Author Archives: James Peters

VANCOUVER - Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a sa...

MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers who are planning to traverse high mountain highways in B.C. should remember to look at their calendars.Merritt RCMP are reminding motorists that winter tires are required for b...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Oct. 12): RCMP say the man reported missing on Sept. 29 has been found and is confirmed safe.

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area. It s...

MERRITT B.C. - Fourteen closures this year, and two this week alone at the Nicola Valley Hospital's Emergency Room, have left residents concerned and searching for answers. "It's a Band-Aid station ri...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has agreed to hire an investigator to look into Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's practice of secretly recording phone calls with city staff.The decision was made in a closed coun...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help tracking down an elusive Honda Civic that officers believe is stolen.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the vehicle in question...

VANCOUVER - An upward trend in flu and COVID-19 cases in British Columbia has prompted a renewed requirement to wear masks in all health-care facilities. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a weapons report in Westsyde.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says officers received a report at about 11:11 a.m. concerning a man wa...

KAMLOOPS - Another sign of the pending return of the winter season has been issued with a Special Weather Statement from Environment Canada. The national weather agency says motorists travelling the O...