Author Archives: James Peters

WASHINGTON - Canada amped up its retaliatory measures against Donald Trump's tariffs today as the United States president brought his trade war to the world. A 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports t...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is adding a restriction to where future shelters or transitional housing can be built within city limits.At its regular meeting Tuesday (April 8), council voted 6-3 to not ...

KAMLOOPS - After three consecutive trading days with major markets around the globe falling in the aftermath of president Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day,' things began to level out on Tuesday (April 8...

KAMLOOPS - All the candidates running for election in the two Kamloops-area ridings have been invited to participate in a streaming forum later this month.The online-only all-candidates forum will be ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has prolonged the absence of Public Inquiries from regular council meetings.At its meeting Tuesday afternoon (April 8), council voted to keep the time for the public to ask...

UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): The washout is cleared.UPDATE (8:20 a.m.): Traffic is flowing again through a stretch of the Trans Canada Highway east of the Village of Chase.DriveBC says a reduced speed limit i...

KAMLOOPS - A fundraising campaign to help protect a large parcel of grasslands near Juniper Ridge has reached its goal.Launched in February by the BC Parks Foundation, the effort aimed to save 517 acr...

KAMLOOPS - At a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday afternoon (April 1), Kamloops council voted to defer parts of the municipal budget until 2026. The proposed tax increase will be lower for than p...

KAMLOOPS - The thunderstorm activity Kamloops and area experienced at the end of March is expected to persist throughout the spring.According to Environment Canada, 16.5 millimetres of precipitation w...