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NATIONAL PULSE – Half of Canadians support shorter standard work week

June 26, 2020 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE June 26, 2020 – Canadian working lives have been altered in ways unimagined by most at the beginning of 2020. A new study from the Angus Reid [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Money for public transit could be better spent elsewhere

June 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

EQUALITY, NOT DENSITY is responsible for the spread of COVID-19, says UBC Professor of Architecture Patrick Condon. “The issue of transfer of this disease doesn’t [Continue]

POLICE – Investigations Office looking into shooting incident involving RCMP

June 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is investigating an incident in Kamloops. Information provided by the RCMP indicates that on June 23, 2020 at about 10:45 p.m., [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Police wellness checks have a habit of leaving people less well

June 25, 2020 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST WHEN ONE POLICE CONTROVERSY seems to be quieting down, a new one comes up. Charges against Chief Allan Adam were dropped yesterday. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The answer is yes, wearing masks should be the law

June 24, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S MY TURN to weigh in on the mask issue. In a word, yes. Yes, it should be mandatory to wear them. Why? Because so few people do it on [Continue]

BEPPLE – Death by a thousand cuts is still death for Kamloops grasslands

June 24, 2020 // 8 Comments

DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS is still death. This week, City council approved a public hearing to amend land use of a major new subdivision in Aberdeen. The subdivision, [Continue]