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SOUND OFF: Online bookings now available for pharmacists in B.C.
QUALITY HEALTH CARE IS IMPORTANT to British Columbians and our government is working diligently to take pressure off the health-care system, using as many tools in our toolbox as possible. Pharmacists...
Jul 05, 2023
SOUND OFF: Tropical fruit brings many benefits to the table — how Kamloops residents can increase their fruit intake
"AS A GROUP, tropical fruits are filled with nutrients that may help with controlling blood pressure, keeping digestion working smoothly, and possibly even lowering the risk of cancer and heart diseas...
Jun 26, 2023
COLLINS: Shift in workplace dynamics will have huge spinoff effects
MOST OF US HAVE HEARD THE OLD ADAGE, probably in science class, that goes, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." That statement is no more clearly evidenced than by the wholesal...
May 26, 2023
COLLINS: I admit it — I'm a royalist
GIVEN MY KNOWLEDGE OF BRITISH HISTORY and my beliefs about the harm the monarchy has caused over centuries, I shouldn't want the monarchy to continue. But I watched the coronation ceremony yesterday, ...
May 07, 2023
COLLINS: We could take a lesson from Ontario on mental health
THIS WEEK, the Province of Ontario introduced a proactive plan to implement teaching of mental health in the classroom. Much of the planning around mental health to date has dealt with reaction, not p...
May 05, 2023
COLLINS: Are new nurse-to-patient ratios another NDP pipe dream?
THIS WEEK, THE NDP GOVERNMENT announced a new deal for the more than 50,000 nurses in the province. Along with the usual concessions, this deal had some really nice sounding bonuses - particularly in ...
Apr 09, 2023
B.C. minimum wage hike has Kamloops employers feeling the pinch
KAMLOOPS - With minimum wage rising by $1.10, many experts believe that the government have boosted the rate by too much. The question has come up on whether we should be adjusting minimum wage to the...
Apr 07, 2023
Blazers win Game 4 in overtime, sweep Giants away
LANGLEY - The Kamloops Blazers are off to the second round of the WHL playoffs, beating the Vancouver Giants 5-4 in overtime Thursday night (April 6) to sweep the first round series between the B.C. D...
Apr 07, 2023
COLLINS: TRU in the news — for better or worse
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY IS PRETTY SMALL POTATOES in size compared to places like UBC, University of Alberta and the University of Toronto. But we certainly have made our share of the news lately.Fr...
Apr 07, 2023
Kamloops' Kendra Woodland named U Sports player of the year
MONTREAL - Kamloops-born goaltender Kendra Woodland has been named the U Sports women's hockey Player of the Year after a standout season with the University of New Brunswick Reds.In a ceremony in Mon...
Mar 15, 2023
