Author Archives: James Peters
Police watchdog to investigate man's death in Williams Lake RCMP cells
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is looking into the death of a man in Williams Lake RCMP cells. In a news release, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says the incident to...
Oct 03, 2022
City of Kamloops and TNRD funding new officer for North Shore Library
KAMLOOPS - A Community Services Officer (CSO), formerly known as a bylaw officer, from the City of Kamloops will support the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) North Kamloops Library staff to he...
Oct 03, 2022
The gig is up: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set to step down from top job
EDMONTON - Don't cry for me, Alberta, I was leaving anyway. It's Premier Jason Kenney's swan song message as he prepares to depart the province's top job, forced out by the very United Conservative Pa...
Oct 02, 2022
What each province, territory did on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Friday was the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The federal government made Sept. 30 a statutory holiday for its workers and federally regulated...
Oct 02, 2022
B.C. report on repeat offending identifies three key recommendations
VICTORIA - The Province of British Columbia received the final investigative report about the challenges of repeat offending.In a government release Saturday (Oct. 1), an investigation was made identi...
Oct 02, 2022
Inflation hits international students hard, with some turning to food banks
VANCOUVER - Laughter lights up the gathering twilight at Langara College in Vancouver, where first-year health science student Jagiit Singh is chatting with friends next to the school's fountain. But ...
Oct 02, 2022
Blazers hit road to take on Chiefs Saturday
SPOKANE - The hometown Kamloops Blazers are in action Saturday (October 1) as they hit the road off to Spokane. In only the Blazers' second game of the 2022-23 WHL regular season, Kamloops takes on th...
Oct 01, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Canadians are getting the message about Truth and Reconciliation
ACTION, NOT JUST WORDS. We hear that a lot these days in any discussion of reconciliation, and it undoubtedly was spoken many times yesterday, for it was National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The eve...
Oct 01, 2022
Canada has now ended its COVID-19 travel restrictions, mask mandates
OTTAWA - As of this morning, travellers to Canada do not need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 - and wearing a mask on planes and trains is now optional, though it is still recommended. P...
Oct 01, 2022
BC Wildfire Service warns season not yet over amid drought
VANCOUVER - Seemingly endless summer conditions in British Columbia have prompted a warning that this year's "very unique fire season" in the province is not yet over. Hot and dry conditions persist, ...
Oct 01, 2022
