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Modern-day Miss Penticton about empowering young woman not walking a runway
March 01, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The modern-day Miss Penticton pageant has come a long way from its origin in 1948 and is now a development program with a focus on empowering young women.
Retired RCMP officer convicted of killing his wife in Penticton up for parole
November 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The family of a woman brutally killed by a retired RCMP officer in Penticton is heartbroken, angry and devastated that the convicted murderer will soon be applying for parole.
'Looking over our shoulders': A killing looms large in a little North Okanagan town
May 23, 2024 - 8:30 AM

Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby.
Feuding Kelowna siblings back to court over sale of father's $5.5M home
June 05, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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A Kelowna businessman wrapped up in a decades-long feud with his three brothers over the control of their multi-million dollar company, is suing over the sale of his late father's $5.5-million house.
Thomas Kruger-Allen sentenced to 12 months prison for Penticton party incident
September 14, 2021 - 1:37 PM

Thomas Kruger-Allen was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for his actions outside of a party on Oct. 19, 2019.
Judge insists Shuswap teenager who shared intimate video of 16-year-old girlfriend deserves a criminal record
August 20, 2020 - 6:00 PM

A Shuswap teenager who shared an intimate video of his 16-year-old girlfriend on Snapchat will get a criminal record after the judge said other young people needed to realize how serious and harmful the behaviour was.
Judge convicts 14-year-old girl of assault with a weapon — hot ramen noodles
July 03, 2020 - 9:35 AM

A provincial court judge has ruled a cup of hot ramen noodles can be classified as a weapon and found the 14-year-old girl who threw them at her school mate guilty of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.
Former Vernon Catholic priest being sued over sex abuse allegations
October 02, 2019 - 7:00 AM

VERNON - A Vernon man has launched a court case against a former Catholic priest who he alleges sexually abused him when he was a teenager more than 40 years ago.
Kamloops fentanyl dealer gets four years in prison
March 27, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops man will spend the next four years in prison after he was convicted of several drug trafficking and firearm-related offences in October 2018.
North Okanagan youth worker was 'grooming' 15-year-old boy in her care: Crown
March 07, 2019 - 11:22 AM

VERNON - A former youth worker accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy she supervised at a residential facility was 'grooming' him for a sexual relationship, a Crown prosecutor said yesterday.
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Spam buns, worm poutine and pork tongue on the menu for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach. There will be pork tongue, fiery dill Coke, deep-fried pickle Oreos and tzatziki-twisted pickles,

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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