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Kamloops connections helping Merritt Centennials through difficult time
KAMLOOPS - The Merritt Centennials, with no place to go after their community flooded, have settled for now in Kamloops for the forseeable future. The Cents have been practicing out of the Sandman Cen...
Nov 18, 2021
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
NEW YORK (AP) - More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil righ...
Nov 18, 2021
'I don't know': Biden noncommittal on including Canadian vehicles in EV tax credit
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden isn't making any promises about whether he's willing to alter his controversial tax credit proposal for new electric vehicles. Biden, meeting with Prime Minister ...
Nov 18, 2021
RIH Foundation tower campaign receives $60K donation from Exceed Electrical Engineering
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's fundraising campaign has been given a $60,000 boost by a local engineering company. Exceed Electrical Engineering $60,000 gift for the Together We Ris...
Nov 18, 2021
SOUND OFF: Again, NDP waits too long to take emergency action
WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN. While it seemed like the continuing COVID-19 pandemic would be our major source of stress, natural disasters have become a growing and urgent concern impacting communities acros...
Nov 18, 2021
Online response rate to census questionnaire hits new high, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about 84 per cent of completed census questionnaires were filled out online. The agency beat its goal to of having 80 per cent of census questionnaires completed online...
Nov 18, 2021
Merritt RCMP assure residents community is being kept safe during evacuation
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP have authored a statement on their ongoing work to protect the community during the ongoing evacuations.The Merritt RCMP wants to assure the public they are doing ever...
Nov 18, 2021
Alberta coal policy panel accused of bias, U.S. influence in letters to ministers
A group of Albertans are attacking a panel charged with gathering public opinion on coal mining in the province, saying it's biased against industry and influenced by United States environmental group...
Nov 18, 2021
Water main break preventing Abbotsford farmers from accessing water for animals
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of a city heavily impacted by flooding in southern British Columbia says farmers who stayed with their animals desperately need water for livestock. Henry Braun said Thurs...
Nov 18, 2021
Water main break preventing Abbotsford farmers from accessing water for animals
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of a city heavily impacted by flooding in southern British Columbia says farmers who stayed with their animals desperately need water for livestock. Henry Braun said Thurs...
Nov 18, 2021
