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CHARBONNEAU – A chapter closes in Canada’s worst mass murder

July 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

THEY PARKED their SUV at seven in the morning of July 14 in front of his family business and waited for him. When Ripudaman Singh Malik arrived a few hours later, he was shot [Continue]

STONE – Health minister’s low-key visit shows sad state of B.C. health care

July 22, 2022 // 2 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson THE BC LIBERALS have long been calling for action to resolve B.C.’s health care crisis, including the ongoing situation at Royal [Continue]

KNOX – The big job search – Are you working to live, or living to work?

July 17, 2022 // 1 Comment

I TOOK A TUMBLE recently, the weight of my great big giant head having momentarily thrown me off balance. It meant I got to ride in an ambulance, though, which was cool, even [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – I want an improved health span, not life span

July 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

I PROBABLY WON’T won’t die of “old age.” More likely, I’ll die of some disease associated with growing older. For too many of us, health span is reduced by [Continue]

COLLINS – Do we really understand reconciliation?

July 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

THIS WAS A TOUGH COMMENTARY TO WRITE. I have long been an advocate for minority rights, especially those of Indigenous peoples. I am supportive of almost all of their efforts [Continue]

PETERS – Fatal crashes ramp up pressure to twin area highways

July 9, 2022 // 2 Comments

THE AMOUNT OF CARNAGE we have seen on Kamloops-area roads in the past few weeks has been both unfathomable and unacceptable. The most gut-wrenching incident happened about [Continue]