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B.C. legislature apologizing after memorial for Kamloops residential school victims removed
The B.C. Legislature has issued an apology after a display of shoes, candles and toys placed on its steps to honour Indigenous children was removed without warning this weekend, just hours after it wa...
Jun 01, 2021
FortisBC crews to excavate, inspect natural gas line through Kenna Cartwright Park next week
FortisBC says its crews will be excavating and inspecting two sections of the natural gas line within Kenna Cartwright Park next week. According to company spokesperson, Jas Baweja, the work will be t...
Jun 01, 2021
Body of missing Kamloops Fire Captain recovered from Okanagan Lake
RCMP in Kelowna says the body of Brian Lannon, a Kamloops Fire Captain who west missing in Okanagan Lake two-and-a-half weeks ago on May 15 has been found. Spokesperson Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy says ar...
Jun 01, 2021
Tk̓emlups calling on Canada for accountability after remains found in Kamloops; sacred fire extinguished
Tkemlps te Secwpemc says Canada has to face ownership and accountability about the past after the unmarked graves of 215 children were found at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. In a...
Jun 01, 2021
Premier Horgan says Canadians have a responsibility to face the dark past of residential schools 'head on'
In the B.C. Legislature today, the Premier and several MLAs were emotional as they talked about the far-reaching impact of last week's revelation from Tk'emlps te Secwepemc. John Horgan says it is imp...
May 31, 2021
COVID-19 exposure reported at NorKam Secondary School
Interior Health is reporting a COVID-19 exposure at NorKam Secondary School on two days last week, May 25 and 26. As has been the case, students and staff who may have been in direct contact with the ...
May 31, 2021
With second doses rolling out, B.C. residents being reminded again to register for COVID-19 vaccines
If you got your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before April 15, B.C.'s top doctor is again reminding your to register with the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry says if you don't register, you will get a l...
May 31, 2021
Former Tk'emlups Chief still calling on Catholic Church to apologize for Canada's residential school system
A former chief of Tk'emlps te Secwepemc says Indigenous people in Canada have been waiting for an apology from the Catholic Church for its role in the residential school system for years. Following wh...
May 31, 2021 Sign outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk'emlups/via Tk'emlups
Former Tk'emlups Chief: Preservation of Kamloops Residential School allowed remains to be found
A former chief of Tk'emlps te Secwepemc says the remains of the 215 children found at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School would likely never have been discovered if the school was torn ...
May 28, 2021
B.C. reporting 317 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths, 60 cases in Interior Health
B.C. health officials are reporting 317 new COVID-19 cases today along with two more deaths. There were 60 cases in Interior Health, along with 163 in Fraser Health, 73 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 16...
May 28, 2021
