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CFJC Midday - Staying warm in the winter: ways to save energy and money amid cold temperatures
Jaimi Garbutt, City of Kamloops Sustainability Educator, talks about staying warm in our homes during the cold temperatures, while saving energy at the same time.
Feb 03, 2025

CFJC Midday - White Cane Week shines a spotlight on challenges facing people living with vision loss
Vern Short, Vice-President of the Kamloops White Cane Club, discusses the significance behind White Cane Week, which runs February 2nd - 8th, and highlights some of the events happening in our communi...
Feb 03, 2025

Canadian Ismael Kone moves clubs in France, joins Rennes on loan from Marseille
RENNES - Canadian international winger Ismael Kone has moved clubs in France, joining Rennes on a season-long loan from Marseille. For the 22-year-old from Montreal, it's a chance to establish himself...
Feb 03, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial for husband in 'rape role-play' case
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife deserves a new trial because messages between the pair about a consensual "rape role-play" scenario were wrong...
Feb 03, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial for husband in 'rape role-play' case
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife deserves a new trial because messages between the pair about a consensual "rape role-play" scenario were wrong...
Feb 03, 2025

SOUND OFF: Transparency and accountability — setting the record straight
RECENT CFJC EDITORIALS by James Peters and Joey Jack have suggested that Kamloops Citizens United (KCU) should be more transparent about our fundraising - who our donors are and how much they've donat...
Feb 03, 2025

Quebec follows federal government and delays capital gains tax hike until 2026
QUBEC - Quebec's Finance Department says it is following the federal government's lead and delaying a planned hike in the capital gains tax until Jan. 1, 2026. The federal Liberals said in their April...
Feb 03, 2025

Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them
OTTAWA - The Trump administration's on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs has boosted an old idea for driving economic growth in Canada: eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. "Th...
Feb 03, 2025

Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon.Trudeau says in a social media...
Feb 03, 2025

Canada's forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
VICTORIA - A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products. Several industry gr...
Feb 03, 2025

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