Author Archives: James Peters

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...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is facing charges including sexual assault in relation to a 2016 incident in Alberta.Douglas Mogg, 57, was arrested last Thursday (June 3) after RCMP members searched his Kam...

OTTAWA - Two sources say New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin is set to join the Liberal caucus, leaving the Greens with just two lawmakers in the House of Commons. The move comes amid internal rifts in the ...