Author Archives: James Peters

North Shore e-bike stop results in seizure of machete, homemade gun
KAMLOOPS - An e-bike stop resulted in a seizure of various illegal items on the Kamloops North Shore last week.An RCMP officer pulled over an e-bike at about 1:30 p.m. last Thursday (July 7) after the...
James Peters Jul 11, 2022

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Kamloops Airport passenger numbers up by more than 600 per cent for second straight quarter
KAMLOOPS - Like the first quarter of 2022, Kamloops Airport's (YKA) second quarter of the fiscal year showed another stretch of traveller numbers being up by more than 600 per cent.In a news release i...
James Peters Jul 11, 2022

Blazers see 13 players invited to NHL development camps
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have 13 players from their 2021-22 roster attending NHL development camps this week.Four of the 13 players were recently selected in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft: Fraser Mi...
James Peters Jul 11, 2022

Industry organization raising funds for Nicola Valley abattoir project
MERRITT, B.C. - The Small-Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA) is launching a fundraising push to help build a meat processing facility in the Nicola Valley.The province doled out $1 million for a...
James Peters Jul 11, 2022

Industry minister to meet with Rogers CEO after "unacceptable" network outage
TORONTO - Canada's industry minister will convene a meeting with the leader of Rogers Communications in the wake of a massive outage that paralyzed the company's network and hampered several crucial s...
James Peters Jul 10, 2022

Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.
A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...
James Peters Jul 10, 2022

Rogers CEO apologizes for outage, says it came after network maintenance update
Questions remain as Rogers Communications continues to restore service after a network outage that affected customers across the country. The outage, which lasted more than 15 hours, affected mobile a...
James Peters Jul 09, 2022

'Uniquely suited': Indigenous priest in charge of liturgy for Pope's visit
When Vatican officials were looking for someone in Canada to act as a liaison for program planning during the Pope's visit later this month, they had specific criteria. Ideally, the person would have ...
James Peters Jul 09, 2022

'Freedom Convoy' organizers discussed playing 'race card' with Métis heritage
OTTAWA - Organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" discussed using their ties to Metis identity to play the "race card" as part of an overall strategy to control their public image and garner sympathy for th...
James Peters Jul 09, 2022

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