Author Archives: James Peters
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Oct 21, 2023
KCSC hosts town hall discussion on Kamloops sustainability plans
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Community Safety Committee (KCSC) will be hosting a town hall meeting tonight (Oct. 21) to address issues related to implementing sustainability policies by the city and the Th...
Oct 21, 2023
Nurse-patient ratio a key to helping fix B.C. healthcare challenges
KAMLOOPS - Improved retention initiatives, reduction of excessive working hours leading to burnout and phasing out reliance on private nursing agencies were atop the list when the provincial nurses un...
Oct 20, 2023
'It can help us keep the doors open'; Merritt mayor hopes new funding will stabilize ER
MERRITT, B.C. - Closed again for 24 hours, residents in Merritt will be without emergency services until Saturday (Oct. 21) morning. The closure comes mere days after the province announced millions o...
Oct 20, 2023
