Author Archives: James Peters

SICAMOUS, B.C. - The B.C. Prosecution Service (BCPS) says it will not charge a pair of Shuswap RCMP officers, despite the province's police watchdog saying the two may have committed offences in a 202...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 390 public complaints from midnight Friday (Sept. 23) to 9:00 a.m. Monday (Sept. 26). Below are some incidents police attended.Downtown assaultA man...

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are preparing for a possible surge of influenza infections at the same time as COVID-19 strikes this fall. The province is offering free flu shots beginnin...

OTTAWA - The head of a union representing Canada's customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won't necessarily disappear when use of the controvers...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a man was seriously injured after being run over by a truck near a homeless camp in Kelowna, B.C. RCMP say in a news release alcohol is believed to be a factor in the incide...

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

Police have issued a warning to people who use drugs after an alarming number of overdose deaths in Kelowna and West Kelowna.RCMP in those Okanagan cities said as of 3:30 p.m. today (Sept. 24), office...

VANCOUVER - A new study says reduced access to HIV services during early COVID-19 lockdowns in British Columbia was associated with a "sharp increase" in HIV transmission among some drug users. The st...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it is starting to implement some of the recommendations made in a report aimed at curbing prolific offenders and random violence in the province. The g...