Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Hall has been in the spotlight this week for all the wrong reasons. Twice in the past three days, Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has been excluded from a closed council meeting unde...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the missing man has been found and is safe.

KAMLOOPS - An old motel in Valleyview will be seen in a new light. In a news release issued Friday (Dec. 9), the B.C. government announced BC Housing purchased the former Lamplighter Motel at 1901 Tra...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is going to work as constructively as possible with Alberta after lawmakers passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty...

The former mayor of Kelowna has been charged with one count of sexual assault. The decision to lay the charge against Colin Basran came after an investigation by Kelowna RCMP and a review of the evide...

KAMLOOPS - Reid Hamer-Jackson felt he had no choice but to step away from Tuesday's city council meeting and watch it from home instead. "If I didn't, there are a lot of things in the agenda - if I ha...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public if they recognize a Honda Civic that's connected to an armed robbery investigation.In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 6) morning, RCMP say they were ...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards will be among those heading to Hockey Canada's World Junior selection camp later this week. Hockey Canada released its selection camp roster Monday (Dec....

As we get into the cold months, shelters for the homeless are critical to their survival. As I write this column, it is minus 17 outside, and even those who are bundled up are cold. For those living o...