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Assisted dying bill gets mixed reviews, raises fears of more restrictions
OTTAWA - Some experts fear that legislation intended to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical assistance to end their lives might actually make it harder in some cases ...
Feb 28, 2020
Decade-long health care battle draws to a close today in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A constitutional challenge by a doctor who argues patients should have the right to pay for private care if the public system leaves them waiting too long is expec...
Feb 28, 2020
Timeline of COVID-19 cases in Canada
Public health officials say 14 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in Canada so far, with seven cases reported in Ontario and seven in British Columbi...
Feb 28, 2020
Ontario confirms seventh coronavirus case; man had travelled to Iran
TORONTO - Ontario now has seven confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, with the three most recent patients all having recently travelled to Iran. The outbreak of the virus known as COVID-19 began i...
Feb 28, 2020
Suspect charged with first-degree murder in death of 13-year-old Quebec girl
ST-JEROME, Que. - A 51-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the violent death of a teenage girl who was found by the side of a road in Quebec's ...
Feb 28, 2020
The latest on protests across Canada in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): 12:30 p.m. ET The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is proposing that it...
Feb 28, 2020
B.C. couple in South Korea say country is paralyzed by fear of new coronavirus
Courtney McCann was used to giving lectures in her classroom, not receiving them at her local convenience store. But the sight of her ill-fitting mask turned the tables as she was browsing the near-de...
Feb 28, 2020
Canadian Pacific chooses RIH Foundation as beneficiary for CP Women's Open
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation is hoping for a windfall after being chosen as a partner for a major upcoming sporting event.According to a news release from the foundation, it has bee...
Feb 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Up to 25 centimetres of snow could fall on the Coquihalla by Sunday morning
KAMLOOPS - A cold front making its way through the area is expected to produce snowfall in the Coquihalla corridor this weekend.Environment Canada forecaster Doug Lundquist says up to 25 centimetres o...
Feb 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Balance of Power — TRU Asst. Prof. of Politics Dr. Robert Hanlon and Kamloops Councillor Dale Bass
On this week's episode, Host James Peters discusses the impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 with our geopolitics expert, Thompson Rivers University's Dr. Robert Hanlon.Next, James looks at the Ci...
Feb 28, 2020
