Iain Burns

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Journalist at KelownaNow

Managing Editor at VictoriaNow

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5 things you need to know this morning: May 9, 2025

1 week ago | princegeorgenow.com | Iain Burns

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning. Five things you need to know Oil prices are down to about US$60 a barrel this week on the back of fears of a slowdown in the global economy. But what does that mean for Canada's oil producers? Nothing good, that's for sure, but with a break-even price of about US$50 per barrel, the oilsands are in a better position than the US's shale wells, which have a break-even price of around US$65.
Unemployment rate up slightly across Canada and in BC: StatCan

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

Canada’s unemployment rate increased slightly between March and April, according to Statistics Canada’s latest data. It grew from 6.7 per cent to 6.9 per cent. In British Columbia, it grew from 6.1 cent to 6.2 per cent. Nationally, StatCan said that employment fell in the manufacturing sector by 31,000 in April. It also fell in wholesale and retail (by 27,000).
Catholic Church selects 1st American as leader, will serve as Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

The Catholic Church has a new pope – and he’s American. Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, became Pope Leo XIV today after cardinals in the Sistine Chapel picked the successor to Argentina’s Pope Francis. Leo becomes the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter, and the first American. Crowds in the Vatican cheered with joy when they saw white smoke – signifying a successful election – coming from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney.
5 things you need to know this morning: May 8, 2025

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning. Five things you need to know Canadian Blood Services is asking once again for people to donate blood as it looks to recruit a million new donors over the next five years. The group said only two per cent of eligible Canadians donate blood and plasma, but demand for transfusions is expected to surge in the coming years.
Lillooet ER shuts down yet again

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

The people of Lillooet can’t catch a break. Their hospital’s emergency room has been forced to close once again. This time the closure is between 7 pm on Wednesday and 8 am today. The emergency department has been closed between those hours many times so far this year, including between Tuesday and Wednesday. Interior Health said no other services have been affected. Anyone in need of emergency care has been told to head to Kamloops.
5 things you need to know this morning: May 7, 2025

1 week ago | princegeorgenow.com | Iain Burns

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning. Five things you need to know Mark Carney is set to brief premiers today following his encounter with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The prime minister spent about two hours with Trump, with close to a quarter of that time spent in the Oval Office in front of the global press. Carnet said the meeting was "the beginning of the end of a process" aimed at "redefining" the US–Canada relationship.
Lillooet once again left without emergency care due to temporary closure

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

More sad news for the people of Lillooet. The emergency room at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre has been shut down yet again. This time, emergency care has been unavailable since 7 pm on Tuesday and will become available again at 8 am today. Interior Health said in a bulletin that other services at the hospital are unaffected. Anyone in need of emergency care has been told to head to Kamloops.
Trump says he's 'the greatest thing to ever happen' to Carney as duo meet in DC

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

Mark Carney enjoyed a predictably colourful public meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office earlier today. The prime minister was repeatedly complimented by his American opposite number, who said he has “a lot of respect” for the Liberal leader. Trump even said he was the “greatest thing to ever happen to” Carney, a reference to the president’s role in resurrecting the moribund Grits and propelling them to an election victory last week.
5 things you need to know this morning: May 6, 2025

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning. Five things you need to know It's Prime Minister Mark Carney's big day today: he'll arrive at the White House at 8:30 am (PDT) to meet with the man he's been focusing on for the last several months. Carney has said he expects a "difficult, but constructive" talk with President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly attacked Canada and its existence as an independent country.
Smith promises to allow independence referendum in 2026, blasts Ottawa's 'unbearable' policies

1 week ago | kamloopsbcnow.com | Iain Burns

Danielle Smith has said an independence referendum will be held in Alberta next year if enough people request one via petition. In a blistering attack on Ottawa and the Liberal Party, the province’s premier said many Albertans are “frustrated” with the federal government's "unbearable" policies – and “have every reason to be." The people demanding separation from Canada are not “fringe voices to be marginalized or vilified” but rather “loyal Albertans,” she added.