Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add?
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a case by a former Interior Health nurse who claimed that her mental health issues were caused by working in a "toxic and unsafe workplace" to move forward.
Heffley Creek resident Lyann Wourms had a scare when her dog was ensnared in a hunting trap in an area she has been using for recreation for 15 years. “It was around Tilly’s neck and she ...
TORONTO - Disco's death was greatly exaggerated, argue the filmmakers behind "Disco's Revenge," a new documentary that aims to recapture the glory days of nightlife under the mirrorball.
A volunteer-run food service for homeless people in Kamloops is coming to an end after nearly five years. Led by local poverty advocate Glenn Hilke, the Kamloops Community Meal Train has been ...
The fire chief of a British Columbia community devastated by a fast-moving wildfire in 2023 says it's "haunting" to see similar circumstances playing out in Southern California. Jason Brolund, the ...
Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn't have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off ...
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 album “Africa Stand Alone” by the Jamaican ...
Avian influenza was detected in waterfowl at Shuswap Lake and Mara Lake recently, in large part thanks to a dog. Sicamous resident Sherrey Hykaway was walking her dog on a stretch of beach on the ...
Jordan Popadynetz was just five years old when the Kamloops steam locomotive #2141 made its inaugural trip on the Spirit of Kamloops Tour in 2002, and it’s a day he'll never forget. “I still ...
Santa is checking his map and checking it twice as he makes his way to bring gifts to all of the girls and boys in the Okanagan and Kamloops. The North American Aerospace Defense Command officials ...
Dozens of anti-vaxer BC nurses, who were fired for not getting vaccinated, have lost an appeal against their union. According to a Dec. 30, 2024, BC Labour Relations Board decision, the 83 nurses ...