Author Archives: Dave Barry
SOUND OFF: NDP removes protections for rural B.C. representation
BRITISH COLUMBIA IS DIVIDED INTO 87 RIDINGS, each represented by an MLA. This division has not always been the same, as over time new ridings have been added to ensure effective representation that re...
Mar 24, 2022
Kamloops RCMP searching for info on van in relation to Dufferin suspicious death
Kamloops RCMP are looking for eyewitnesses and information on a van that may be connected to a suspicious death reported Friday (March 18). The van is a white rental GMC, year 2020 with company markin...
Mar 20, 2022
Report to be released that examines four years of overdose deaths in British Columbia
VICTORIA - A report by a death review panel investigating the overdose crisis in British Columbia was scheduled to be released today by the province's chief coroner. A statement from the coroner's off...
Mar 09, 2022
Russians take Ukraine nuclear plant; no radiation after fire
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe i...
Mar 04, 2022
Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - No radiation was released from a Russian attack at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the facility, U.N. and Ukrainian o...
Mar 04, 2022
Canada expedites temporary visas for Ukrainians, launches family reunification plan
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression can find a safe haven in Canada using expedited temporary visas for emergency travel.Fraser says the government wil...
Mar 03, 2022
MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Major League Baseball gave itself and the players' association six hours to salvage opening day. After a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over 16 1/2 hours produced progress tow...
Mar 01, 2022 AP Photo/Lynne Sladky - New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner walks through Roger Dean Stadium as Major League Baseball negotiations continue in an attempt to reach an agreement to salvage March 31 openers and a 162-game season, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Jupiter, Fla.
StatCan set to release final GDP figures for 2021
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada said Tuesday the economy grew 4.6 per cent last year, compared with a decline of 5.2 per cent in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Growth in the fourth quarter ...
Mar 01, 2022
Russians protest in support of Ukraine
EDMONTON - Svetlana Koshkareva has burned her Russian passport."It's the best visual message for everyone who is against the government, but still proud to be a Russian citizen," she said in a telepho...
Mar 01, 2022
Hughes bests older brother as Devils rout Canucks 7-2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist to win a showdown with his older brother, and the New Jersey Devils routed the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 on Monday night. Nico Daws made 36 saves a...
Mar 01, 2022 AP Photo/Bill Kostroun
