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B.C. man turned to dating site for pimp operation, court hears

B.C. man turned to dating site for pimp operation, court hears

In court the details of how Simon Rypiak lured 4 women into prostitution revealed

B.C. man turned to dating site for pimp operation, court hears
Teen’s drug OD death at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity festival deemed accidental

Teen’s drug OD death at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity festival deemed accidental

Coroner’s Report indicates that the teen took MDA that she thought was ecstasy, suffered cardiac arrest

Teen’s drug OD death at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity festival deemed accidental
Lake Country man charged in the 2016 killing of his wife

Lake Country man charged in the 2016 killing of his wife

Second degree murder charge laid in the 2016 death of Arlene Westervelt

Lake Country man charged in the 2016 killing of his wife
Inadmissible documents offer look inside Hells Angels clubhouses

Inadmissible documents offer look inside Hells Angels clubhouses

Police officers report excluded from governments attempt to seize Hells Angels club houses

Inadmissible documents offer look inside Hells Angels clubhouses
Okanagan ski resort officials displeased with Family Day roll-out

Okanagan ski resort officials displeased with Family Day roll-out

From one peak of the Okanagan to the other, resort officials have raised concerns

Okanagan ski resort officials displeased with Family Day roll-out
A Mother’s Wish: Ryan Shtuka’s mother wants her son to be ‘forever known’

A Mother’s Wish: Ryan Shtuka’s mother wants her son to be ‘forever known’

‍‍‍‍‍“Let me tell you a story …. it all began with a boy named Ryan”

A Mother’s Wish: Ryan Shtuka’s mother wants her son to be ‘forever known’
A heavy police presence has been reported near Richmond Park in Kelowna this afternoon. (Sydney Morton/Capital News)

Police track armed kidnapping across Thompson-Okanagan

RCMP allege it was a targeted crime believed to be linked to the drug trade

A heavy police presence has been reported near Richmond Park in Kelowna this afternoon. (Sydney Morton/Capital News)
Got Milk? B.C. mom answers love-inspired call for breastmilk

Got Milk? B.C. mom answers love-inspired call for breastmilk

Breastmilk provides needed antibodies for babies to fight infections

Got Milk? B.C. mom answers love-inspired call for breastmilk
Okanagan killer led teen down nightmare path for years, family tells court

Okanagan killer led teen down nightmare path for years, family tells court

The man charged in the 2013 killing of Theresa Neville could learn his sentence today

Okanagan killer led teen down nightmare path for years, family tells court
Kelowna man pleads guilty to stabbing much younger girlfriend 35 times

Kelowna man pleads guilty to stabbing much younger girlfriend 35 times

The trial for the man charged in the 2013 killing of Theresa Neville ended abruptly today.

Kelowna man pleads guilty to stabbing much younger girlfriend 35 times
Peachland mayoral candidate Harry Gough appeared to have won the election Saturday by one vote but a recount has changed that to a tie with incumbent mayor Cindy Fortin. —Image: Facebook

B.C. town’s mayoral race a tie, come down to luck of the draw

Harry Gough led incumbent Cindy Fortin by one vote on election night Saturday

Peachland mayoral candidate Harry Gough appeared to have won the election Saturday by one vote but a recount has changed that to a tie with incumbent mayor Cindy Fortin. —Image: Facebook
B.C. high school teacher faces sexual assault charges

B.C. high school teacher faces sexual assault charges

A Mt. Boucherie teacher has been charged with child luring, sexual exploitation and sexual assault.

B.C. high school teacher faces sexual assault charges
B.C. town purchases castle with peculiar past

B.C. town purchases castle with peculiar past

Peachland is currently the proud owner of a castle with an unusual chapter of local history

B.C. town purchases castle with peculiar past
Capital News file                                Bruce Hamilton hands the Memorial Cup to team captain Josh Gorges in the celebration at Prospera Place after the host Kelowna Rockets won the Canadian Hockey League championship in 2004.

2020 Memorial Cup to be held in Kelowna

Kelowna will officially host the hockey event

Capital News file                                Bruce Hamilton hands the Memorial Cup to team captain Josh Gorges in the celebration at Prospera Place after the host Kelowna Rockets won the Canadian Hockey League championship in 2004.
B.C. man’s dealings in drugs and the dark web brought to light

B.C. man’s dealings in drugs and the dark web brought to light

Operation Darkness Falls results in arrest of prolific dark net Fentanyl vendors, including one from Kelowna.

B.C. man’s dealings in drugs and the dark web brought to light
Club Penguin announces closure

Club Penguin announces closure

After 13 years in business, Club Penguin will soon be “sunsetting.”

Club Penguin announces closure
Helen Jennens still mourns the lost of her two sons who died from drug overdose and now is working with Moms Stop the Harm to stop the cycle /Dustin Betuzzi photo

Two sons lost to the opioid crisis, a B.C. mother calls for change

A Kelowna mother fights to stop the harm as Aug. 31 marks Overdose Awareness Day.

Helen Jennens still mourns the lost of her two sons who died from drug overdose and now is working with Moms Stop the Harm to stop the cycle /Dustin Betuzzi photo
New app to help B.C.’s wildlife warriors

New app to help B.C.’s wildlife warriors

The BC Wildlife Federation released an updated version of the Conservation App

New app to help B.C.’s wildlife warriors
(IMAGE CREDIT: BCWILDFIRE FACEBOOK)

Puppies picked up by BC Wildfire crew to be returned to family

They were just leaving the Monashee Complex of fires when they found the cutest creatures.

(IMAGE CREDIT: BCWILDFIRE FACEBOOK)
(IMAGE CREDIT: BCWILDFIRE FACEBOOK)

BC Wildfire crew rescues lost puppies

They were just leaving the Monashee Complex of fires when they found the cutest creatures.

(IMAGE CREDIT: BCWILDFIRE FACEBOOK)