Author Archives: James Peters

B.C. to remove barriers for internationally trained professionals: premier
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that is expected to add skilled workers into the labour force more quickly by reducing barriers for internationally trained profes...
James Peters Oct 23, 2023

Traci Genereaux's family still searching for answers, six years after her body found
SALMON ARM, B.C. - On Oct. 21, 2017, the body of Traci Genereaux was found on the property of a north Okanagan man with a violent history. However, to this day, the victim's family is still waiting fo...
James Peters Oct 23, 2023

Downed power pole on Trans Canada Highway left 3,000 Kamloops customers without power
KAMLOOPS - A downed power pole on the Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview was the cause of a large power outage in Kamloops Sunday (Oct. 22) night.DriveBC reported of a vehicle incident on Highway 1 ne...
James Peters Oct 23, 2023

Israel welcomes Canada's conclusion that Israel didn't strike hospital in Gaza
OTTAWA - Israel is "pleased" that Canada has joined the United States and France in believing that an explosion at a Gaza City hospital last week was fired by an errant rocket from within the Gaza Str...
James Peters Oct 22, 2023

WolfPack men win in Alberta; women's team fall short
KAMLOOPS - The WolfPack men's volleyball team came back stronger after their loss on Friday. The team was able to secure a 3-2 victory against the reigning CW Champions Golden Bears last night (Oct. 2...
James Peters Oct 22, 2023

CBC mainly remains off X, citing low traffic six months after scaling back presence
OTTAWA - Six months after the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada scaled back its use of the social media site X, the public broadcaster says it will mostly remain off the platform formerly k...
James Peters Oct 22, 2023

Kamloops Blazers fall short to Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It wasn't the best Saturday night for the Kamloops Blazers when they visited the the Prince George Cougars yesterday (Oct. 21). Zac Funk lead the Cougars to a 7-1 victory with th...
James Peters Oct 22, 2023

Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as...
James Peters Oct 22, 2023

Canadian trapped in Gaza says first load of aid barely helping humanitarian crisis
A Canadian man trapped in Gaza says the first truckloads of aid let into the enclave today since the latest Israel-Hamas war began two weeks ago will barely make a dent to the humanitarian crisis Pale...
James Peters Oct 21, 2023

Mounties arrest 'top priority' U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. - The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested in Creston, B.C. The Mounties say they were alerted Friday that the man, who was wanted in the U.S. on allegations of ...
James Peters Oct 21, 2023

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