Author Archives: James Peters

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Firefighters have spent Monday afternoon (May 5) trying to extinguish a blaze in a log yard just outside of Williams Lake.The blaze broke out during the noon hour at Pioneer Log ...

VANCOUVER - United Way BC has introduced a way for residents across the province to support those affected by last Saturday's (April 26) tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver.Eleven people we...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:45 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is urging caution of the next few days as they note a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds across much of southern B.C. is rasing...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House ``within the next week.'' Carney and Trump spoke on the phone Tuesday and the president de...

VANCOUVER - (UPDATE 6:30 p.m.): People are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis becoming involved in violent incidents, Vancouver Mayo...

TORONTO - Event organizers across Canada say they're combing over their security practices in the wake of Saturday night's deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival, hoping to fill any gaps to prot...

OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault has announced his resignation as Green Party co-leader, effective immediately. The move comes after the party secured only one seat in the recent federal election, when fel...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy contracted in February but early signs suggest moderate growth in March. The agency says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in Febr...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... As deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases, there are glimmers of hope Two deadlines that will determin...