Author Archives: James Peters

Gas could rise by five cents this week and five cents the week after, analyst says
A leading energy price expert says gas prices could go up another five cents across Canada if Russia decides to intensify its assault on Ukraine or declare all-out war come Monday. Dan McTeague, presi...
James Peters May 08, 2022

Canada's PM Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet President Zelenskyy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine today amid the Russian invasion.The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
James Peters May 08, 2022

'Trust us' isn't enough to win confidence in Emergencies Act inquiry: law's author
OTTAWA - In the late 1980s, as then-defence minister Perrin Beatty was drafting new legislation to replace the controversial War Measures Act, one man's words were on his mind. The man was Robert Stan...
James Peters May 08, 2022

City wants to prioritize expansion to downtown police station
KAMLOOPS - City staff are itching to get started on the RCMP Battle Street detachment expansion - and they're asking for an infusion of funds to do so.Kamloops City Council will receive a report from ...
James Peters May 07, 2022

Blazers top Giants 3-1 in game one of second-round
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are now up 1-0 in their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Giants on Friday (May 6).Winning 3-1 at home, the Blazers have now won all of their five playo...
James Peters May 07, 2022

Evacuation efforts go on at sprawling Ukrainian steel mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - Efforts to evacuate more civilians from the tunnels beneath a sprawling steel mill were to go on Saturday as Ukrainian fighters make their last stand in Mariupol to preven...
James Peters May 06, 2022

Cariboo Place in Williams Lake has COVID-19 outbreak; Hamlets outbreak up to 64 cases
KAMLOOPS - As a COVID-19 outbreak in a Kamloops long-term care facility nears the one-month mark, another outbreak has popped up in Williams Lake. Interior Health says a COVID-19 outbreak was called W...
James Peters May 06, 2022

Swell in fuel prices across B.C. and Kamloops could last for weeks
KAMLOOPS - It's getting even more expensive to fill up your vehicle's gas tank this week. Prices in B.C. and Kamloops are climbing again, with potential for inflated prices to remain high for several ...
James Peters May 06, 2022

Weapons call leads to brief hold-and-secure at Valleyview school
KAMLOOPS - A weapons complaint led one Valleyview school to declare a brief hold-and-secure protocol Friday morning (May 6). RCMP say Mounties responded to the complaint just before noon Friday, with ...
James Peters May 06, 2022

Health Minister's comments on backlog of surgeries being wiped are 'misleading': RIH surgeon
KAMLOOPS - A general surgeon at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) says Health Minister Adrian Dix's comments regarding the backlog of surgeries from the COVID-19 and weather events being wiped are misleadin...
James Peters May 06, 2022

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