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ROTHENBURGER – If you were king or queen of Kamloops, what would you do?
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING BETTER to spend money on than what it's actually being spent on.Each and every day, somebody is demanding that more money be spent on something important to them. We like to s...
Feb 22, 2020 Piccadilly Circus in London. (Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger)
Eyes on police after Trudeau orders blockades torn down, injunctions enforced
All eyes are on Canadian police forces now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes must come down. A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chi...
Feb 22, 2020
Weinstein jurors focus on Sciorra as deliberations drag on
NEW YORK - Deliberating for a third day, the jury at Harvey Weinstein's trial continued Thursday to focus a lot of attention on actress Annabella Sciorra's linchpin allegations that the once-heralded ...
Feb 22, 2020
New threats emerge in outbreak while China voices optimism
BEIJING - Chinese health officials expressed new optimism Thursday over the deadly virus outbreak while authorities in South Korea's fourth-largest city urged residents to hunker down as fears nagged ...
Feb 22, 2020
South Sudan rival leaders agree to form coalition government
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan's rival leaders on Thursday announced they have agreed to form a coalition government just two days before the deadline, a breakthrough after months of delays and a maj...
Feb 22, 2020
Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13 billion
NEW YORK - Morgan Stanley, the investment bank for millionaires, big business and megamergers, is buying E-Trade Financial, the online brokerage that encouraged waves of regular investors to get into ...
Feb 22, 2020
Canada hosts Lima Group, appeals for world's help on Venezuela crisis
GATINEAU, Que. - Canada and its Western Hemisphere allies ended their latest summit on Thursday by calling on the rest of the democratic world to join them in inspiring downtrodden Venezuela...
Feb 22, 2020
South Sudan's rival leaders form coalition government
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time aro...
Feb 22, 2020
Baloney Meter: Rail blockades and government authority over the police
OTTAWA - "The RCMP Act is clear: the minister of public safety has the ultimate authority over Canada's national police force, and has the power to direct the RCMP to enforce the law. ... So do the ri...
Feb 22, 2020
Pompeo in Saudi Arabia for visit focused on Iranian threats
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and the crown prince on Thursday to discuss shared security interests in the Gulf and threats from Iran. ...
Feb 22, 2020
