Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - The province of B.C. will have a riding named Kamloops-North Thompson in the next election after all. When the Electoral Boundaries Commission radically redrew riding boundaries earlier thi...

KAMLOOPS - A Chase man is facing charges after an RCMP call to a rural area turned out to be more than it seemed. A Tk'emlups Rural RCMP officer was called to Pinantan-Pritchard Road on April 15 at ab...

VICTORIA - Health Minister Adrian Dix says pending court action launched to protect British Columbia's public health care has been averted with a settlement between Telus Health and Medical Services C...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has cancelled the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program.Enrollment stopped last Thursday (April 20) and there is a three-year window for current students to c...

KAMLOOPS - In a turnaround ahead of its annual and special meeting Wednesday (April 26), Teck Resources will not proceed with its planned shareholders vote.In a news release, Canada's largest diversif...

KAMLOOPS - The housing crunch for students pursuing higher education at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will be eased slightly this year, as TRU's new modular student housing building is expected to ...

KAMLOOPS - This week is National Tourism Week across Canada, which is an opportunity for stakeholders in the tourism industry to connect and celebrate as the peak tourism season approaches.According t...

VICTORIA - A snapshot of bail hearings in British Columbia shows only about a quarter of repeat offenders were kept in custody until their trial for violent offences. The BC Prosecution Service gather...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says a court decision about workplace discrimination involving the mother of a young child is "a significant win for gender equality." Commissi...