News Items tag as: BC Court

Man who shot at cops in Vanderhoof gets ten years in jail
November 22, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting at police and the Vanderhoof RCMP station two years ago.
B.C. court tells Air Canada to pay customer for misplaced luggage, delayed flight
September 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Once again, a Canadian airline has been forced to reimburse a customer for a missed flight and lost baggage after initially denying his claim.
Court upholds $500,000 fine for two B.C. trucking companies for underpaying drivers
September 16, 2023 - 7:00 PM
iNwheels

A $500,000 fine for two BC trucking companies that underpaid their drivers for years has been upheld in court.
Can you be sued in B.C. for not clearing your sidewalk?
December 17, 2022 - 7:30 AM

It's considered a neighbourly thing to do in Kelowna, or anywhere else in B.C. -- clearing the sidewalk of ice and snow in front of your residence.
B.C. judge orders unvaccinated parent to only spend time with child outdoors
March 06, 2022 - 8:10 AM

A B.C. Judge has ruled that an unvaccinated parent can only spend time with their five-year-old child outdoors until they get vaccinated.
B.C. judge orders mom to get daughter vaccinated against father's wishes
January 29, 2022 - 6:00 AM

A B.C. judge has ordered that the mother of a 10-year-old child can get her daughter vaccinated against COVID-19 even though it's against the wishes of the child's father.
Clock is ticking on high profile B.C. Interior murder cases while courts contend with pandemic
April 23, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A year ago, John Brittain was arrested and later charged with four counts of murder after four people were found dead in two different locations in Penticton.
B.C. man gets peace bond reduced after fighting lacrosse coach at kid's game
June 29, 2018 - 4:30 PM

PORT COQUITLAM - A wrong look led to a heated argument and fight at a kids lacrosse game in the Lower Mainland, and one of the men involved has won an appeal in court, reducing his peace bond.
Developers sue after Salmon Arm property buy turns sour
December 11, 2014 - 4:29 PM

SALMON ARM - A multi-million dollar lawsuit is underway after a trio of developers found out the property they bought in Salmon Arm wouldn’t be as profitable as they’d expected.
More ...

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

News Items tag as: BC Court

Man who shot at cops in Vanderhoof gets ten years in jail

B.C. court tells Air Canada to pay customer for misplaced luggage, delayed flight

Court upholds $500,000 fine for two B.C. trucking companies for underpaying drivers

Can you be sued in B.C. for not clearing your sidewalk?

B.C. judge orders unvaccinated parent to only spend time with child outdoors

B.C. judge orders mom to get daughter vaccinated against father's wishes

Clock is ticking on high profile B.C. Interior murder cases while courts contend with pandemic

B.C. man gets peace bond reduced after fighting lacrosse coach at kid's game

Developers sue after Salmon Arm property buy turns sour

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon