MP sure Tory budget will pass

Okanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes insists the federal government will survive political jockeying. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will present a budget Jan. 27, and if the Opposition parties don’t endorse the document, the minority Conservative government could fall. “We will try and put a budget together that can be supported by the... more

Armed bandits rob store

A Salmon Arm store was the target of an armed robbery over the Christmas holidays. Salmon Arm RCMP report that on Monday, Dec. 29 just before 4 p.m., police received a panic alarm from the Mac's convenience store located in... more

• Quick dip
• Ice sends three to hospital
• Police seek public's help

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Top ten business scams of the year

1. Economic downturn scams– During a credit crunch, you may turn to new sources to help with finances. There are small business cash advances which offer thousands of dollars for business ventures despite credit rating. These opportunities come with fees... more

• Episode fails to hit air

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Paint the town

Reel Deal Shuswap Film Society presents Le Dernier Continent, an adventure documentary produced by Jean Lemire (The White Planet), Wednesday, Jan. 7. The crew of the Sedra IV set out to record the effects of climate change in the Antarctic. During... more

• Paint the town
• Conference for all women
• Ode to Gordy Milne: Gord Milne (left), who succumbed t

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Earth won't stand still in 2009

VICTORIA – It’s worth seeing the new movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, if only as a showcase of the B.C. film industry. See if you can spot the UBC and SFU campuses, the PNE grounds or even a... more

• Wishing for all things human
• More than a hollow happy 2009
• Bound together by snow

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Behaving like school bully

The recent week of political haggling in Ottawa does, if nothing else, demonstrate the urgency for fundamental democratic change in this country. A Prime Minister of a minority government whose party received just over a third of the popular vote... more

• Calling for PM resignation
• Considering city needs, wants
• Coalition receives support

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