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Penticton pharmacist fined, suspended for significant professional misconduct
November 03, 2020 - 9:46 AM

A Penticton pharmacist has been suspended and will pay a hefty fine following a complaint to the B.C. College of Pharmacists.
Penticton pharmacist denies allegations of role in employee's overdose death
September 03, 2019 - 2:00 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton pharmacist’s court petition countering disciplinary action by the College of Pharmacists of B.C. has brought to light new details the allegations against her.
Penticton pharmacy provided Opioid Agonist Treatment against the rules
June 15, 2019 - 8:30 AM

PENTICTON - A Penticton pharmacy has been ordered to restrict sales of some of its drugs following an order imposed by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
Penticton pharmacy buys used needles, offers safe space for drug addicts
July 12, 2018 - 4:52 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton drug store is doing what it can to reduce the hazards of drug use in the community.
Penticton businesswoman fined $1,000 for neglecting her dogs
April 26, 2018 - 2:35 PM

PENTICTON - “How we treat animals in our care and at our mercy is also a good barometer of a person’s character and you didn’t do very well."
Penticton woman faces charges of animal cruelty
March 31, 2017 - 3:19 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton woman made her first court appearance following charges for animal cruelty.
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

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

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

Penticton pharmacist fined, suspended for significant professional misconduct