Author Archives: James Peters

After a record-breaking 2022, the city's building sector got off to a slower start in 2023.New numbers produced by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $9.6 million in permit activit...

'YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!" That's from one of my favourite Al Pacino movie speeches. I have many favourite Al Pacino movie speec...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it wants the RCMP to ban the use of two crowd-control tools that forces across the country say they have in their arsenals: sponge rounds and CS gas. Public Safety...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for help from the public as they locate a wanted man on a warrant. Douglas David Werth, 55, of Kamloops has a warrant related to driving while prohibited. Kamloops ...

MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is one of 49 local governments and First Nations set to receive emergency preparedness funding from the provincial government. Merritt is getting $2 million for flo...

KAMLOOPS - Excitement was thick in the air at the Tournament Capital Centre on Thursday night (Feb. 2), as athletes from across BC and the Yukon piled into the building ahead of the Special Olympics B...

KAMLOOPS - The fallout of a fatal two-semi truck crash is still impacting traffic north of Kamloops.DriveBC reports traffic on Highway 5 near McLure will be single lane alternating until at least 4 p....

SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm responded to 18 crashes over a course of just 10 days recently.Mounties say 11 of those collisions occurred on the Trans Canada Highway.The RCMP outlined several ...

VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. says it is in talks regarding a potential deal to increase its stake in its Gibraltar copper mine in B.C. The company says it has been in confidential discussions with So...