Author Archives: James Peters

Gas prices continue to soar for weekend drivers, experts predict no immediate relief
National gas prices are continuing their rise to staggering highs this weekend, with drivers in Vancouver told to brace for as much as $2.34 per litre at the pumps. Figures on the fuel tracker GasBudd...
James Peters May 14, 2022

Organizations driving mental-health initiatives for Ukrainian newcomers, families
Mental-health professionals are volunteering their services to provide trauma support for Ukrainian Canadians and newcomers fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Shortly after the war started in late ...
James Peters May 14, 2022

Google warns online news bill could make it subsidize biased news outlets
OTTAWA, ON - Google is warning that the federal government's online news bill could force it to subsidize non-authoritative or biased news sources, such as the Russian state-sponsored news agency Sput...
James Peters May 14, 2022

Tk'emlúps leadership disappointed Pope won't be visiting, hoping future arrangements can be made
TK'EMLUPS - It's been a year of wondering whether Pope Francis will make an official visit to the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School and this week, Tk'emlps te Secwpemc leadershi...
James Peters May 13, 2022

Salmon Arm RCMP looking for suspect who groped three women Thursday
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are investigating an unusual sexual assault complaint. According to an RCMP news release, the incident happened on Thursday (May 12) at about 5:00 p.m. Three wome...
James Peters May 13, 2022

Researchers in B.C. to map landslides in Fraser River, help protect salmon
VANCOUVER - British Columbia geoscientists are returning to the scene of a massive landslide on the Fraser River to map its effects and assess the risk of future slides on salmon. The landslide in Nov...
James Peters May 12, 2022

SOUND OFF: NDP refuses to act as gas prices skyrocket - again
GAS PRICES ARE ONCE AGAIN SKYROCKETING across the province and there is no end in sight, thanks to the NDP government's refusal to act. Here in Kamloops, gas prices were above $2 per litre at some ret...
James Peters May 12, 2022

Higher interest rates push homes sales in B.C. back toward normal: association
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says the sharp increase in mortgage rates is pushing the province's home sales down "a path to normalizing," although it estimates a balanced m...
James Peters May 12, 2022

Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness
VANCOUVER - A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight. The...
James Peters May 12, 2022

VIDEO: Early morning Upper Sahali hit-and-run captured on surveillance camera
KAMLOOPS - A Sahali resident is looking for the driver who slammed into her parked car early Wednesday morning (May 11). WATCH: (Video Credit: Contributed / Chelsea Gater) Chelsea Gater and her boyfri...
James Peters May 11, 2022

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