News Items tag as: Supreme Court of Canada

No retrial for former Vernon man convicted of murdering Japanese student
October 07, 2022 - 10:07 AM

A former Vernon man convicted of killing a Japanese exchange student in 2016 has lost his right to a retrial at Canada's highest court.
Fish and game club plans to take Douglas Lake dispute to Supreme Court of Canada
March 11, 2021 - 6:30 AM

The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club may have lost a recent court battle for public access to Stoney and Minnie Lakes, but that doesn't mean they've given up. The club is hoping to take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada to win a "precedent-setting" case for public access to waterways.
Chinese citizen from Kelowna loses last appeal, likely to be deported for drug trafficking
May 29, 2018 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - A six-year legal odyssey for a former Kelowna man who pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine has ended and the Chinese citizen who held permanent residency in Canada for more than 20 years may now be deported.
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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

No retrial for former Vernon man convicted of murdering Japanese student