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PETERS: We don't always agree with our mothers, but we don't doubt their motives
THE METAPHOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A FAMILY is one that extends beyond the surface. And Dr. Bonnie Henry is clearly our mother in that metaphor.Rather than responding to this crisis as a stern taskma...
May 08, 2020
PBS docu-series 'Asian Americans' more timely amid pandemic
A century of racist attacks detailed in the new PBS documentary series "Asian Americans" might have felt like ancient history just a few months ago. But through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic th...
May 08, 2020
SOUND OFF: Questions remain on plan to restart B.C.’s economy
FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT of government's long-awaited plan to restart B.C.'s economy this week, we should all take pause and be proud of our collective action to flatten the curve, which has resulte...
May 08, 2020
Judge denies bid to dismiss charges against Lori Loughlin
A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and other prominent parents accused of cheating the college admissions process, siding wit...
May 08, 2020
Outside police agency to review how officers handled run-in with costumed worker
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An outside police agency is to investigate the actions of officers who forced a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground in southern A...
May 08, 2020
Hurricanes' Anholt named WHL executive of the year
KAMLOOPS --- The Western Hockey League announced today Peter Anholt, General Manager of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, as the recipient of the Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (WHL Executive of the Year). I...
May 08, 2020 Image credit: WHL
Despite jarring jobs numbers, Canada, U.S. charting different courses
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's a fundamental principle of life in Canada that no one should have to go to work if they don't feel safe doing so. Trudeau made the comments today a...
May 08, 2020
Kamloops amateur associations still waiting for clarity from sporting bodies to move forward
KAMLOOPS - It's the time of year when the baseball diamonds at McArthur Island are full of young little leaguers. But they're empty due to COVID-19. The Kamloops Minor Baseball Association (KMBA) canc...
May 08, 2020 The Midget AAA Riverdogs gathering at the mound during a game in 2017 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters now a 'dark-sky' sanctuary
PATTEN, Maine - Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is now a "dark sky" sanctuary, the National Park Service announced Friday. The designation by the International Dark-Sky Association...
May 08, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:30 a.m. The federal government's emergency wage-subsidy program will be extended beyond its early-June endpoint. The p...
May 08, 2020
