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Appeal court increases prison sentence for B.C. man who raped niece

Appeal court increases prison sentence for B.C. man who raped niece

Nihal Maligaspe, 72, of Kamloops was sentenced in June to 3.5 years in federal prison for repeatedly raping his niece over a period of years
'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

Vernon city council voted Monday to waive the $2,800 in fines the Watkins incurred since August of this year for living in their RV on a family farm.
Kamloops mayor says he won't comply with fire chief's order to remove burned out SUV

Kamloops mayor says he won't comply with fire chief's order to remove burned out SUV

The torched vehicle has been sitting in Tru Market Truck and Auto Sales lot since it was set ablaze last October, not long after Hamer-Jackson, the dealership's owner, was elected mayor.
Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

The BC Prosecution Service says the case has been put over to the new year because Const. Sean Eckland has indicated his intention to plead guilty.
Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has declined to order a Brentwood strata to hand over the contact information for the owner of a key fob used to break into a storage locker at the highrise in June 2022.
'You've got to get it together,' judge tells suspended driver caught in Burnaby

'You've got to get it together,' judge tells suspended driver caught in Burnaby

Before handing 26-year-old Arshdeep Singh Buttar his third driving ban in three years, B.C. provincial court Judge Nancy Adams told him driving in B.C. is a privilege, not a right.
B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

Alexander William Bridges and Shane Douglas Harder-Toews illegally solicited money, according to the BC Securities Commission
Written warning handed out after cougar carcass beheaded

Written warning handed out after cougar carcass beheaded

The cougar had been shot and killed by Victoria police Nov. 21 after prowling the Gorge-Selkirk Waterfront area
Police say person took loaded gun into Ibrahim Ali murder trial: lawyer

Police say person took loaded gun into Ibrahim Ali murder trial: lawyer

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali in his first-degree murder trial said police told him a person close to the proceeding brought a handgun into the Vancouver courtroom on Friday with "intent to kill.
Repair of collapsed shoring wall at Coquitlam construction site expected to begin this week

Repair of collapsed shoring wall at Coquitlam construction site expected to begin this week

Nobody was injured in the collapse that occurred Nov. 29.