Author Archives: Dave Barry
New census data offers snapshot of Canada's transgender population for first time
TORONTO - Newly released census data shows 0.33 per cent of Canadians aged 15 or older - or about 100,815 people - identify as transgender or non-binary. The new information from Statistics Canada giv...
Apr 27, 2022
Singh announces 'bold ideas' for Kamloops mayoral campaign
KAMLOOPS - Monday morning (April 25), Kamloops mayoral candidate Arjun Singh announced what he's calling his campaign's bold ideas for action. The items are an early platform from the current councill...
Apr 25, 2022
Second human bone found near Kamloops Airport; DNA analysis underway
KAMLOOPS - A second human bone has been discovered near Kamloops Airport, deepening a mystery that began a month ago.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the second bone was discovered ...
Apr 25, 2022
Brock bus crash 'non-criminal', sent pedestrian to hospital
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a bizarre crash in Brocklehurst Sunday sent a pedestrian to hospital.At about 4:20 p.m., a bus careened off of Tranquille Road, hitting a pedestrian on the sidewalk as it left the ...
Apr 25, 2022
Province okays school district plan for new elementary school in Batchelor Heights
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) plan to build a new elementary school in Batchelor Heights has taken a big step forward.In a news release, SD73 Board Chair Heather Grieve says th...
Apr 25, 2022
Upcoming census release to show how country is aging, detail gender for first time
OTTAWA - To Parminder Raina, age is really just a number - scientifically speaking. Raina, the scientific director of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, points to the difference between com...
Apr 25, 2022
Government must call inquiry into use of Emergencies Act today
OTTAWA - The federal government has until the end of the day to call an inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. M...
Apr 25, 2022
Crime and social issues costing Kamloops businesses
KAMLOOPS - A survey released by Kamloops business associations has delivered a damning picture of the impact of criminality and social disruptions on area businesses. While only 128 of a sample size o...
Apr 22, 2022
Hudson's Bay Company calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation
Hudson's Bay Co., North America's oldest company with fur trading roots entwined with Canada's Indigenous Peoples, is calling the donation of its landmark Winnipeg building to a First Nations group an...
Apr 22, 2022
B.C. sees increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over past week
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he has "low energy" two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. At a news conference on a separate issue Thursday, Horgan said his condition cou...
Apr 21, 2022
