News Items tag as: dial-a-dope drug dealer

Kamloops drug dealer given lesser sentence after judge imposes 'illegal' conditions
October 14, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - It's been months since a Kamloops dial-a-dope manager avoided jail time and a Crown appeal has led to a shorter conditional sentence for the man.
Kamloops mother sentenced to six months behind bars for role in dial-a-dope ring
June 07, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Supreme Court Judge says he has no reason to believe the public won't be at risk if a mother involved in a dial-a-dope ring is let back into society immediately, and sentenced her to six months behind bars.
Manager of Kamloops dial-a-dope ring gets conditional sentence
May 17, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - The manager of a dial-a-dope ring in Kamloops is avoiding prison time and instead will serve a conditional sentence.
Judge holds out hope for rehabilitaton of drug dealer
September 02, 2015 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - A man's troubled past and his desire to rehabilitate himself convinced a judge to give a convicted drug dealer a break in Penticton Supreme Court today, September 2.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
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Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Kamloops drug dealer given lesser sentence after judge imposes 'illegal' conditions