News Items tag as: Ashley Simpson

'Callous and cowardly': Ashley Simpson's murderer gets life in prison
June 12, 2024 - 2:38 PM

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Boyfriend pleads guilty to Ashley Simpson murder
October 30, 2023 - 12:48 PM

Derek Lee Favell pleaded guilty to the 2016 murder of Ashley Simpson today, more than seven years after she was first reported missing.
Boyfriend of Ashley Simpson ordered to stand trial for murder
October 20, 2022 - 2:25 PM

The boyfriend accused of killing missing Ontario woman Ashley Simpson will likely stand trial next year.
'I want to look him in the eye:' Ashley Simpson's mother now waiting for justice
December 08, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Ashley Simpson's mother, Cindy Simpson, says she always knew her daughter had been murdered and right from the beginning she suspected Ashley's boyfriend, Derek Favell.
UPDATE: Boyfriend of missing Ashley Simpson charged with her murder
December 06, 2021 - 2:39 PM

The boyfriend of missing Ashley Simpson, who disappeared in the North Okanagan, has been charged with her murder.
New information sparks renewed search efforts for woman missing in North Okanagan
November 16, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Kendra Toner remembers a cold morning in May of 2016 when she and a friend headed up to a remote area in the mountains outside of Canoe, B.C.
'I know somebody took her life:' Ashley Simpson's family still waiting for answers four years after disappearance
May 01, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Cindy Simpson knows that somebody knows something.
Family of woman who went missing in North Okanagan offer reward for information
June 18, 2019 - 5:25 PM

VERNON - The family of a North Okanagan woman who went missing three years ago are now offering a reward for information.
Recent police activity not connected to missing women in North Okanagan, families say
October 20, 2017 - 8:10 AM

SILVER CREEK - The families of three women missing from the North Okanagan say yesterday’s large scale police search at a rural property is not related to the cases of Ashley Simpson, Caitlin Potts or Deanna Wertz.
Family members, supporters step up efforts for missing North Okanagan women
May 23, 2017 - 6:30 PM

ENDERBY - Roughly 100 people took part in a walk to honour missing and murdered women in the Okanagan over the weekend.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
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Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
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News Items tag as: Ashley Simpson

'Callous and cowardly': Ashley Simpson's murderer gets life in prison

Boyfriend pleads guilty to Ashley Simpson murder

Boyfriend of Ashley Simpson ordered to stand trial for murder

'I want to look him in the eye:' Ashley Simpson's mother now waiting for justice

UPDATE: Boyfriend of missing Ashley Simpson charged with her murder

New information sparks renewed search efforts for woman missing in North Okanagan

'I know somebody took her life:' Ashley Simpson's family still waiting for answers four years after disappearance

Family of woman who went missing in North Okanagan offer reward for information

Recent police activity not connected to missing women in North Okanagan, families say

Family members, supporters step up efforts for missing North Okanagan women

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