Author Archives: James Peters
'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
Valleyview Secondary student one of 35 to win $100,000 scholarships
KAMLOOPS - A Valleyview Secondary student has won a prestigious scholarship to continue her studies at the post-secondary level. The Kamloops-Thompson School District says Ila Campbell is one of only ...
Apr 14, 2022
Protestors charged in high-profile incidents in Kelowna
Charges have been laid against two people in separate incidents in Kelowna last year that received significant media attention.On July 13, 2021 RCMP officers were called to a complaint of protestors a...
Apr 13, 2022
Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's finance minister says it's not the federal government's job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help b...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada and allies on high alert for Russian disinformation, interference: minister
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is on high alert for Russian disinformation campaigns designed to confuse and deceive people. Mendicino says Canada is using all the tools a...
Apr 13, 2022
Kamloops' Gordie McKay makes BCHL's 60th anniversary team
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops native has been selected to the BC Hockey League's 60th anniversary team. Gordie McKay earned a selection to the all-time squad for his play with the Penticton Broncos/Vees franc...
Apr 12, 2022 Image Credit: BCHL
Kamloops Mounties recover stolen vehicle
KAMLOOPS - Early Tuesday (April 12) morning, Kamloops RCMP spotted a stolen vehicle in Valleyview. After following the suspect's car into a gas station, Mounties initiated a traffic stop. The driver w...
Apr 12, 2022
Will you get a second booster for COVID-19 if it is offered to you?
Apr 11, 2022 File Photo (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Kamloops residents invited to help clean up McDonald Park
KAMLOOPS - The McDonald Park Neighbourhood Association (MPNA) is inviting the community to help with a community garden revitalization project starting Sunday (April 10).The MPNA is starting with a wo...
Apr 10, 2022
As Pope's apology echoes, U.S. Indigenous boarding-school probe follows Canada's lead
WASHINGTON - On the heels of a historic moment of healing for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, their counterparts in the United States are anxiously anticipating a federal report on residential schools -...
Apr 10, 2022
