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Proof of vaccination will be required for Greater Vernon 2022 B.C. Winter Games
VERNON B.C. - Visitors, volunteers and participants in the Greater Vernon 2022 B.C. Winter Games will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.The B.C. Games Society Board of ...
Oct 22, 2021
PETERS: Even non-cannabis users should be concerned about cannabis tax revenue sharing
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT a recreational cannabis user, you should be concerned about how our governments are handling legal weed. Here's why. Three years ago, Canada legalized the cannabis industry. As mos...
Oct 22, 2021
Rollover claims life of Quesnel man
QUESNEL, B.C. - A man from Quesnel was killed in a single vehicle rollover this week on the Quesnel Hixon Road.It happened Monday afternoon (Oct. 18) when the driver and single occupant failed to nego...
Oct 22, 2021
SOUND OFF: When you call for an ambulance, you should get one
ON THE EVENING OF OCTOBER 9, 2021, Kamloops resident Sue Mark was beyond worried. Her mother had fallen and Sue was concerned she may have broken her hip. Her mother had also fainted and, with a histo...
Oct 22, 2021
Ashley Lawrence to miss Canada friendlies against New Zealand due to injury
Canada will be without Ashley Lawrence when it takes on New Zealand in a pair of women's soccer friendlies. The Canadians, currently ranked sixth on the world, play the 23rd-ranked Football Ferns on S...
Oct 22, 2021
Privacy czar probing complaints about federal public service vaccination requirement
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is investigating "a number of complaints" about the government's COVID-19 vaccination requirement for public servants. In a statement today, privacy commissioner ...
Oct 22, 2021
Kelowna announces vaccination policy for staff
KELOWNA B.C. - Kelowna is the latest B.C. city to introduce mandatory vaccines for its employees.The city said on Friday all staff will need to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 13 as a condition of employm...
Oct 22, 2021
Defence Department vows to examine extremism in Canadian-trained foreign troops
OTTAWA - The Defence Department is vowing to review how the military screens for extremist views in the foreign troops it trains. The move comes after a report found that far-right extremists in the U...
Oct 22, 2021
Iqaluit to provide update on water crisis, hospital continues to postpone surgeries
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit is set to provide an update later today on the results of additional water testing. The city's 8,000 or so residents haven't been able to consume tap water for 1...
Oct 22, 2021
Bloc Québécois says Quebec's status as a nation means it must not lose a seat
OTTAWA - YvesFranois Blanchet says Quebec deserves more seats in Ottawa, not fewer, as proposed by Elections Canada. The Bloc Qubcois leader says as Quebec is officially recognized as a nation, it des...
Oct 22, 2021
