Author Archives: James Peters
Force airlines to automatically compensate travellers, passengers' advocate says
OTTAWA - An advocate for air passengers says Canada should make it so travellers are automatically entitled to compensation from airlines when their flights are disrupted, rather than having to make c...
Jan 10, 2023
Are the players the Blazers received from Everett worth what the team paid in players and draft picks?
Jan 9, 2023 Image Credit: Contributed / Kamloops Blazers
Demolition of Northbridge Hotel building moving ahead: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says demolition of the Northbridge Hotel in the Tranquille business district is coming up shortly.The city purchased the property at 377 Tranquille Road, as well as one...
Jan 9, 2023
B.C. will pay fees, fund schooling upgrades to get more nurses in health-care system
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will pay fees for international nurses and help finance former nurses who want to return to health care in a push to get more workers into the system. Premi...
Jan 9, 2023
B.C. paramedics, government announce tentative deal after talks with veteran mediator
VANCOUVER - Ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government after mediated negotiations. A joint statement Saturday from the H...
Jan 8, 2023
WolfPack women's volleyball beats Regina; basketball teams split Saskatchewan matches
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team began its 2023 on a winning note, defeating the Regina Cougars 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20) at the Tournament Capital Centre Saturday (Jan. 7).B...
Jan 8, 2023
Rockslide hits Trans Canada near Spences Bridge; Yellowhead closed near Avola
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - UPDATE: Drive BC says the Trans Canada rockslide near Spences Bridge has been cleared. EARLIER: The Trans Canada Highway is down to single-lane, alternating traffic at Spences B...
Jan 8, 2023
Merritt hospital emergency department unavailable Sunday night
MERRITT - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be temporarily closed due to limited nursing availability.In a news release Saturday evening, Interior Health says the ...
Jan 7, 2023
B.C. to reactivate its COVID emergency operations centres to prepare for more illness
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will reopen 20 hospital emergency operations centres set up for COVID-19 to deal with an expected surge in flu, respiratory illness and COVID cases. Health ...
Jan 6, 2023
Lillooet man arrested, charged after second public masturbation incident in seven months
LILLOOET, B.C. - RCMP in Lillooet want to alert the public that they won't tolerate the indecent behaviour on display in the community earlier this week. According to an RCMP release, police were call...
Jan 6, 2023
