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Kamloops-North Thompson MLA hopeful more supports for business on the way as part of restart plan
KAMLOOPS - This week has been a milestone in British Columbia's battle against COVID-19. On Wednesday, Premier John Horgan unveiled the province's four-phase plan to reopen BC. However, one of the cri...
May 08, 2020
Bichette weighs in on South Korean baseball, empty stadiums and Jays' excitement level
With a few pro leagues resuming play around the globe, Major League Baseball fans are getting a glimpse of how things might look if big-league games return after this ext...
May 08, 2020
Feds reject eight million N95 masks from a single distributor
OTTAWA - The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million of the masks made in China failed to meet specifications. ...
May 08, 2020
RCMP seek two men in connection with confrontation at Tiny House Warriors camp
CLEARWATER, B.C. - RCMP hope to speak to a pair of men who were captured on video during a recent incident at the Tiny House Warriors camp near Blue River. Residents of the camp allege the men appeare...
May 08, 2020
Peer pressure, public messaging will affect behaviour when rules loosen: experts
TORONTO - Peer pressure and public messaging will influence Canadians' ability and willingness to maintain safe behaviours as restrictions around COVID-19 begin to loosen, some experts say a...
May 08, 2020
First Nation, Metis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
OTTAWA - First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders are raising concern about a growing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities and say it's getting harder to find the money an...
May 08, 2020
Price gouging not to blame for recent increase in Kamloops gas prices: industry expert
KAMLOOPS - Why are gas prices in British Columbia so much higher than in neighbouring Alberta?That question is on the mind of many frustrated B.C. motorists.A GasBuddy heat map of prices in Canada sho...
May 08, 2020
Huge job losses in B.C. indicate a 'hard road ahead': finance minister
VANCOUVER - The retail, food and restaurant sectors are calling for more help in the wake of new job numbers that show B.C. lost about 264,000 jobs in April. New unemployment data from Statistics Cana...
May 08, 2020
Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval
OTTAWA - A federal judge has locked in a compensation program for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. Thalidomide was approved in Canada to treat morning sickness in pre...
May 08, 2020
Office highrise elevators COVID pinch point; long line-ups and delays feared
TORONTO - As tens of thousands of Canadian workers start preparing for a post-lockdown return to their offices, elevators have become a hot-button issue amid concerns about the potential for long line...
May 08, 2020
