politics
MV Zim Kingston’s lost cargo containers still deep concern for Vancouver Island communities
Vancouver Island MPs and residents are raising concerns about ocean protection and spill response after…
Feds speed up payments to low-income seniors suffering clawbacks
Low-income seniors desperate for compensation after suffering clawbacks to their Guaranteed Income Supplement by Ottawa…
Kelowna residents petition court to get properties removed from park designation
A group of Kelowna residents are petitioning B.C.’s Supreme Court saying they don’t want their…
LETTER: How the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board got so off course
I was asked yesterday to provide the speech I made at our board meeting to…
From hate-mail to pizza: Why are protesters targeting the news media?
Kamloops radio host Brett Mineer says he has a folder full of hate mail. The…
This Kelowna MLA is focusing on housing rather than politics
Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MLA Norm Letnick went from health critic in 2020 to the non-partisan…
Albas supported O’Toole, other Conservative MPs in Kamloops, Okanagan won’t say
Three of the four Conservative MPs representing Kamloops and the Okanagan are being cagey about…
Kamloops MP condemns those who disrespected Terry Fox statue, war memorial
Kamloops-Thompson Cariboo MP Frank Caputo isn’t entirely condemning the Freedom Convoy protest that descended on…
Once opponents, these two Kelowna politicians are together on ending vaccine mandates
As a trucker convoy prepares to descend on Ottawa this weekend to protest mandatory vaccines…
‘Slap in the face’: Province says it won’t act against unlicensed pot shops on reserves
More than three years after marijuana legalization, the provincial government has confirmed that it won't…
Fairy Creek camps undergo winter wind down, but hunt still on for missing old-growth activists
The Fairy Creek old-growth blockade is heading into winter hibernation mode but the search remains…
MLA Norm Letnick won’t be seeking Kelowna mayor’s job in fall election
Norm Letnick has decided to stay on as the Kelowna-Lake Country MLA and not run for…
Splatsin First Nation elects new Chief
The Spaltsin First Nation has a new chief. Former band councillor Doug Thomas narrowly won…
Kelowna, Kamloops pot shops still pay big bucks as Vernon reduces licence fees
The City of Vernon has reduced its sky-high business licences costs for cannabis stores, but…
Lake Country’s Mayor Baker calling it a day at age 80, and 40 years of public service
It was 41 years ago James Baker was first elected to serve as regional district…