PHOTO COLLECTION: South East Asia Earthquake

Buddhist monks walk past a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Republished March 30, 2025 - 10:08 PM

Original Publication Date March 28, 2025 - 5:01 AM

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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 March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

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

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

Kelowna firm that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'
A Kelowna 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. According t
March 29, 2025 7:00 AM
Kelowna financial advisor made $70,000, but client lost $150,000
A Kelowna financial advisor who misled his clients and made $70,000 in commission while they lost $150,000 has been fined $25,000. According to a March 13 Insurance Council of BC decision, v
March 30, 2025 6:00 AM
Kamloops firm ordered to pay $22,000 in unpaid overtime, vacation, severance
A Kamloops first aid company has been ordered to pay $22,000 in unpaid wages and been fined $3,000 after a former employee took legal action. According to a recently published Feb. 5 BC Empl
March 28, 2025 6:00 PM
Kelowna property manager fined $5,000 for letting tenants sublet
A Kelowna rental property manager has been fined $5,000 after he allowed tenants to sublet their home. According to a March 26 BC Financial Services Authority decision, property manager Dust
March 28, 2025 7:00 PM
Kamloops city hall watchdog eyes run for council
A newly formed Kamloops city hall watchdog group may see its leader make a run at city council. Kathrine Wunderlich is at the head of Kamloops Citizens United, which has been making politica
March 28, 2025 5:30 PM

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