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CHARLEBOIS – GST/HST holiday is a short-term gift with long-term pain

December 8, 2024 // 2 Comments

Rather than implementing a temporary tax holiday, Ottawa should have permanently eliminated the GST on food By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dalhousie University IT’S OFFICIAL. [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – The Last Straw: Do not go quietly into the night

December 8, 2024 // 6 Comments

In June of this year we spoke out and said something about what we were feeling about the Mayor of Kamloops and our City Council. We kept it fun by making it into a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Motion to adjourn special council meeting was out of order

December 5, 2024 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE THINGS that cheesed off some of the public gallery this week after listening to Coun. Bill Sarai’s apology was the abrupt [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Half of us want to play hardball against Trump’s threats

December 5, 2024 // 7 Comments

On the president-elect’s musings over Canada as 51st U.S. state, a mere five per cent are interested By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 5, 2024 – From Truth Social posts [Continue]

FORSETH – Without a strong local presence, there is NO reason for anyone to tune in to (local?) radio

December 5, 2024 // 11 Comments

LOCAL HOMETOWN RADIO IS DYING … and without serious measures put in place, it will likely never see the light of day again. For well over four decades, the Canadian Radio [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – New health care clinic in Kamloops is a good start

December 5, 2024 // 2 Comments

THE NEW URGENT and primary care centre is just what the doctor ordered. And what patients have been clamouring for. Associations representing family doctors in British [Continue]