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Kamloops MP introduces bill to raise maximum penalties for most sexual offences to life in prison
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo has launched another attempt to toughen Canadian law against sexual offences.Tuesday morning (Oct. 4) in the House of Commons, Caputo introduced a ...
Oct 04, 2022
Police watchdog to investigate man's death in Williams Lake RCMP cells
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is looking into the death of a man in Williams Lake RCMP cells. In a news release, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says the incident to...
Oct 03, 2022
B.C. report on repeat offending identifies three key recommendations
VICTORIA - The Province of British Columbia received the final investigative report about the challenges of repeat offending.In a government release Saturday (Oct. 1), an investigation was made identi...
Oct 02, 2022
Canada has now ended its COVID-19 travel restrictions, mask mandates
OTTAWA - As of this morning, travellers to Canada do not need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 - and wearing a mask on planes and trains is now optional, though it is still recommended. P...
Oct 01, 2022
Chief urges reflection about residential schools on Truth and Reconciliation Day
VICTORIA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says today's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is about the survivors of Canada's residential schools and the children who died in...
Sep 30, 2022
Tk'emlúps hosting intimate event to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
TK'EMLUPS te SECWEPEMC - Friday (Sept. 30) is Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with events and ceremonies planned around the country. Compared to the large gathering held in 2021, t...
Sep 29, 2022
B.C. pharmacists to renew, issue prescriptions as part of reworked health plan
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is expanding the power of pharmacists to renew and issue prescriptions as part of a wide-ranging strategy to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments. ...
Sep 29, 2022
Kamloops loses 12 lives in August due to illicit drugs
KAMLOOPS - August was Kamloops' deadliest month of 2022 when it comes to the opioid crisis.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops suffered 12 deaths due to illic...
Sep 28, 2022
Four-in-ten Kamloops residents now without a family doctor
KAMLOOPS - New numbers from the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice (TRDFP) show that the family doctor shortage is twice as bad in Kamloops than the provincial average. Tim Shoults, executive...
Sep 27, 2022
Expect serious delays at border due to staff shortages if travel levels rise: union
OTTAWA - The head of a union representing Canada's customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won't necessarily disappear when use of the controvers...
Sep 27, 2022
