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EDITORIAL – New rules for public inquiries better than nothing but…

March 12, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEW FORMAT for public inquiries at Kamloops City council meetings is better than nothing but the council shouldn’t be patting itself [Continue]

RED BRIDGE – Cleanup of debris from South Thompson has been completed

March 12, 2025 // 1 Comment

Removal of Red Bridge debris from the South Thompson River has been completed. The bridge burned and collapsed on Sept. 19, 2024. Since the fire, the Ministry of [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Neither Canadians nor Americans favour 51st state idea

March 12, 2025 // 0 Comments

60% of Americans say they have no interest in Canada joining, 32% say only if Canada wants to By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 12, 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump [Continue]

UKRAINE WAR – What’s so special about those minerals? A geologist explains

March 11, 2025 // 3 Comments

By MUNIRA RAJI University of Plymouth UKRAINE’S MINERALS have become central to global geopolitics, with the U.S. president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proof that the new arts theatre will be a great city amenity

March 11, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EDITH PIAF isn’t my favorite singer; indeed, I was never interested in her music. I have no Piaf recordings and I couldn’t name a single [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Memo to Carney: Donald Trump is the enemy, not all Americans

March 10, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADA STRONG is the latest cliché to come up in response to Trump’s trade war. Mark Carney used the phrase in his speech after his [Continue]