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Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ groups and sex workers criticize online hate bill
OTTAWA - Members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them poli...
Apr 23, 2022
Crime and social issues costing Kamloops businesses
KAMLOOPS - A survey released by Kamloops business associations has delivered a damning picture of the impact of criminality and social disruptions on area businesses. While only 128 of a sample size o...
Apr 22, 2022
Hudson's Bay Company calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation
Hudson's Bay Co., North America's oldest company with fur trading roots entwined with Canada's Indigenous Peoples, is calling the donation of its landmark Winnipeg building to a First Nations group an...
Apr 22, 2022
Higher-paid agency nurses could pose 'dangerous challenge' to health system: union
A nursing union boss wants Canada's auditor general to find out how many privately contracted nurses are working for health authorities across the country, doing the same work as staff counterparts wh...
Apr 22, 2022
Thompson-Cariboo to receive 336 licensed child care spaces through provincial program
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government has announced 336 licensed child care spaces in the Thompson-Cariboo region. In a news release Thursday (April 21), the province said 144 of the new spaces will be in Ka...
Apr 21, 2022
Fire near Thompson Rivers University caused by homeless person's campfire: KFR
KAMLOOPS - The grass fire that broke out in a gully near the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) residences Saturday (April 16) afternoon was caused by a homeless person's campfire.Ray Webster, Kamloops ...
Apr 21, 2022
Immunocompromised families struggle with hard decisions as mask mandates end
KAMLOOPS - Following spring break, mask mandates were dropped in the province, and last week School District 73 voted to pause their vaccine policy for staff. "When I think of people that are at risk ...
Apr 20, 2022
Advance voting begins for Sorrento-Blind Bay incorporation referendum
SORRENTO, B.C. - Residents in the Sorrento-Blind Bay area are deciding whether they want their two south Shuswap communities to become one.On its website, the CSRD says its Board of Directors unanimou...
Apr 20, 2022
Vocal instructor for Kamloops' American Idol contestant proud of pupil's progress
KAMLOOPS - Cameron Whitcomb has come a long way since his initial audition for American Idol - and the vocal instructor who worked with him leading up to the show's live performances is nothing but pr...
Apr 19, 2022
Stella Black to receive Freedom of the City after distinguished healthcare career in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will bestow its highest honour on a pillar of the local healthcare community this week.Stella Black will receive the Freedom of the City at an awards ceremony Wednesday...
Apr 19, 2022
