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'It's obviously a disappointing decision': BC Attorney General responds to Supreme Court dismissal of TMX appeal
KAMLOOPS - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a move from the B.C. Government to regulate what could flow through the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. The province appealed to the Supreme Cou...
Jan 16, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion
OTTAWA - Canada's high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British Columbia can stop Alberta from shipping heavy oil through the Trans Mountain pipeline without a permit. B.C.'s NDP governme...
Jan 15, 2020
Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate
EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...
Jan 15, 2020
Kamloops Chamber president says businesses, consumers paying for elimination of MSP
KAMLOOPS - B.C. residents no longer have to pay Medical Service Plan (MSP) premiums, but businesses are still adjusting to the replacement Employer Health Tax. Any business with a payroll of more than...
Jan 07, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today )
B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company
VICTORIA - The company building a 670-kilometre natural gas pipeline as part of the massive LNG Canada project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction this week despite ...
Jan 06, 2020
Top CEOs made as much as average worker earns in a year by mid-morning Thursday
OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for P...
Jan 02, 2020
Pilot shortage can't be addressed by existing programs, documents suggest
OTTAWA - Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots.Instead, officials are sugge...
Jan 01, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Mayor Ken Christian highlights the big plans and projects of 2019
KAMLOOPS - It's been a year of growth and new challenges for the city of Kamloops. Mayor Ken Christian sat down with James Peters for Balance of Power this week to discuss the year that was. 2019 was ...
Dec 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops retailers expect cannabis edibles to be available before Christmas
KAMLOOPS - It's touted as 'Cannabis 2.0.' Since October 18, 2019, cannabis edibles, topicals, and extracts have been technically legal in Canada. However, those items have taken months to become avail...
Dec 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Canfor says privatization deal called off after failing to win support
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says Great Pacific Capital Corp. has called off its plan to take the lumber producer private after the deal failed to win the approval of the company's minority shareholders. ...
Dave Barry Dec 16, 2019
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