Author Archives: Dave Barry
'Good questions' being asked about safety of Snowbirds: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are "very good questions" being asked about the safety of the Snowbirds, but that the government will wait for an investigation before making any deci...
May 19, 2020
'Good questions' being asked about safety of Snowbirds: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are "very good questions" being asked about the safety of the Snowbirds, but that the government will wait for an investigation before making any deci...
May 19, 2020
Investigation into Snowbird crash underway
KAMLOOPS - An investigative team with the Royal Canadian Air Force will be in Kamloops Monday afternoon to try to determine what was behind Sunday's deadly crash of a Snowbird jet. The RCAF Directorat...
May 18, 2020
Team member killed in Snowbirds crash remembered as proud native of Halifax
HALIFAX - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces killed in the crash of a Snowbirds aerobatic team jet is being remembered as a proud native of Halifax. Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer, died...
May 18, 2020
B.C. businesses grapple with new health protocols as reopening begins Tuesday
VANCOUVER - As some British Columbia businesses prepare to reopen their doors on Tuesday when the province enters the second phase of its COVID-19 restart plan, others say they're holding off while th...
May 18, 2020
Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - The federal government has been quietly probing how to provide provinces with more money annually for child care, as part of what sources describe as an issue that is at, or near, the top of ...
May 18, 2020
Search underway for missing Merritt woman
MERRITT - A search is underway for a missing 44-year-old woman in Merritt. Lalie Honeywell was last seen at the Double D Motel Monday (May 11) at 6:00 pm. Police were alerted to her disappearance this...
May 12, 2020
C.D. Howe's Business Cycle Council says country has entered a recession
TORONTO - The C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council says Canada has entered a recession due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report released Friday, the council...
May 01, 2020
KIJHL and BCHL seek government financial help
Kamloops---COVID-19 has shut down sports and left many teams and leagues in a financial lurch. Two of B.C.'s junior hockey leagues --- the B.C. League and Kootenay International Junior League --- are ...
Apr 30, 2020
Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music called off for 2020
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Music Collective (KMC) has announced the cancellation of the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music (KISSM) for 2020. This year was to be the 42nd year for the music school. ...
Apr 28, 2020
