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Interim leader Halford says Conservatives will "work co-operatively" to repeal DRIPA
VICTORIA - The interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. says Premier David Eby must immediately recall the legislature to repeal the province's Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peop...
Dec 07, 2025
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
OTTAWA - Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas. "Latin America is the neglected ... close cousin of Canada,"...
Dec 07, 2025
Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection return to Canada
MONTREAL - First Nations, Inuit and Mtis leaders welcomed back dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection at Montreal's airport Saturday. The 62 items will ultimately be retur...
Dec 06, 2025
Belgium, Germany and Croatia to play group games in Canada at 2026 World Cup
TORONTO - Germany, Belgium and Croatia are among the teams that will play games in Canada in group play at next summer's FIFA World Cup. The full schedule of the expanded 48-team, 104-game tournament ...
Dec 06, 2025
Kruger better positioned than most but hopes recent forestry struggles prompt government action
KAMLOOPS - Over the past four weeks, four forestry operations in British Columbia have announced they are shutting down. Most recently, it was the Domtar Crofton pulp mill on Vancouver Island announci...
Dec 05, 2025
Massive 1,350-unit housing development proposed adjacent to Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is being asked to tentatively approve a massive rezoning application that would pave the way for a new mixed-use neighbourhood with approximately 1,350 housing units l...
Dec 05, 2025 An illustrative concept plan of the new development by KRCC (Image Credit: Placemark Design + Development via City of Kamloops)
Milobar doesn't say 'no' to potential BC Conservative leadership bid; Stamer shuts it down
KAMLOOPS - The BC Conservatives are expected to release the information about their leadership contest in the coming days as the party attempts to move on from John Rustad, who resigned as party leade...
Dec 04, 2025
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader, saying it's not a 'hostile takeover'
VICTORIA - John Rustad has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., saying he quit to avert a "civil war" in the Opposition ranks. His departure came one day after he refused to resign in...
Dec 04, 2025
'Some kind of closure'; Lytton wildfire class action lawsuit receives green light to proceed
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says a class action lawsuit filed against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 destroyed nearly t...
Dec 03, 2025
B.C. Conservatives say 'professionally incapacitated' Rustad removed as leader
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party says John Rustad has been "removed" as leader of the Opposition and a caucus vote has installed MLA Trevor Halford as interim leader.The announcement comes after...
Dec 03, 2025
