News Items tag as: B.C. Metis Federation

Métis leader accuses Kamloops native groups of playing politics on National Aboriginal Day
June 21, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – The president of the B.C. Métis Federation is calling a decision by two native groups in Kamloops to pull out of an Aboriginal Day event planned for today unethical.
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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

'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
AFN chief says Air Canada offered a 15% discount after her headdress was mishandled
OTTAWA - After the Assembly of First Nations' national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her an
April 26, 2024 2:00 PM

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