News Items tag as: IIO Kelowna

B.C. police watchdog clears West Kelowna officer in October portable toilet shooting
June 15, 2024 - 10:45 AM

An officer shot a suspect who was hiding in a portable toilet in West Kelowna, and B.C.’s independent watchdog said the officer didn’t commit any offence.
BC police watchdog investigating police action in Kelowna motorcycle crash
April 18, 2024 - 2:35 PM
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BC police watchdog is looking into a motorcycle crash that injured the rider during an attempted traffic stop in Kelowna.
No charges for RCMP officer after suspect injured by police dog in Penticton
November 15, 2023 - 11:27 AM

A suspect in a stolen vehicle investigation was left with gashes on his face and arm after he was taken down by a police dog earlier this year.
No charges for West Kelowna cop after suspect suffers facial fractures during arrest
October 16, 2023 - 1:00 PM

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Suspect seriously injured during arrest by West Kelowna RCMP
April 19, 2023 - 10:12 AM

A man was seriously injured during an arrest in West Kelowna in February after a hit and run.
Victim of Kelowna 2019 RCMP shooting launches lawsuit
December 02, 2021 - 10:32 AM

A man who was shot during a traffic stop in Kelowna in 2019 has launched a civil claim against the officer who pulled the trigger.
Kelowna cop absolved of wrongdoing after police dog bite sent man to hospital
October 13, 2021 - 4:30 PM

B.C.'s police watchdog has determined no charges are necessary after a man was bit by a police dog on the Okanagan Rail Trail last year and required surgery.
RCMP officer who shot Kelowna criminal won't face charges
December 21, 2019 - 10:35 AM

The Mountie who shot Jon Aronson as he tried to flee arrest in Kelowna was cleared of wrongdoing this week and won't face criminal charges, says the RCMP watchdog.
B.C.'s police watchdog investigating RCMP crash with cyclist in Kelowna
May 27, 2019 - 12:18 PM

KELOWNA - B.C.'s police watchdog has been called in to look into a late night crash involving an off-duty Kelowna RCMP officer and a cyclist.
"I almost died:" Man shot by Kelowna police officer speaks out
April 03, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Shadwyn Nelson could feel the bullet bouncing around inside him after it shot through his shoulder. The bullet hit his left lung, making every breath a struggle. Blood pooled out of his back as he gasped for air on the forest floor. An ambulance transported him to a hospital, where he remained on life support for a week.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

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