Author Archives: James Peters
Emergencies Act inquiry to hear from 'Freedom Convoy' protest organizers this week
OTTAWA - It was a scene of chaos and confusion in the upper tiers of the police service and local government when a convoy of big rigs and protesters arrived in Ottawa to demand an end to pandemic res...
Oct 30, 2022
RCMP review prompted by employee's arrest urges changes to bolster internal security
OTTAWA - A confidential RCMP review, conducted after the arrest of a senior employee for allegedly leaking classified information, calls for a fundamental shift in the security culture of the national...
Oct 30, 2022
Climate Changed: Canada's health system isn't ready for new reality, say doctors
Montreal family doctor Claudel Ptrin-Desrosiers sees climate change as an all-encompassing "risk amplifier." She says it raises the potential for hazard across the board, from threatening the most bas...
Oct 30, 2022
KFR crews douse grass fire near Columbia St
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) attended the scene of an interface grass fire off of Columbia St W Saturday (October 29) afternoon.Shortly after 3:15 p.m., two engines responded to a call of an ...
Oct 29, 2022
Former Kamloops Blazer Devan Dubnyk retires from NHL after 12 seasons
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers alumni Devan Dubnyk is hanging up the skates after 12 seasons in the NHL.Dubnyk got his start in Kamloops and played for the Blazers from 2001-2006.He played in 192 games f...
Oct 29, 2022
Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine export deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain export deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grai...
Oct 29, 2022
Body found following Saturday morning structure fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews attended a structure fire on the city's North Shore Saturday (October 29) morning.Crews were called to 227 Palm St. to the scene of an attached building on ...
Oct 29, 2022
Guilbeault slams oilpatch for raking in cash and sitting idle on climate action
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister is calling out Canada's oil companies for failing to put cash behind their promises to tackle climate change. Steven Guilbeault says the country's major oil p...
Oct 29, 2022
Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows
VANCOUVER - Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. "It's a ...
Oct 29, 2022
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...
Oct 27, 2022
