Author Archives:
Lululemon's chief financial officer to depart next month for new role
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its chief financial officer will leave the company next month for a position in a different industry. The Vancouver-based company says in a statement that Pat...
Apr 16, 2020
Transit workers across Canada concerned over lack of protective gear
TORONTO - Jason Watts hides in the washroom right up until the moment his shift as a bus driver in Toronto's transit system begins. The Toronto Transit Commission worker is terrified of contracti...
Apr 16, 2020
LEGASSIC: My final farewell to Kamloops
WHEN I APPLIED FOR my first reporting job in Kamloops four years ago, I thought I was applying for a position in Kelowna. I even told my then-boyfriend, now-fiance about it. We couldn't wait to move t...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds
Connor Hellebuyck on Jets' season: 'We had something special going'
Connor Hellebuyck felt like his Winnipeg Jets were on the cusp of something special when the COVID-19 pandemic brought their season to a screeching halt. The team's star goalie could say the same abou...
Apr 16, 2020
Trudeau, premiers to focus on topping up pay for workers in long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial and territorial leaders will speak tonight about ways to better protect those in long-term care facilities, which have been hardest hit by the&nbs...
Apr 16, 2020
Former CFL star quarterback Flutie feels commissioner Ambrosie's pain
TORONTO - Doug Flutie can feel CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's pain. Ambrosie continues to discuss potential contingency plans for the 2020 CFL season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Apr 16, 2020
Akim Aliu says he believes in second chances after Bill Peters hired by KHL team
Former NHL player Akim Aliu says he believes people deserve second chances, and that includes a coach who allegedly used racial slurs against him. Aliu said Thursday he's fine with Bill Peters re...
Apr 16, 2020
B.C. government COVID-19 plan falls short of local governments’ pleas
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is providing some support for local governments but it falls well short of what Metro Vancouver mayors were asking for.Municipal Affairs Minister Selina Robinson announ...
Apr 16, 2020 Mayor Kennedy Stewart discussed measures to protect residents of the Downtown Eastside at a news conference on April 3, 2020. (Image Credit: Global BC)
CHARBONNEAU: Canada could have stopped the virus spread earlier — but at what cost?
THE COMMON GOOD has to outweigh the misguided opinions of a few.Two nations have contrasting approaches to the control of COVID-19. One uses state-control; the other appeals to the individual's sense ...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: Rik Trottier / Dreamstime.com
Ailing federal prisoner who fears COVID-19 awaits word on early release
OTTAWA - A inmate who has serious health problems and fears COVID-19 hopes to hear from the federal prison service today whether he will be let out of custody. Otherwise, Derrick Snow's case is s...
Apr 16, 2020
