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Opposition shuts WE hearing as Liberals again refuse to let staffer testify
OTTAWA - Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing this afternoon after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-...
Mar 31, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor and climate activist Greta Thunberg receiving honorary UBC degrees
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg are receiving honorary degrees from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Bonnie Henry and ...
Mar 31, 2021
Victim of deadly Eureka Peak avalanche recovered, identified as volunteer firefighter
HORSEFLY, B.C. - The body of a snowmobiler has been recovered after the man was killed in an avalanche east of Horsefly this week.The slide came down on Eureka Peak on Monday (Mar. 29), killing a 37-y...
Mar 31, 2021
Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention
OTTAWA - Tensions over anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within the NDP ahead of next week's policy convention. The party has released its list of resolutions up for debate at...
Mar 31, 2021
Canadians Conners and Henderson look to capitalize on past success this week
Canada's top two professional golfers are returning to tournaments this week where they were atop the leaderboard the last time they played in the event. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., won the Valer...
Mar 31, 2021
PHAC ordered to hand over documents on two fired scientists
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is ordering the Public Health Agency of Canada to turn over all documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory. The C...
Mar 31, 2021
Niger government confirms military coup attempt thwarted
NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the West African country's presidential palace overnight just two days before the newly elected president is to be sworn ...
Mar 31, 2021
Airports in Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake chosen for provincial pandemic relief funds
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced how pandemic relief funding for regional airports and inter-city bus companies will be doled out.The funding, totalling $16.5 million for airports an...
Mar 31, 2021
SOUND OFF: Keeping people and businesses moving at Kamloops Airport
ALL ACROSS B.C., regional airports play a vital role in getting people where they need to be. Whether it's transporting workers and visitors or supporting life-saving firefighting and medical evacuati...
Mar 31, 2021
Families reach $5.5-million settlement in lawsuit against Quebec long-term care home
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing families of a Montreal-area long-term care home devastated during the pandemic's first wave say they've reached a $5.5-million settlement with the facility's owners. A ...
Mar 31, 2021
