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Penticton business gets $75,000 in fines for role in immigration scheme
Singla Bros Holdings Ltd has been slapped with a $75,000 fine for helping foreigners get…
Enderby ISIS supporter moved to another B.C. town
An alleged ISIS supporter who moved to Enderby in the summer of 2019 after having…
Dating site returns to help Americans find a match in Canada
Americans are once again finding themselves in a state of election-induced dread. Before President-elect Joe…
Clues on how COVID-19 impacts you, may be in your genes
British Columbia is not collecting data to better understand the effects of ethnicity in patients…
Vernon to embark on immigration pilot project
As Vernon attempts to get ahead of a looming skilled labour shortage, it’s embarking on…
Judge halts release of ISIS supporter set to live in Enderby
ENDERBY – A Federal Court judge has put a temporary halt on an alleged ISIS…
Vernon looks to immigration to boost economy
VERNON – The City of Vernon is looking overseas for entrepreneurs ready and willing to…
Vernon competing for immigrants as local labour shortage challenges employers
VERNON – Vernon is trying to be competitive when it comes to attracting new residents…
BEPPLE: New refugees will help Kamloops thrive
My father’s family comes from Romania where they had been farmers. Between 1914 and 1929, my grandfather was conscripted and fought in two wars. First in First World War, and then a subsequent war. He was a prisoner of war in one of them. In the First World War alone, almost 10 per cent of...
Money spent on refugees a hot topic at upcoming Kelowna immigration symposium
KELOWNA – The effects of immigration on the Okanagan will be a topic of discussion at an upcoming two-day symposium at Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan this weekend. The Immigration Symposium is a series of in-depth discussions about the impacts various Canadian policies have on immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers. It takes place Friday...