News Items tag as: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Osoyoos Chief salutes credit union for way staff spent day off on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 03, 2021 - 2:33 PM

Prospera Credit Unions in the Okanagan were closed for the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as its approximately 750 employees were connected via Zoom for a time of reflection.
Not all Kamloops, Okanagan workers treated equally on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2021 - 7:30 AM

The first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday gives many government and institutional workers a paid day off to reflect on the tragic impact residential schools had on First Nations in Canada.
iN VIDEO: Orange shirts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation came from Williams Lake
September 30, 2021 - 6:00 AM

As Canadians prepare to observe the country’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation they may be wondering why Sept. 30 was chosen and why they’re being encouraged to wear orange shirts.
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Fine dining, at a new high. A Michelin-starred chef will take his cuisine to our upper atmosphere
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Ever since humans have journeyed to space, their meals there have proved to be, well, nothing to write home about. But that could change after a Michelin-starred chef teamed up with the Florida-based startup Space Pe

Top US drug agency a notable holdout in Biden's push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions
In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the 12th-floor “bubble,” chief Anne Milgram made an unusual request of top deputies summoned in March for what she called the “Marijuana Meeti

Kelowna homeowners top Canadian list of mortgage-free living
In a city known for its high housing costs, Kelowna surprisingly has more mortgage-free homeowners than the vast majority of the country. Recently released statistics show that Kelowna is in eighth place nationwide for mortgage-free li

Osoyoos Chief salutes credit union for way staff spent day off on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation