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Kelowna cop pleads guilty in violent wellness check
November 07, 2022 - 3:47 PM

Years after a video surfaced showing a Kelowna cop dragging a UBCO student down a hallway in a violent wellness check, the officer involved has pleaded guilty.
Trial dates set for Kelowna cop charged with assault following violent wellness check
November 07, 2022 - 12:00 AM

A trial for a Kelowna police officer charged in relation to a violent wellness check is moving ahead next month.
Assault charge approved against Kelowna RCMP officer for violent wellness check
August 23, 2021 - 2:41 PM

A Kelowna RCMP officer is now facing criminal assault charges related to a wellness check on a UBC Okanagan student in January, 2020.
RCMP settles out of court with UBCO student following violent wellness check
June 04, 2021 - 3:09 PM

A UBC Okanagan student who was suing the RCMP after she was dragged by a police officer through her apartment complex during a wellness check says the national police force has settled out of court.
Notorious Kelowna RCMP officer denies assaulting woman arrested for public intoxication
December 15, 2020 - 7:30 AM

A Kelowna RCMP Constable is denying assault allegations in a civil suit, saying she was legally obligated to arrest the woman because she was drunk in public and likely to attempt to drive.
Kelowna RCMP now seek possible witnesses in Mona Wang investigation
September 09, 2020 - 1:32 PM

Kelowna RCMP have issued a plea to two men to come forward to tell them what they witnessed in the UBC Okanagan building where student Mona Wang was dragged down a hall by an RCMP officer doing a 'wellness check.'
Kelowna Mounties have criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning returned to them
September 02, 2020 - 4:51 PM

Abbotsford police returned the review into the Mona Wang wellness check to the RCMP and are asking for further investigation.
Abbotsford police reviewing results of RCMP criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning
July 17, 2020 - 8:24 AM

The RCMP’s criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning’s handling of a wellness check on UBC Okanagan student Mona Wang has now been turned over to Abbotsford police for a review.
Use of force during wellness checks – or any other type of police work – is extremely rare: VPD
July 16, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Recent videos of RCMP violence in Kelowna have cast a spotlight on that police force’s behaviour when dealing with difficult members of the public.
Second woman files lawsuit claiming she was assaulted by Kelowna RCMP constable
July 16, 2020 - 2:41 PM

A second lawsuit has been filed against Kelowna RCMP Const. Lacey Browning accusing the officer of assaulting a woman while on duty.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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