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Kamloops MLAs, premier spar in legislature over Royal Inland Hospital staffing
VICTORIA - The staffing crisis at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) took centre stage in the B.C. legislature Monday (May 2) as both Kamloops MLAs pressed the government during question period. An anonymous...
James Peters May 02, 2022

Would British Columbians be better served by a provincial police force than the RCMP?
James Peters May 02, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today

RCMP take eight excessive speeders off the highway near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C. Highway Patrol officers had a busy Sunday (May 1) taking excessive speeders off the road. In a news release Monday (May 2) Merritt RCMP said they caught eight different cars speed...
James Peters May 02, 2022

North Shuswap wildfire up to 18.5 hectares, spreading slowly
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - A wildfire that popped up late last week in the North Shuswap is spreading slowly - but the B.C. Wildfire Service says it is a good reminder that people still need to be very careful...
James Peters May 02, 2022

Fire-devastated Lytton elects two new councillors
LYTTON, B.C. - The Village of Lytton has elected two new councillors. In a weekend by-election, Melissa Michell (71 votes) and Ross Urquhart (66 votes) won the two vacant spots on council. They will j...
James Peters May 02, 2022

Six verified candidates vying to lead the Conservative Party of Canada
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has confirmed that six candidates have been verified as leadership contenders after passing the final hurdles to getting their names on the ballot. Pierre Poilievre, th...
James Peters May 02, 2022

Indigenous women more likely to face violence if they were a child in care: report
Front-line workers are calling for more support for Indigenous families after a Statistics Canada analysis found First Nations, Inuit and Mtis women are more likely to experience physical or sexual as...
James Peters May 01, 2022

How the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping who will be the next Conservative party leader
OTTAWA - The last time federal Conservatives were picking a leader, their race was transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two years later, they are at it again. But this time, the race is hap...
James Peters May 01, 2022

B.C. Liberal leader hopes to gain a seat in legislature through byelection
VANCOUVER - Voters in an upscale Vancouver neighbourhood will head to the polls today in a byelection that could put the new leader of the British Columbia Liberals back in the province's legislature....
James Peters Apr 30, 2022

Shuswap wildfire up to 15 hectares: B.C. Wildfire Service
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - A fire that broke out Thursday evening (Apr. 28) near Anglemont in the North Shuswap has grown. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the Horseshoe Bay fire is now mapped at 15.73 ...
James Peters Apr 29, 2022

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