Author Archives: James Peters
'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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
May 06, 2022
Even as provincial funding rolls in, Merritt still needs more than $100-million: mayor
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is receiving more provincial funding in the aftermath of November's devastating floods. The province is funding flood mitigation planning projects to help them prep...
May 06, 2022
No landslide triggered, but threat remains for Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - An evacuation alert remains in effect for 27 units in the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park.In an update Friday (May 6), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says conditions in the Wi...
May 06, 2022
