Author Archives: James Peters

VICTORIA - B.C. has found 277 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days - an average of 92 per day. The totals are contained in an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. T...

VICTORIA - B.C. has passed the 75 per cent mark in first-dose COVID-19 immunization as it looks to ease pandemic restrictions next week. In a statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry repo...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say this individual has been located.

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is launching a compulsory skilled trades certification system that it says will strengthen economic recovery, while supporting higher-paying, more stable job...

VANCOUVER - A plan by the City of Vancouver to gain Health Canada approval to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs has won support from the mayors of seven other British Columbia cities. A sta...

VICTORIA - A second insurance rebate is coming for British Columbia drivers thanks to lower claim costs due to fewer crashes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government says the Insurance Corporation...

KAMLOOPS - The right-of-centre People's Party of Canada has two candidates vying to carry the party's banner in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo whenever the next federal election is called. In a news releas...

VICTORIA - Provincial modelling shows British Columbia could nearly wipe out COVID-19 by September if vaccination uptake for second doses is high and personal interactions remain well below pre-pandem...

VICTORIA - B.C. has found another 153 COVID-19 cases Thursday (June 10) with 39 of them popping up in Interior Health. The totals were included as part of a news conference delivered by Provincial Hea...