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Kelowna driver left in chronic pain nets $360K in court after fender bender
April 06, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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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 in chronic pain.
South Okanagan woman claims her mental health reason for dismissal by mental health charity
April 06, 2025 - 6:00 AM

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 employee alleged she was fired because of her mental health.
This is not Thompson Rivers University's next president
April 06, 2025 - 4:00 AM

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BC insurance broker fined $10K for submitting 77 fraudulent claims
April 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A West Kootenay insurance broker is on the hook $12,000 after she submitted 77 fraudulent insurance claims on her health benefits.
'Collateral attack': BC realtor loses after trying to sue regulator's lawyer
April 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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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.
Kelowna powerlifter with Down syndrome proves dedication means success
April 05, 2025 - 4:00 PM

Local Kelowna athlete Kassidy Rutledge, a special olympics competitor with Down syndrome, dedicates her time to showing others anything is possible if you set your mind to it.
Pet fostering program for domestic violence victims expands to Okanagan, Shuswap
April 05, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Survivors of domestic violence don’t want to abandon their pets while in crisis so the BC SPCA is launching a program in the Okanagan and Shuswap to help.
Two new sections of Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail completed
April 05, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail has two new completed sections bringing the vision for a world-class bike trail through the region closer to fruition.
Penticton city councillor defends decision to run for Conservatives
April 05, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Penticton Coun. Helena Konanz defended her decision to accept the Conservative Party of Canada nomination to be their candidate in the upcoming federal election, despite recently saying she wouldn’t be seeking higher office.
iN NUMBERS: Super wet March for Kamloops, Okanagan
April 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

This past month was the second wettest March ever recorded in the Okanagan, but Kamloops didn’t see quite as much rain.
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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

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