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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to visit counterpart Mary Ng in Ottawa
WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel north of the border next week to meet with her Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng. Tai's office says the ambassador will hold two days of me...
Apr 27, 2022
Gymnasts say they're dismayed by Sport Canada's call for a third-party investigation
A group of more than 400 Canadian gymnasts are angry over Sport Canada's response to calls for a third-party investigation into their sport, saying it "deflects and defers any meaningful action." Gymn...
Apr 27, 2022
Education needed as antisemitic hate continues to rise
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, B'nai Brith published its 2021 annual audit of antisemitic incidents in Canada showing a 7.2 per cent increase over 2020 with 2,799 reported. While Kamloops doesn't have ...
Apr 27, 2022
B.C. raises forest revenue sharing amounts for First Nations in reconciliation move
VICTORIA - First Nations in British Columbia will receive a $63 million increase in forestry income this year as part of a new revenue-sharing model that Indigenous leaders say is an encouraging step ...
Apr 27, 2022
B.C. raises forest revenue sharing amounts for First Nations in reconciliation move
VICTORIA - First Nations in British Columbia will receive a $63 million increase in forestry income this year as part of a new revenue-sharing model that Indigenous leaders say is an encouraging step ...
Apr 27, 2022
Census data highlights need for more seniors care facilities and programs in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The latest census data from Statistics Canada shows between 2001 and 2021, the population aged 85 years and older in Canada has doubled - with another surge expected by 2050. On a smaller s...
Apr 27, 2022
Curbing Canadian forest fires could be an affordable way to cut emissions: study
Better wildfire management in Canadian and Alaskan forests could offer a cost-effective way to limit greenhouse gas emissions, a new study says. Research published in the journal Science Advances on W...
Apr 27, 2022
Kamloops RCMP appeal for information into theft of unique electronics
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like the public's help tracking down some unique electronic instruments that were stolen in Kamloops.The theft happened from a company vehicle in the 1500-block of Hugh Allan Dri...
Apr 27, 2022
Passersby tried to rob dying victim: Saskatchewan woman sentenced in fatal stabbing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan woman who stabbed her victim outside a mall where people robbed her as she lay dying has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. Latisha Grumbo,...
Apr 27, 2022
After lengthy injury layoff, Toronto FC's Ayo Akinola is ready for liftoff
TORONTO - An unused substitute in Toronto FC's last two games, forward Ayo Akinola is still waiting for liftoff. It's been a long road back from knee surgery last August. But the 22-year-old from Bram...
Apr 27, 2022
