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Advocates say fate of B.C. public health hangs on election
A health-care advocacy group wants to know where British Columbia politicians stand on six key issues ahead of an election it says will decide the future of public health in the province. The BC Healt...
Sep 26, 2024
Advocates say fate of B.C. public health hangs on election
A health-care advocacy group wants to know where British Columbia politicians stand on six key issues ahead of an election it says will decide the future of public health in the province. The BC Healt...
Sep 26, 2024
COLLINS: Is rehashing old ideas going to help in the war on drugs?
MENTAL ILLNESS HAS BECOME one of the major crises facing the world today. That, coupled with the drug crisis, is on everyone's lips. There are all sorts of ideas being put forward, but there is little...
Sep 26, 2024
Chief cyberspy among federal officials appearing at meddling inquiry today
OTTAWA - Caroline Xavier, the chief of Canada's cyberspy agency, is slated to appear at a federal inquiry into foreign interference today. Xavier was appointed in 2022 to lead the Communications Secur...
Sep 26, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrike kills 20 in Lebanon
Nineteen Syrian refugees and a Lebanese national were killed in northeast Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building housing workers, Lebanon's Health Ministry said Thursday. State-run Na...
Sep 26, 2024
FBI seizes NYC mayor's phone ahead of expected unsealing of indictment
NEW YORK (AP) - FBI agents entered the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and seized his phone early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing criminal charges against t...
Sep 26, 2024
FBI agents seen entering NYC mayor's residence ahead of expected unsealing of indictment
NEW YORK (AP) - FBI agents were seen entering the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing criminal charges against the Democra...
Sep 26, 2024
Helene is upgraded to Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Helene strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Thursday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida. The huge storm's center is expected to make landfall in...
Sep 26, 2024
Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit a building housing Syrian workers, killing 23 of them and wounding eight other people, Lebanon's state-run news agency reported Thursday. The National...
Sep 26, 2024
In the news today: Leaders agree on Involuntary care for severe drug addictions
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... B.C., N.B. leaders seem to agree on drug treatment As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of Brit...
Sep 26, 2024
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PETERS: Working in local government may pay well, but it sure doesn't seem like a lot of fun
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COLLINS: If it's Tuesday, this must be Kamloops
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Is returning to a balanced budget one of your BC election priorities?
Oct 07, 2024
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B.C. Election 2024: Where to go, how to register ahead of advance voting
Oct 07, 2024