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The great escape: Orphaned orca swims to freedom, begins search for family

The great escape: Orphaned orca swims to freedom, begins search for family

The young orca's bid for freedom occurred at a high tide early Friday and involved swimming through a swift-moving, narrow channel and underneath a bridge, with Esperanza Inlet in the near distance.
qathet Regional District briefs

qathet Regional District briefs

Directs staff to provide museum report; Sends agricultural use planning meeting invites; Postpones MOTI motion regarding culverts
Letter: Upside down reality

Letter: Upside down reality

"People in positions of privilege who bully other more vulnerable folks sometimes portray themselves as victims."
B.C. nurse disciplined for giving opioid to wrong patient

B.C. nurse disciplined for giving opioid to wrong patient

Kamloops nurse Amaris Foster administered hydromorphone to the wrong patient. 
Tla’amin Nation appoints new chief administrative officer

Tla’amin Nation appoints new chief administrative officer

Russell Brewer receives promotion from his chief operating officer position
Crown wants four years for AWOL high-risk B.C. child sex offender

Crown wants four years for AWOL high-risk B.C. child sex offender

Randall Hopley failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house on Nov. 4. He was missing for 10 days before turning himself in because he was cold.
More graduates will pursue family medicine in Canada, up from 2023

More graduates will pursue family medicine in Canada, up from 2023

The Canadian Resident Matching Service says 1,627 graduates from medical schools will become family medicine residents this summer, an increase from 1,529 last year.
Side gigs, family help necessary for homeownership in B.C., says RBC survey

Side gigs, family help necessary for homeownership in B.C., says RBC survey

Financial support from family also proving crucial to homeownership, according to RBC poll.
qathet Regional Hospital District receives clean audit

qathet Regional Hospital District receives clean audit

Financial statements represent financial position, says auditor
Sickly Canadian dollar could reverse course later this year amid shifting central-bank policies

Sickly Canadian dollar could reverse course later this year amid shifting central-bank policies

Divergent scenarios on what central banks will decide on interest rates have bruised the Canadian dollar, adding to its months-long slump