Tag Archives: Federal Politics
NewsAlert: Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Cana...
Aug 14, 2019
Kamloops Immigrant Services hosts meeting to increase refugee sponsorship
KAMLOOPS - According to the United Nations, we're witnessing the highest levels of displacement in the world right now. In 2018, over 70 million people had been forced from their homes due to conflict...
Aug 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today/Kent Simmonds
Kenney takes aim at Trudeau directly ahead of fall federal election
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall's federal election. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, took to Twitter over...
Aug 05, 2019
Kamloops Liberal candidate not buying Conservative health and social transfer plan
KAMLOOPS - A local Liberal party candidate says the pledge to boost health and social transfer funds from the Tories yesterday doesn't add up. Conservative Party leader, Andrew Scheer, sent letters to...
James Peters Aug 03, 2019 (File photo: Terry Lake, 2019)
PM's official residence becoming a costly 'debacle,' say Conservatives
OTTAWA - Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant - except for staff w...
Jul 22, 2019
B.C.'s small cannabis producers looking for inroads into the marketplace
KAMLOOPS - This afternoon, representatives from GrowTech Labs held a meeting for parties interested in small-scale commercial cannabis production.The event was an informational session, following up o...
Jul 18, 2019 Image Credit: GrowTech Labs
Conservatives far ahead of other parties in picking candidates for fall election
OTTAWA - Hoping to take power away from the Liberals in this fall's election, the Conservatives are well ahead of the governing party in nominating candidates hoping to win seats in the House of Commo...
Jul 15, 2019
MPs not running again will get paid around $1.6 million in severance
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament who have decided not to run for re-election this fall will cash in a cumulative $1.6 million in severance payments, and millions more will likely be paid out after ...
Jul 09, 2019
Scheer promises to scrap clean-fuel standard
socialOTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his Conservatives win...
Jul 08, 2019
Federal Seniors Minister appearing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Canada's Minister of Seniors will visit the Tournament Capital this afternoon (July 6), as she makes her way around British Columbia. Min. Filomena Tassi will be visiting organizations that...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jul 06, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
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