeal
April 21, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A West Kootenay man convicted of benefit fraud for running a handful of businesses while collecting $28,000 of disability payments has lost an appeal to overturn his conviction.
Disbarred Kamloops lawyer's lawsuit dismissed over delays
March 18, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A disbarred Kamloops lawyer threatened to take legal action against former friends and business partners over company shares. Five years later, a BC judge tossed the lawsuit.
Charges laid after botched cosmetic operations in Kamloops
January 13, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kamloops woman is facing four criminal charges after giving unqualified cosmetic procedures.
Kelowna fraudster had multiple IDs, cards, stole $12K
December 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

How a 40-year-old West Kelowna woman managed to obtain someone else's working debit card along with a matching ID isn't known.
Top ten dumb criminal stories of 2024 in Okanagan, Kamloops
December 26, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Criminals in the Okanagan and Kamloops had some harebrained schemes this year, so here’s a list to remind us all that crime doesn’t pay.
Penticton fraudster convinced everyone she had cancer — including her husband
December 18, 2024 - 7:00 AM

WHILE ON PROBATION FOR FRAUD, SHE FOUND PLENTY OF NEW VICTIMS IN THE OKANAGAN.
'Very suspicious': But no proof South Okanagan man tried to kill relative
October 24, 2024 - 3:00 PM

Only three people know what exactly took place around a campfire near Oliver in May 2019 that left a shotgun blast in a couch and a 25-year-old charged with attempted murder.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
October 22, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of October 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
BC builder that ripped off senior sued for $400K from other unhappy clients
October 21, 2024 - 7:00 AM

In an effort to be able to afford a place to live in the notoriously expensive housing market of the Lower Mainland, BC teacher Kara Vanderwoude decided to buy a tiny house.
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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 fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$5M for wind machines, heaters to protect tree fruit in Okanagan, Kootenays
Following some extremely challenging years for B.C. farmers the provincial government has allocated $5 million for tree fruit growers in the Okanagan and Kootenay regions so there can be more local fruit for everyone to enjoy. “Earlie

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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