News Items tag as: Independent Investigations Office of B.C.

Police watchdog rules no foul play after Lumby man stabbed himself during standoff
January 28, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The BC police watchdog has cleared Mounties of any wrongdoing after a Lumby man stabbed himself in the stomach during a tense stand-off last winter.
No charges for Vernon cops under investigation
December 19, 2024 - 3:40 PM

Two Vernon RCMP officers under investigation by the province's police watchdog will not face criminal charges after an arrest three years ago left a man with five broken ribs.
RCMP officer shot and killed a suspect in Penticton
October 23, 2024 - 10:43 AM

The B.C. civilian police watchdog is investigating an incident where an RCMP officer shot and killed a man in Penticton.
RCMP cleared in 2022 Kamloops deadly shooting after violent abduction
September 26, 2024 - 2:30 PM

The BC Prosecution Service won't be charging an RCMP officer who shot and killed a suspect during a domestic hostage taking incident near Kamloops in 2022.
Police watchdog cleared Kamloops officer in public intoxication arrest
September 17, 2024 - 4:30 PM

BC’s police watchdog cleared an officer’s use of force following an arrest in Kamloops last year in which a man said they dislocated his shoulder.
Wanted man had a shootout with police in Merritt
September 13, 2024 - 2:27 PM

A wanted man got into a shootout with police in Merritt, and now BC’s police watchdog is investigating.
No wrongdoing for Kelowna cop who shot suicidal man in porta-potty
August 28, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The BC police watchdog has said that a Kelowna RCMP officer who shot a man in a porta-potty who was threatening to kill himself did nothing wrong.
New civilian director of BC's police watchdog from Okanagan
August 09, 2024 - 3:35 PM

The new leader of BC's police watchdog hails from Merritt and the Okanagan.
Tribunal orders BC police watchdog to pay $52K after it rescinds job offer to female Métis lawyer
July 27, 2024 - 3:30 PM

BC's police watchdog has been ordered to pay $52,000 to a female Métis lawyer after the BC Human Rights Tribunal found that her race and sex were factors in its decision to rescind a job offer.
Coroner's inquest to be held into death of man in Kamloops RCMP custody
June 24, 2024 - 4:25 PM

BC Coroners Service is holding an inquest into the death of a man in Kamloops RCMP cells back in 2019.
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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