Author Archives: James Peters
Calls for cultural change at Hockey Canada spark period of reckoning for sport
As sponsors distanced themselves from Hockey Canada over the past few weeks, it became clear they wanted to see more than just a change in leadership. The need for a sweeping overhaul - via phrases su...
Oct 15, 2022
Municipal elections across B.C., with major battles in Vancouver, Surrey expected
Voters in British Columbia's cities, towns and villages head to the polls today to cast their verdict on local candidates who made big promises this fall to tackle the huge issues confronting almost e...
Oct 15, 2022
City of Merritt advises election results may not be available until Sunday
MERRITT, B.C. - With general voting day for the municipal election on Saturday (Oct. 15), there is a possibility the residents of Merritt will have to wait until the next day to know the results."The ...
Oct 14, 2022
B.C. care aides, lab assistants, health facility cleaners reach new labour deal
VICTORIA - Unions representing care aides, lab assistants and cleaning staff have reached a new labour agreement with health employers in B.C. The B.C. government says in a statement the Facilities Ba...
Oct 13, 2022
Habitat for Humanity Canada cuts ties with Kamloops branch
KAMLOOPS - Turmoil behind the scenes has led Habitat for Humanity Canada to disaffiliate from its Kamloops branch.The move means the local non-profit can no longer use the 'Habitat for Humanity' name ...
Oct 13, 2022
Halston Bridge a hotspot in three-day Kamloops RCMP blitz
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say officers issued more than $50,000 in fines and hundreds of tickets in a three-day blitz to target vehicles in need of major repairs and to address safety violations.In a n...
Oct 13, 2022
City of Merritt releases road maintenance plans
MERRITT, B.C. - Heading into the fall, the City of Merritt released a map of their plans for road repairs and maintenance."Most of this roadwork comprises road grading and pot-hole pavement work, as w...
Oct 13, 2022
Nightmare on Elm Avenue: Strangers-in-bed call highlights Kamloops RCMP long weekend blotter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP were out and about last long weekend, responding to about 494 calls for service between midnight Friday (Oct. 7) to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 11). Here are some of the more n...
Oct 12, 2022
B.C. sees spike in accidental homeless deaths in 2021; Kamloops records a decrease
VICTORIA - B.C. suffered a dramatic spike in homeless deaths in 2021. Preliminary reporting from the BC Coroners Service Wednesday (Oct. 12) morning shows 247 accidental deaths of individuals experien...
Oct 12, 2022
Caputo in, Albas out of Poilievre's shadow cabinet
KAMLOOPS - Newly minted Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre has named his new shadow cabinet and Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo has made the cut.Caputo, a former Crown pros...
Oct 12, 2022
