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Divergent views on how best to help Ukraine mark emergency Commons debate
OTTAWA - All parties in the House of Commons agree that Canada must stand in solidarity with Ukraine but they're showing sharp divisions over how best to do that. In an emergency debate tonight on Rus...
Jan 31, 2022
Commons ethics committee wants cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee says there should be a halt to Public Health Agency plans to collect data from millions of people's mobile phones, which is intended to understand travel...
Jan 31, 2022
Booster shot rate in B.C. crests 49 per cent, while 19 more deaths are registered
VICTORIA - Another 19 people have died in British Columbia due to complications from COVID-19. The Health Ministry also reports 4,075 new cases over a three-day period, although it has said that rate ...
Jan 31, 2022
B.C.'s legislature deputy clerk told to trust advice on retirement payment: trial
VANCOUVER - The former deputy clerk of the British Columbia legislative assembly told a trial that before she returned a retirement allowance she had received assurances from government officials that...
Jan 31, 2022
Terry Fox 'above politics' so leave him out of protests: mayor of hero's hometown
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia mayor says the defacing of a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill has ignited disbelief among residents in the national hero's hometown, and he's calling ...
Jan 31, 2022
CFJC Midday — Get a second opinion on your long-term financial goals with Valley First Credit Union
Whatever your financial goals, you need a plan to get there. Some people have already made a plan, but as Charla Johnstone of Valley First Credit Union explains, it might be time for another look at t...
Jan 31, 2022
Nicola Valley ranchers' concerns grow over spring freshet
NICOLA VALLEY, B.C. - Ranchers in the Nicola Valley are calling on the provincial government to speed up the process of handing out Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) before spring freshet.Since the ...
Jan 31, 2022
Kamloops hockey club dons special orange sweaters in honour of Tk'emlups residential school confirmation
KAMLOOPS - Last May, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced the findings of a ground-penetrating radar search of the grounds of the former residential school. The confirmation of the possible remains of mor...
Jan 31, 2022
Terry Fox 'above politics' so leave him out of protests: mayor of hero's hometown
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia mayor says the defacing of a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill has ignited disbelief among residents in the national hero's hometown, and he's calling ...
Jan 31, 2022
Russia responds to US proposal to deescalate Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Russian government has sent a written response to a U.S. proposal aimed at deescalating the Ukraine crisis, according to three Biden administration officials. The officials a...
Jan 31, 2022
