Author Archives: James Peters

MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt Fire department responded to yet another dumpster fire in the City on Monday (May 31) afternoon behind the Railyard Mall on Coldwater Avenue. Chief Dave Tomkinson was first...

VICTORIA - B.C. recorded 176 deaths due to suspected illicit drug overdoses in April, the highest total ever for the month of April and the fifth-highest monthly total ever.New figures from the B.C. C...

KAMLOOPS - A man responsible for a 2019 Kamloops drug trade murder has been sentenced to life in prison. Hugh McIntosh was convicted of first degree murder in March. McIntosh shot Jason Glover to deat...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising municipal leaders federal backing and resources toward efforts to address the high cost of housing that he says is creating a crisis for young and m...

VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 708 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, including 113 cases in Interior Health. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry made the announcement at a news conf...

KELOWNA - Extensive search efforts resumed on Sunday with crews determined to recover the body of an off-duty firefighter presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) ...

KAMLOOPS - There are four active potential COVID-19 exposure events in SD73.NorKam Secondary had a potential exposure on May 25 and 26. It joined Sa-Hali Secondary (May 17 to 19), Beattie Elementary (...

THE GRIM DISCOVERY of the apparent gravesites of 215 children will undoubtedly change some thinking about what went on at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in the almost 90 years it operated. The...

VICTORIA - B.C. recorded 317 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (May 28), including 60 within Interior Health. The total are contained in an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Ov...