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Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks
December 03, 2019 - 10:26 PM

CAIRO - Motorized rickshaws known as tuk-tuks have ruled the streets of Cairo’s slums for the past two decades, squeezing through dusty alleys, dodging trash bins and fruit stands, blaring rhythmic electro-pop and navigating the city’s chaos to haul millions of Egyptians home every day.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Tenants evacuated from supportive housing in Kelowna moving to student residence
Okanagan College has decided to open up their student residence to tenants who have been evacuated from their buildi
April 26, 2024 4:31 PM
'Violation': CSIS had officer investigated after she reported a superior raped her
VANCOUVER - A CSIS officer's allegations that she was raped repeatedly by a superior in agency vehicles set off
April 26, 2024 3:30 PM
The Latest | Israeli drone strike kills 2 in Lebanon after Hezbollah fires at an Israeli convoy
An Israeli drone strike on a car in eastern Lebanon killed two people Friday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency
April 26, 2024 3:24 PM
Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say Nations
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A killer whale calf made her own bid for freedom Friday for a potential reunion with extended family i
April 26, 2024 3:16 PM
B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalizati
April 26, 2024 2:22 PM

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