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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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$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
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A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize
March 30, 2025 1:00 PM
BC sexual assault victim awarded $266,000 after suing attacker
CONTENT ADVISORY - This article contains details about sexual assault that could be triggering for some.
March 30, 2025 12:00 PM
Role models. Peer pressure. Rewards. What really gets people to act more sustainably?
NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Click founded a nonprofit a few years ago offering free composting education to schools
March 30, 2025 10:00 AM
'TV is becoming niche': Streaming grows in Canada despite rising prices, report says
Canadians are increasingly opting to watch TV through paid streaming platforms such as Netflix or Disney Plus despit
March 30, 2025 8:00 AM
Kamloops artist sharing 'cultural significant' tales as Vancouver library's Indigenous storyteller
An Indigenous storyteller in Kamloops was chosen to be the 2025 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence at Vancouver Pub
March 30, 2025 7:00 AM
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