Author Archives: Dave Barry
Over a year after government invoked Emergencies Act, court to hear legal challenge
OTTAWA - A national civil liberties group is set to argue that "nebulous or strained claims" about economic instability or general unrest weren't enough to legally justify the Liberal government's use...
Apr 03, 2023
Mounties looking for clues behind blood stained area rug turned into officers in Barriere
KAMLOOPS - A blue "Ikea" area rug with blood stains has been linked to a violent criminal act, according to the RCMP South East District Major Crime Unit. The rug was turned into the Barriere RCMP Det...
Apr 02, 2023
VPD deputy chief "appalled" by online criticism following trans-rights rally
VANCOUVER - The deputy chief of the Vancouver Police Department says he is "appalled" by the "vile and abusive comments" officers have received on Twitter after a Friday rally in the city turned viole...
Apr 02, 2023
Inquiry into N.S. killings calls for bold change to tackle family violence 'epidemic'
OTTAWA - The public inquiry into the April 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia is calling for an overhaul of the way society handles the "epidemic" of gender-based, intimate-partner and family violence. In ...
Apr 02, 2023
Going back to the moon: 'This is Canada on the world stage, doing big things'
WASHINGTON - Ask Marc Garneau if he'd go back to space and the first Canadian to ever make the trip doesn't hesitate: "In a wink." It's another matter entirely, of course, whether the now-retired form...
Apr 02, 2023
RCMP hopes to gain recruits with 150th anniversary, as N.S. inquiry casts new shadow
OTTAWA - The RCMP is hoping to boost recruitment numbers in marking its upcoming 150th anniversary - even as the national force's structure and practices come under damning new scrutiny. The Mass Casu...
Apr 02, 2023
RCMP Constables and Good Samaritan recover stolen purse
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday night, a woman and her companions were the victims of a purse-snatching incident. However, thanks to the quick thinking of RCMP Constables Roefus and Pitt, and the actions of a ...
Apr 01, 2023
Tower construction in City Gardens project ahead of schedule
KAMLOOPS - Just over a year after they first broke ground, crews continue to work away at City Gardens, the 525-housing-unit project in downtown Kamloops. The current development that's being worked o...
Mar 31, 2023
Kamloops Pride board member on the importance of International Transgender Day of Visibility
KAMLOOPS - Friday (March 31) is the International Transgender Day of Visibility. While strides have been made when it comes to representation and acceptance of trans folx, for Kamloops Pride board mem...
Mar 31, 2023
Woman arrested after SUV set ablaze at Northills Shopping Centre
KAMLOOPS - A woman was arrested in connection with a deliberately set vehicle fire at the Northills Shopping Centre parking lot this week.According to Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, RCMP were called to the mall...
Mar 31, 2023
