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Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon.Trudeau says in a social media...
Feb 03, 2025

Woman charged with animal cruelty one year after large dog seizure in Clearwater
CLEARWATER, B.C. - A woman has been charged with animal cruelty nearly one year after the BC SPCA seized dozens of dogs from her property in Clearwater. In a news release issued Monday (Feb. 3), the S...
Victor Kaisar Feb 03, 2025

U.S. agrees to delay Mexican tariffs; Trump and Trudeau to speak Monday afternoon
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not impose tariffs on Mexico this week after he and his Mexican counterpart cut a deal during a phone call Monday morning - but it's not clear if Cana...
Aaron Schulze Feb 03, 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive to take part in a plenary session at the NATO Summit in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

B.C. political leaders call for premier to do more amid looming trade war
VANCOUVER - British Columbia politicians are calling on the premier to do more as the province prepares to face U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods as well as retaliation by Ottawa. The move came after U.S...
Victor Kaisar Feb 02, 2025

Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods, outlines response plan
Ottawa is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on hundreds of goods originating in the United States - from meat and milk to carpets and curtains - in response to steep new American levies against Canada. The...
Victor Kaisar Feb 02, 2025

B.C. Premier says he has directed BC Liquor Branch to stop buying American liquor
British Columbia Premier David Eby was quick to retaliate to "crushing" 25 per cent tariffs announced by the U.S. on Saturday, including targeting U.S. liquor. Eby called the tariffs implemented by U....
Victor Kaisar Feb 01, 2025

Trump slaps Canada with 25 per cent tariffs Tuesday, includes retaliation clause
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent duty for energy - laying the foundation for a trade war with America's closest ne...
Victor Kaisar Feb 01, 2025

Kamloops mayor files police report alleging hacking by councillor; Hall states city is simply on the email chain
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops has revealed to CFJC News on Friday (Jan 31) that he has filed a police report against a fellow councilor.Reid Hamer-Jackson confirmed that he filed a police report on...
Victor Kaisar Jan 31, 2025

White House says Trump's 25 per cent tariffs coming Saturday
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will implement 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Saturday.Leavitt is denying a news report that sugg...
Jan 31, 2025

Several weather alerts issued as snow returns to the Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway Friday (Jan. 31). It says between 25 to 35 centimetres of snow is expected to ...
Victor Kaisar Jan 31, 2025

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