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CHARBONNEAU – Revenge of social media traders shakes Wall Street

February 8, 2021 // 2 Comments

USERS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA FORUM REDDIT organized last Wednesday to save the game retailer GameStop from being driven into bankruptcy by hedge fund managers. Wealthy hedge [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City council’s budget wish list looks like a multiple choice test

February 8, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S AN OLD STRATEGY for getting the right answer from your boss. Whenever he or she wants you to craft a plan for how to do something [Continue]

KNOX – Signs of hope, notes of caution among the latest pandemic news

February 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

YOU MIGHT RECALL a December column in which I urged weary readers to maintain COVID discipline, keep their Christmas celebrations small and hang on for what I assured them [Continue]

SCHOOLS – New Parkcrest elementary school will give us a reason to celebrate

February 6, 2021 // 8 Comments

By JENNIFER WHITESIDE Minister of Education WHEN PARKCREST ELEMENTARY in Kamloops was destroyed in a fire in the fall of 2019, students and families were left heartbroken, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Who was the best Kamloops Member of Parliament ever?

February 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

NOW THAT CATHY McLEOD has announced she won’t run in the next federal election, the pundits are busy speculating about who might chase after the Conservative nomination. [Continue]

POLICE – Bicycle-riding thieves hit Aberdeen store, twice

February 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

Police are asking for the public’s help after an Aberdeen business was broken into twice this week and the suspects fled on bikes. The first report was received Feb. 3 when [Continue]