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POLITICS – Harris picks running mate in long, hot summer of U.S. politics

August 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

By IAN ROCKSBOROUGH-SMITH University of the Fraser Valley UNITED STATES Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate amid a tumultuous [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Nurse practitioners should be brought into Health Care Act

August 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

A DRAFT POLICY from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has caused quite a stir in the medical community. The CMA has identified loopholes where a two-tiered health care [Continue]

EDITORIAL – BC United needs much more than brackets on the ballot

August 2, 2024 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. “WILL A CHANGE in name make any difference to party fortunes? Will it truly help separate it from any perception that it’s just a [Continue]

ELECTION ’24 – As access hub moves forward, NDP candidate cites ‘municipal failure’

August 1, 2024 // 3 Comments

As the City moves forward with plans for a “North Shore Access Hub,” the issue of daytime services for the homeless has become part of the provincial election campaign. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – I wanted Kamloops on the map but not like this

August 1, 2024 // 7 Comments

WHEN I MOVED HERE, Kamloops was dimly noticed by national media. When noticed at all, we were a “blue collar town,” “400 km west of Vancouver.” It seemed to me that [Continue]

POLICE – Kamloops ‘a very safe place to live’ says RCMP superintendent

July 31, 2024 // 7 Comments

The Tournament Capital is a safe city, says the commanding officer of its police force. RCMP Supt. Jeff Pelley responded Tuesday to a damning Statistics Canada crime severity [Continue]