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CHARBONNEAU: The Kamloops rental shortage is no accident
THE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS in Kamloops is the result of deliberate government policy starting with the Mulroney Conservatives in the 1990s. Not just Kamloops but all Canada was affected.G...
Feb 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Concerns raised over Saskatchewan ban on sex offenders changing names
REGINA - Questions are being raised about the Saskatchewan government's move to automatically deny sex offenders the ability to legally change their names. The province has released details ...
Feb 20, 2020
Top earners pay more in B.C. budget that includes record capital spending
VICTORIA - Top income earners and pop drinkers were hit with new taxes in Tuesday's B.C. budget, which continues the government's focus on capital spending for schools, hospitals and transit...
Feb 20, 2020
Top earners pay more in B.C. budget that includes record capital spending
VICTORIA - Top income earners and pop drinkers were hit with new taxes in Tuesday's B.C. budget, which continues the government's focus on capital spending for schools, hospitals and transit...
Feb 20, 2020
Oshawa Generals, Soo Greyhounds set to bid for 2021 Memorial Cup
TORONTO - The Oshawa Generals and Soo Greyhounds will make formal bid presentations to host the 2021 Memorial Cup. The Ontario Hockey League announced Thursday that the Generals and Greyhounds&nb...
Feb 20, 2020
Freeland blasts Tories, but thanks NDP for support on pushing new NAFTA forward
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has offered effusive thanks to New Democrats and stinging criticism of the Conservatives after the NDP supported the minority Liberal government's effo...
Feb 20, 2020
Government needs to produce plan for dealing with veterans' backlog: Ombudsman
OTTAWA - Veterans ombudsman Craig Dalton says the federal government should clearly explain how it plans to eliminate a backlog that is keeping thousands of former service members waiting to find out ...
Feb 20, 2020
Boeser expected to miss rest of regular season with rib cartilage fracture
VANCOUVER - Jim Benning has had enough of watching other teams compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs. On Monday, the Vancouver Canucks general manager tried to boost his team's chances of reaching the p...
Feb 20, 2020
City of Kamloops, TNRD introduce new requirements for construction waste
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and City of Kamloops are implementing new construction waste disposal rules.In a news release, the City says the new regulations are in response to Wor...
Feb 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Saskatchewan and British Columbia reach championship round at Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Host Saskatchewan is moving on to the championship round at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Robyn Silvernagle secured the final spot in Pool A with a 9-7 victory over N...
Feb 20, 2020
