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Raeside — The knotweed is obnoxious in many ways

August 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

Charbonneau — Kateri Tekakwitha: saint or victim?

August 14, 2014 // 2 Comments

COLUMN — Her last words were “Jesus, I love you.” Kateri was a sickly child who died young. Smallpox killed her parents, left her half blind and her face scarred. To [Continue]

Scrap plan for daycare subsidy during teachers’ strike, says Brooks

August 14, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS/ POLITICS — The provincial government should scrap its plan to pay $40 a day to parents whose children under the age of 13 years miss school in September due to the [Continue]

New Gold announces $300-million credit arrangement

August 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ BUSINESS — New Gold Inc. has obtained a $300-million revolving credit loan with a syndicate of banks led by the Bank of Nova Scotia and RBC Capital Markets. The loan, [Continue]

Presentations on wildlife

August 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

WildsafeBC and the City of Kamloops will present a series of free presentations regarding wildlife in the Kamloops area. The Bear Facts Tuesday, Aug. 19, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. [Continue]

TRU student a finalist for Miss India-Canada

August 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

Thompson Rivers University student Roopam Plawn is days away from learning whether she will be crowned Miss India-Canada for 2014. Roopy, as she goes by, is one of 16 [Continue]

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