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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
May 11, 2022
