Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. to launch compulsory skilled trades certification system
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...
Jun 11, 2021
B.C. mayors back Vancouver's bid to decriminalize drugs, urge federal support
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...
Jun 11, 2021
Second auto insurance rebate coming in B.C. as pandemic prompts crash savings
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...
Jun 11, 2021
People's Party to choose Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidate later this month
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...
Jun 11, 2021 Image Credit: PPC (Robson), CFJC Today (Delwo)
B.C. could nearly wipe out COVID-19 by September with 70 per cent contact rate and high vaccine uptake: officials
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...
Jun 10, 2021
B.C. records 153 new cases of COVID-19, 39 in Interior Health
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...
Jun 10, 2021
Kamloops man arrested for 2016 sexual assault in Alberta
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...
Jun 10, 2021
New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin set to cross floor from Greens to Liberals
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 ...
Jun 10, 2021
Privacy watchdog says RCMP's use of facial-recognition tool broke law
OTTAWA - The RCMP broke the law by using cutting-edge facial-recognition software to collect personal information, the federal privacy watchdog has found. In a report Thursday, privacy commissioner Da...
Jun 10, 2021
Former administrator at Kamloops residential school says change started with First Nations pushing back in 1960s
KAMLOOPS - Residential schools operated in Canada for more than 100 years with the last one closing in 1996. During most of that time, they were run by the federal government, and by extension Christi...
Jun 9, 2021
