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Merritt RCMP warn residents about prostitute extortion scam
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP are warning Merritt residents about an uptick in phone scams over the past few weeks.In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 23) morning, RCMP say scammers have been texting and ca...
Aug 23, 2022
'We need to be more transparent': RCMP Commissioner Lucki says police must modernize
HALIFAX - Canada's top Mountie has told a public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that the RCMP must become a more transparent organization. Commissioner Brenda Lucki is before the inqu...
Aug 23, 2022
NDP MP Peter Julian seeks answers from Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith in letter
NDP MP Peter Julian is seeking further accountability and transparency from Hockey Canada by way of a letter issued to the organization's president and CEO, Scott Smith. The letter, provided to The Ca...
Aug 23, 2022
Ken Dryden gets personal, remembering historic 1972 hockey showdown in "The Series"
Ken Dryden didn't want to write about the 1972 Summit Series. The Hall of Fame goalie has, over the past 50 years, helped with projects about the historic games between Canada and Russia, but whenever...
Aug 23, 2022
Health minister appoints chief nursing officer to offer input on care concerns
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has appointed Leigh Chapman to the newly reinstated role of chief federal nursing officer to offer input on the many issues facing Canada's health systems. Th...
Aug 23, 2022
Canada to create team to counter Russian disinformation: Trudeau
Ottawa will create a special team to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday. Canada is also expanding its sanctions list to include 62 more i...
Aug 23, 2022
Children of climate change come of age in 'Katrina Babies'
Edward Buckles, Jr. was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and completely upended his life. Buckles and his family moved from New Orleans to Lafayette, Louisiana for several months while their ...
Aug 23, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Weeding out the non-starters in civic election platforms
MORE AND MORE, the key issue in the October civic election in Kamloops is becoming clear.It certainly won't be subsidizing student tuition fees with City taxes, as candidate Darrell LaRiviere proposes...
Aug 23, 2022
German leader wraps up visit, no Indigenous language bonus: In The News for Aug. 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, August 23, 2022 ... What we are watch...
Aug 23, 2022
Feds won't extend bilingualism bonus to employees who speak an Indigenous language
OTTAWA - The federal Treasury Board says it has no plans to expand a bonus - now paid to employees who speak English and French - to those who know an Indigenous language. The bilingualism bonus is an...
Aug 23, 2022
