Author Archives: James Peters

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The first round of burning prohibitions will be coming to the Cariboo Fire Centre. As of 12:00 p.m. Wednesday (May 7), the BC Wildfire Service says Category 2 and 3 open fires wi...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Firefighters have spent Monday afternoon (May 5) trying to extinguish a blaze in a log yard just outside of Williams Lake.The blaze broke out during the noon hour at Pioneer Log ...

VANCOUVER - United Way BC has introduced a way for residents across the province to support those affected by last Saturday's (April 26) tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver.Eleven people we...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:45 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is urging caution of the next few days as they note a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds across much of southern B.C. is rasing...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House ``within the next week.'' Carney and Trump spoke on the phone Tuesday and the president de...

VANCOUVER - (UPDATE 6:30 p.m.): People are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis becoming involved in violent incidents, Vancouver Mayo...

TORONTO - Event organizers across Canada say they're combing over their security practices in the wake of Saturday night's deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival, hoping to fill any gaps to prot...

OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault has announced his resignation as Green Party co-leader, effective immediately. The move comes after the party secured only one seat in the recent federal election, when fel...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy contracted in February but early signs suggest moderate growth in March. The agency says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in Febr...