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Province issues high streamflow advisory for Southern Interior including Nicola River, Salmon River
VICTORIA - The high snowpack in the Southern Interior alpine is starting to make its way down.The B.C. River Forecast Centre has now issued a high streamflow advisory for much of the region, including...
Jun 02, 2022
Museum plans, Falcon's return, Horgan's F-bomb highlights of B.C. legislature session
VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians head to their home ridings today after a four-month spring legislature session where health, affordability and the NDP government's plan to rebuild the provinci...
Jun 02, 2022
Minimum wage workers falling further behind despite 45-cent raise: TRU expert
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday (June 1), the minimum wage in British Columbia rose by 45 cents to $15.65 per hour, making it the second-highest minimum in Canada, trailing just Yukon. Numbers from the province ...
Jun 01, 2022
Order of nuns that staffed B.C.'s residential schools to pass records to B.C. museum
VICTORIA - The order of nuns that staffed numerous residential schools and 10 hospitals in British Columbia over more than 160 years is handing over ownership of its archives to the Royal B.C. Museum....
Jun 01, 2022
Residential school survivors tell bishops their expectations of Pope Francis's visit
WINNIPEG - Residential school survivors met with Roman Catholic bishops today to discuss what they expect from Pope Francis's visit to Canada next month. The meeting followed two days of talks among s...
Jun 01, 2022
B.C. becomes first province to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs.The t...
May 31, 2022
'That's why we play the game': Blazers looking forward to Game 7 with chance to advance to WHL Final
KAMLOOPS - There is nothing like a Game 7, the sweetest words in all of sports. For the Blazers, it's a scenario they've dreamed about since they were young hockey players. "That's why we play the gam...
May 31, 2022
Canada to make 'important announcement' with B.C. on overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - The federal government is set to make what it's calling an "important announcement" with the British Columbia government on the overdose crisis. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carol...
May 31, 2022
National handgun freeze key feature of federal Liberals' new firearm-control bill
OTTAWA - A national freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns is a central feature of firearm-control legislation tabled today by the federal Liberals. The government says the bill would also al...
May 30, 2022
Monte Creek-area residents vote to add fire protection
KAMLOOPS - Monte Creek-area residents have spoken out in favour of adding fire protection.In preliminary results of an assent referendum held Saturday (May 28), 142 of 196 voters (72 per cent) said 'Y...
May 30, 2022
