Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Military's diversity, inclusion efforts plagued by shortcomings: internal review
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department audit completed last fall but only recently released has uncovered significant problems in the military's attempts to promote diversity and inclusion in the ran...
May 30, 2021
Parents calling on Canada to evacuate children stuck in the Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - When Mahmoud Khalaf's wife and two children travelled from Canada to visit extended family in the Gaza Strip in April, they couldn't imagine they would end up stranded there during a deadly w...
May 30, 2021
IH setting up vaccine clinics for 12 and up in rural communities
KAMLOOPS - Rural communities within Interior Health can expect COVID-19 vaccine clinics for adults receiving their second doses, and residents 12 and up receiving their first.IH listed communities suc...
May 29, 2021
Health Canada extends expiry of thousands of AstraZeneca shots by an additional month
TORONTO - Health Canada says it is extending the expiry date for thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses by a month. The federal department says it made the decision to help use up exis...
May 29, 2021
Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of more than 200 children found buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia's Interior, says a p...
May 29, 2021
'It's almost like a plane crash': Secwepemc people grieve after remains found near former residential school
TK'EMLUPS - Community members, survivors and chiefs from around Secwepemculew gathered today to honour the hundreds of lives lost - now found in the grounds surrounding the former Kamloops Indian Resi...
May 28, 2021
B.C. 'Hobbit' house renamed after threat of lawsuit from entertainment company
BRIDESVILLE, B.C. - The owner of a British Columbia Airbnb property paying tribute to the fantasy race of hobbits from the "Lord of the Rings" has been forced to change the name of her property after ...
May 23, 2021
Highway 5A in Merritt opens following downed hydro lines
MERRITT - Update: Traffic has resumed at Highway 5A in Merritt and B.C. Hydro is no longer on scene where a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole line. Earlier: Highway 5A in Merritt is closed in both dir...
May 23, 2021
Highway 1 reopens after vehicle-pedestrian incident
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP said Highway 1 is now open to westbound traffic. EARLIER: In Kamloops, Highway 1 is closed at the intersection of Highway 5A. Kamloops RCMP said police are currently o...
May 22, 2021
B.C. campers encouraged to be fire smart for Victoria Day long weekend
KAMLOOPS - As spring weather continues to warm up in many parts of the province, British Columbians are being urged to do their part to prevent human-caused wildfires and help keep communities safe.Ac...
May 22, 2021
