News Items tag as: Federal election 2015

Millions of dollars in federal campaign spending to come out of taxpayers' pockets
February 23, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Costs add up quickly for election campaigns, but what you might not have known is that taxpayers are on the hook for millions of dollars in reimbursements.
Fuhr outspent Cannan by nearly $50,000 in 2015 election
February 23, 2016 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - It cost Kelowna-Lake Country’s Liberal member of Parliament Stephen Fuhr almost twice as much money to beat his Conservative opponent in last year’s general election.
Kamloops MP spent $175,000 to be re-elected
February 23, 2016 - 2:45 PM

KAMLOOPS - The numbers are in and our local member of Parliament spent nearly $175,000 in her bid to represent the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding.
Campaign expenses revealed for newly elected North Okanagan-Shuswap MP
February 19, 2016 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold’s win in the October 2015 election was helped along by over $100,000 in election expenses.
2015 TOP STORIES: Politics divided our ridings like never before as Liberals take office
January 02, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Big changes in the political map across Canada translated this year into upheaval for local politicians.
Cannan packs up old life, ponders future after election defeat
October 27, 2015 - 8:30 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Sitting amid the boxes and bags in his half-packed up office, former member of Parliament Ron Cannan can’t resist a joke.
JONESIE: How Kelowna-Lake Country went from Conservative blue to Liberal red
October 24, 2015 - 9:00 AM

To understand how a traditionally right-wing riding like Kelowna-Lake Country turned from Conservative blue to Liberal red this week, you cannot ignore the issues imposed on the riding from afar.
Kamloops sees red in student vote
October 21, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - If students in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding had their way, Liberal candidate Steve Powrie would be our member of Parliament.
Embarrassed by your own bad behaviour during election campaign? It's time to make amends
October 21, 2015 - 8:00 PM

OR NOT
ELECTION 2015: What having an opposition MP means for Kamloops
October 21, 2015 - 3:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The results of this week’s election was a split between three parties in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding and now for the first time in seven years, it will have an opposition member of Parliament in Ottawa.
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THOMPSON: The squirrels in Donald Trump's mind
OPINION Donald Trump sees squirrels…lots of them. Trump can be anywhere talking about most anything…usually himself…when a squirrel happens. Out of nowhere, he injects a comment that simply doesn&

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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