Author Archives: James Peters

Stolen vehicle investigation leads to heavy police presence near Paul Lake
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated here. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP say a stolen vehicle investigation has led to a large police presence in the area of Paul Lake Road. Details are few at this p...
James Peters Oct 27, 2022

B.C. government proposes changes to Indigenous child welfare legislation
VICTORIA - A proposed overhaul of legislation would make British Columbia the first province in Canada to legally recognize the right of Indigenous communities to provide their own child welfare syste...
James Peters Oct 26, 2022

Former Merritt-area MLA's suit against province over weed control dismissed
MERRITT, B.C. - A former Interior MLA has lost his bid to sue the province's attorney general and forests ministry in B.C. Provincial Court. David Chutter represented Yale-Lillooet for one term beginn...
James Peters Oct 25, 2022

Scotties Celebration Centre to be held at Kamloops Curling Club after outcry over Memorial Arena booking
KAMLOOPS - After an outcry from parents of young athletes, the City of Kamloops has decided not to host the Celebration Centre for the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Memorial Arena.In a new...
James Peters Oct 25, 2022

Police watchdog leading investigation into Monday night incident in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog has confirmed it is looking into an incident in the Aberdeen area of Kamloops Monday night (Oct. 24).No details have been released, but social media reports Monday to...
James Peters Oct 25, 2022

Do you change over to winter tires every year?
James Peters Oct 24, 2022 Image Credit: Dreamstime

Canada won't make 'veiled threat' over Irish border, U.K. envoy Goodale says
OTTAWA - Canada's envoy to the United Kingdom says Ottawa will not suspend trade negotiations with the British government over concerns about the Irish border. Britain has announced plans to change it...
James Peters Oct 23, 2022

Despite Stankoven hat trick, Blazers fall in OT to Cougars
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven was back to his scoring ways on Saturday (October 22) but it wasn't enough as the Prince George Cougars stunned the Kamloops Blazers in a 4-3 overtime win.In the loss, Stank...
James Peters Oct 23, 2022

Climate Changed: First Nation balances Western science with traditional knowledge
STAND OFF, Alta. - The Prairie Blood coulee winds through a property on the Kainai Nation, also known as the Blood Tribe, in southern Alberta. On a warm fall day, about a dozen people haul willows, mu...
James Peters Oct 23, 2022

Disqualified NDP leadership hopeful calls on B.C. to declare climate emergency
VANCOUVER - The NDP leadership hopeful who was ousted from her chance to compete for British Columbia's top political job says she's ready to take up an invitation to work with the man who will become...
James Peters Oct 23, 2022

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