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ROTHENBURGER: We have a right to know where coronavirus cases are found
KAMLOOPS - WE'RE GETTING MIXED MESSAGES from health authorities on the coronavirus, officially now known as COVID-19.On the one hand, we're told we should stock up on enough food, medications and othe...
Mar 03, 2020 Image Credit: Govt. of B.C.
Elected Wet'suwet'en councillor calls for inclusivity in consensus building over deal
VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en elected councillor says she has "high hopes" that internal conflict over governance issues and a pipeline can be resolved respectfully but she's also concerned som...
Mar 03, 2020
Canadians at forefront of COVID-19 research as SARS outbreak informs response
VANCOUVER - The potential for a worldwide pandemic has kept scientists in Canada at the ready and placed them at the forefront of the global response to the outbreak of the new coronavi...
Mar 03, 2020
Lametti sows uncertainty over meaning of foreseeable death in assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has helped 260 intolerably suffering Canadians end their lives over the past four years, including a few who likely would have lived up to another decade on the...
Mar 03, 2020
Elected Wet'suwet'en councillor calls for inclusivity in consensus building over deal
VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en elected councillor says she has "high hopes" that internal conflict over governance issues and a pipeline can be resolved respectfully but she's also concerned som...
Mar 03, 2020
A primer on the governance system of the Wet'suwet'en Nation
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court case in 2011 explained the traditional Wet'suwet'en governance system. Here is a look at the decision and how the system works: Clans and houses: The five Wet'suw...
Mar 03, 2020
Canadians at forefront of COVID-19 research as SARS outbreak informs response
VANCOUVER - The potential for a worldwide pandemic has kept scientists in Canada at the ready and placed them at the forefront of the global response to the outbreak of the new coronavi...
Mar 03, 2020
Transit providers take measures to safeguard against COVID-19
Some Canadian transit agencies are quietly taking steps to protect customers against the novel coronavirus that's been sounding alarm bells around the world. Several say they have stepped up efforts t...
Mar 03, 2020
Regulator to clarify whether wireless providers must offer paper bills
OTTAWA - Canada's telecom regulator is set to rule this week on whether mobile service providers should be compelled to offer some or all of their customers paper invoices, at no charge. Two advocacy ...
Mar 03, 2020
Feds short hundreds of million in repair, maintenance of defence infrastructure
OTTAWA - The federal government has been chronically underspending on the repair and maintenance of Canada's defence infrastructure for years, leaving officials to play catch-up on maintaining&nb...
Mar 03, 2020
