Police demonstrate a “culture of complacency” when it comes to deciding whether to use police dogs to effect arrests, putting suspects, officers and the public at unnecessary risk, a provincial court judge concluded in a sentencing in Campbell River.
“Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways.”
An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first detected, officials said.
The Critteraid Animal Sanctuary in Summerland will be hosting their first adoption event of 2025 next Sunday.
The year marks significant anniversaries for two of Vernon's heritage organizations. The Museum & Archives of Vernon celebrates 75 years of preserving local history, while the Okanagan Historical Society (OHS) marks its centennial, having been found 100 years ago in 1925.
Telemark Nordic Club has had a banner year, with regular snowfalls, successful fund-raising drives and community events, both before and after its ski area near West Kelowna opened on Dec. 15.
One of two men charged in connection with a brazen carjacking outside a busy Kamloops gas station is hoping to avoid jail time after pleading guilty.
Wine: Blue Mountain 2022 Reserve Cuvee Chardonnay