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Fortin's lawsuit over removal from vaccine post now pointless, federal lawyers argue
OTTAWA - Federal lawyers argue Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign is now moot because the job no longer exists. In a newly filed Federal...
Sep 17, 2021
Schools put on 'hold and secure' due to vaccine/mask protestors
Schools in the Salmon Arm area were placed under "hold and secure" mode today as a result of some protestors opposed to vaccinations and masking.School District 83 superintendent Donna Kriger sent a n...
Sep 17, 2021
Ex-Algerian president Bouteflika, ousted amid protests, dies
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s and was ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019 after 20 years...
Sep 17, 2021
Kamloops Food Bank gearing up for Fall Rotary Food Drive Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank is a beehive of activity this week, preparing to accept thousands of pounds of donations for the bi-annual Rotary Food Drive. "People have to eat every day. It's a ba...
Sep 17, 2021
Two seriously injured in Highway 5 crash north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - At least two people were injured in a serious crash north of Kamloops Friday afternoon (Sept. 17).According to B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), the call came in at 2:16 p.m., along H...
Sep 17, 2021
B.C. willing to help Alberta in COVID-19 battle, but needs hospital space: Horgan
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says the province is willing to help Alberta when it comes to battling COVID-19, but the priority is on ensuring hospitals in British Columbia don't become overwhelmed....
Sep 17, 2021
Kamloops family keeps raising funds for Terry Fox Run through iced tea stand
KAMLOOPS - Cai McLean is becoming accustomed to his yearly interviews."It looks like I'm going to be on the news again this year," Cai says, to start his interview with CFJC Today.The media attention ...
Sep 17, 2021
DECISION 2021: Government Spending and Debt
KAMLOOPS - Government expenditures and fiscal responsibility are always a key talking point during an election. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has increased government spending since taking office in 2...
Sep 17, 2021
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc invites the world to join in song on September 30th
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) has invited people around the world to pause and pick up a drum at 2:15 pm on September 30th, Canada's first-ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The i...
Sep 17, 2021
Tenacious Belgium immigrant pioneered Canada's mussel industry in the 1970s
CHARLOTTETOWN - When Joe Van Den Bremt first floated the idea of producing cultured mussels on P.E.I. in the 1970s, the local fishermen laughed at him. "They were all telling me, 'We use that stuff fo...
Sep 17, 2021
