Author Archives: James Peters

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is expected to announce the plan today for gradually easing public health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. The most recent public health o...

VICTORIA - The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. has dipped again over the weekend, standing at 803 as of Monday (Feb. 14). In a news release, the province's Ministry of Health says t...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have announced plans to honour former player Kyrell Sopotyk, who was left paralyzed by a snowboarding accident last winter.Sopotyk, a native of Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, ...

OTTAWA - Invoking the Emergencies Act could allow the federal government to forbid more large trucks from rolling into the gridlocked area around Parliament Hill. Security expert Wesley Wark says decl...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt Transit System has announced a complete suspension of service in the City.The organization posted the update to Facebook:The Merritt transit system has faced multiple shutd...

VICTORIA - Seventeen more people have died of COVID-19 in B.C.In a news release issued Friday (Feb. 11), the Ministry of Health says the province's COVID-19 death toll is now 2,747. Three of Friday's ...

PRINCE GEORGE - If you are a driver then you know the pain when it comes to filling up your vehicle at the pumps. Fuel prices are at an all-time high across the province. In the Lower Mainland gas is ...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 measures at Canada's borders next week. Currently, the government advises against all non-essent...

KAMLOOPS - Moms Stop the Harm held rallies in Victoria, Vancouver and Chilliwack on Thursday morning (Feb. 10) to advocate for drug policy change. The Kamloops chapter held its own rally to urge those...