News Items tag as: April 2017

Why was this Oliver shooting suspect still in Canada?
April 24, 2017 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - A man accused of a shooting in Oliver last week and the subject of a subsequent manhunt by South Okanagan RCMP is now behind bars again but records raise an important question: Why was he still in the country at all?
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that
April 23, 2024 10:00 PM
‘Trying not to die’: Canadian tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back
Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf
April 23, 2024 9:00 PM
Two charged in alleged Kamloops assault and unlawful confinement
One of two people arrested in what police said was a "report involving weapons" has been released on bail.
April 23, 2024 7:00 PM
Lawyers in Facebook class action get millions, users get dozens
Meta, the company behind Facebook, announced in February it would settle a class action lawsuit for $51 million but
April 23, 2024 6:00 PM
B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
VICTORIA - British Columbia has placed its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement wit
April 23, 2024 4:30 PM

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