Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. man hospitalized on 24th day of hunger strike to protest old-growth logging
NANAIMO, B.C. - A group protesting old-growth logging in British Columbia says one of its members has been hospitalized on the 24th day of a hunger strike. Save Old Growth says Howard Breen's "death-w...
Apr 24, 2022
Canada eyes new measures to protect economy from national security threats
OTTAWA - New measures to ensure Canada doesn't export sensitive technology to foreign adversaries are among the changes being eyed by Ottawa to bolster the country's economic security. Other possibili...
Apr 24, 2022
Two bodies found during demolition of fire-ravaged building in Vancouver's Gastown
VANCOUVER - Two bodies have been found in the ruins of the Winters Hotel in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services announced earlier Friday afternoon that a body was loc...
Apr 23, 2022
Russia shifts forces for battle over Ukrainian heartland
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia and Ukraine hurtled toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country's industrial heartland as Ukrainian officials reported that Moscow had shifted a dozen cr...
Apr 23, 2022
Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ groups and sex workers criticize online hate bill
OTTAWA - Members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them poli...
Apr 23, 2022
Kamloops pipeliner bows out of American Idol
HOLLYWOOD - Cameron Whitcomb is coming home.The 18-year-old Kamloops pipeliner who went from never performing in front of an audience to American Idol's Top 20 was eliminated from the competition Mond...
Apr 19, 2022
VIDEO: Kamloops' Cameron Whitcomb is into the American Idol Top 20
HOLLYWOOD - Kamloops' own American Idol contestant is into the show's Top 20. Cameron Whitcomb performed the Black Sabbath song "Changes" on Sunday night (Apr. 17), earning plaudits from all three jud...
Apr 18, 2022
How far will the Kamloops Blazers progress in the WHL playoffs?
Apr 18, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Vanderhoof council considers attending B.C. city convention, advocating for safety
VANDERHOOF - The Mayor and Council of the District of Vanderhoof will decide this week on if they'll attend this year's Union of BC Municipalities Convention.During last year's virtual convention, the...
Apr 17, 2022
'Death is a real possibility,' Canadian says of life in Ukraine defence legion
KYIV, UKRAINE - On the evening before Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine, Igor Volzhanin met up with a friend at a coffee shop at the centre of Kyiv."We stayed there until about midnight j...
Apr 16, 2022
