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B.C.'s Finance minister admits negotiations with teachers have hit a rocky patch
B.C.'s Finance minister admits contract negotiations with the BC Teachers Federation has become a little rocky. With the two sides flirting with an impasse and a self imposed end of June deadline to r...
Jun 19, 2019
Missing Kamloops man back home safe
The family of Kamloops man Lorne Hamer-Jackson says he has now returned home. The 57-year-old was reported missing on Sunday, after last being seen on Saturday night. According to Lorne's niece, Jacly...
Jun 18, 2019
Updated - Federal Government once again green lights Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has once again approved the Trans Mountain pipeline, with plans to have shovels in the ground this construction season. The approval includes adopting...
Jun 18, 2019
Local Kamloops political reaction pours in for Trans-Mountain pipeline decision
For a second time, the federal government has approved the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion project, and reaction has been swift in the Kamloops area. The Opposition Environment Critic and Kamloops-N...
Jun 18, 2019
Kamloops Chamber, Tk'emlúps First Nation looking forward to Trans-Mountain project
The Chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc First Nation is looking forward to ongoing dialogue between the federal government and First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline Roseanne Casimir says the p...
Jun 18, 2019
Progress being made but gaps still remain for Indigenous Education in B.C.
BC's Auditor General says the province has taken steps to close the gaps in education of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. A 2015 report found the graduation rates for Indigenous students was at...
Jun 18, 2019
B.C.'s Health minister touts results of a provincial immunization 'catch up' program
B.C.'s Health minister says a provincial measles immunization 'catch up' program has made significant inroads in ensuring school age children are properly vaccinated. Adrian Dix says there have been a...
Jun 18, 2019
B.C. Premier "disappointed" by the Trans Mountain pipeline decision
Premier John Horgan calls the federal government's Trans Mountain pipeline decision "disappointing." "Although I regret the federal government's decision it is within their authority to make that deci...
Jun 18, 2019
B.C.'s Finance minister signals no new money coming for the hard hit forest sector
B.C.'s Finance minister seems to be ruling out any new funding targeted at this province's ailing forest sector. Carole James says everyone is sending their sympathies to the workers, their families, ...
Jun 18, 2019
City councillor skeptical of survey results on family doctors in Kamloops area
A Kamloops councillor is surprised by survey results done here by the Thompson Region of the Division of Family Practice. A survey done on 444 people in the Kamloops area says that 85 per cent of thos...
Jun 18, 2019 SupportPDX / CC
