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FOOD – Serving up an unpalatable minimum wage for the food industry

June 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies GOVERNMENTS JUMPING on the $15-an-hour bandwagon are missing an opportunity to look at how the next [Continue]

POLICE – Woman killed when motorcycle strikes curb at Home Depot

June 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

A rider lost her life Wednesday night when her motorcycle hit the curb at the entrance to Home Depot. RCMP Staff Sgt. Michel Grondin said the 60-year-old Kamloops woman [Continue]

SPCA – Breeder surrenders 17 badly neglected dogs after investigation

June 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

COWICHAN — BC SPCA constables have removed 17 badly neglected dogs – 15 Silky Terriers and two German shepherds – from a dog breeder in Cowichan. The 10 female [Continue]

POLICE – Man arrested after pistol incident in Brocklehurst

June 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

A 32-year-old man is facing numerous charges after displaying what appeared to be a handgun — but turned out to be a BB pistol — in public. The incident unfolded today [Continue]

POLICE – Intensive search for missing 57-year-old teacher suspended

June 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

CRESTON – RCMP have confirmed that the search for missing teacher Alvin Dunic of Crawford Bay, B.C., has been suspended. The decision followed a week of extensive [Continue]

HEALTH – Junk food advertising bombards teens, putting them at risk

June 6, 2017 // 1 Comment

By TOM WARSHAWSKI and MARY LEWIS EvidenceNetwork.ca VANCOUVER – We shield our children and young teenagers from many things: overt portrayals of sex and violence on TV and [Continue]