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Indigenous Services minister wants Pope to apologize for Canada's residential schools
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the Pope needs to issue an apology for the role the Catholic Church played in Canada's residential school system. A papal apology was one of the ...
Jun 02, 2021
Province records lowest daily COVID-19 case count since October with 184 new infections
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded its lowest daily COVID-19 case count in more than eight months. In a prepared update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. found 184 cases of COVID-19 Tues...
Jun 01, 2021
Band chief calls on feds to acknowledge responsibility for Residential School deaths
KAMLOOPS - Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir thanked all those who supported the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc following the recent discovery of 215 bodies, in unmarked graves near the site of the former Kamloops India...
Jun 01, 2021
Search resumes for body of Kamloops firefighter presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA - Extensive search efforts resumed on Sunday with crews determined to recover the body of an off-duty firefighter presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) ...
May 31, 2021
B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a triggering event for students who ...
May 30, 2021
Shtuka family manages expectations as RCMP search for Ryan again at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS - It's been three years since the RCMP, and Search and Rescue teams, have attempted to locate Ryan Shtuka.The 20-year-old was last seen leaving a party on Burfield Drive at Sun Peaks at arou...
May 30, 2021
IH setting up vaccine clinics for 12 and up in rural communities
KAMLOOPS - Rural communities within Interior Health can expect COVID-19 vaccine clinics for adults receiving their second doses, and residents 12 and up receiving their first.IH listed communities suc...
May 29, 2021
Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of more than 200 children found buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia's Interior, says a p...
May 29, 2021
‘We always knew that this was happening’: Kamloops residential school survivor
UPPER NICOLA, B.C. - "I didn't realize how strong I was. I was strong because I came home. I didn't know that till this afternoon," said Chief Harvey McLeod.The Chief of the Upper Nicola Band attended...
May 28, 2021
Military deployed to Manitoba to help province hard hit by COVID-19 infections
Members of the military are being deployed to Manitoba where surging COVID-19 cases have overwhelmed the health-care system while all provinces are being urged to use up doses of the AstraZeneca vacci...
May 27, 2021
