Author Archives: James Peters

Thousands lose power in Chase, Shuswap areas
CHASE, B.C. - UPDATE (10:45 a.m.): B.C. Hydro says the power has been restored to the majority of customers. EARLIER: As snow falls on the southern Interior, thousands are without power east of Kamloo...
James Peters Oct 23, 2020

Snowfall making for headaches on Kamloops area roads
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The Coquihalla is now closed in both directions between Merritt and Hope, and a travel advisory has been put in place for the highway between Kamloops and Merritt.UPDATE - #BCHwy5 #...
James Peters Oct 23, 2020

B.C. political leaders campaign for votes on last day before voting begins
VANCOUVER - The B.C. election campaign is in its last day with the main opponents to the NDP sounding a familiar refrain in their final pitch for votes. Both the B.C. Liberals and the Greens criticize...
James Peters Oct 23, 2020

Kamloops business owner rattled after brazen early morning theft
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday morning, a pair of thieves broke into a pair of downtown businesses, making off with nearly $50,000 worth of goods. RC Nation, a shop located on West Victoria Street was the se...
James Peters Oct 22, 2020

Kamloops man who spent four days on his floor after a fall rescued by RCMP member
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a well-being check last week led to the discovery of a man who had been prone on the floor of his living unit for four days.According to Sgt. Darren Michels, the man's fam...
James Peters Oct 22, 2020

RAW VIDEO: Surveillance camera shows thieves pillaging downtown Kamloops shop
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops business owner is beyond frustrated after his Victoria Street West remote control store was ransacked by thieves early Wednesday morning (Oct. 21). Lenn Korobanik officially open...
James Peters Oct 22, 2020

B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government
VANCOUVER - The leader of the B.C. Green party is betting on a legislature in which one party doesn't hold all the power in the final days of a snap election campaign that began a week after her leade...
James Peters Oct 22, 2020

B.C. NDP takes snap election risk during pandemic in quest for majority government
VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrats took a risk calling a snap election during a global pandemic to pursue a majority government, creating a major campaign issue for the party's opponents.&nbs...
James Peters Oct 22, 2020

B.C. Liberal Leader maintains confidence as campaign tests party identity
VANCOUVER - B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he's feeling confident and optimistic as British Columbia's provincial election campaign enters its final days. It's not the feeling that might be...
James Peters Oct 22, 2020

More than 560,000 British Columbians have voted in advance polls
KAMLOOPS - Elections B.C. says more than a half-million British Columbians have voted in advance polls since they opened last week.According to new totals released Wednesday (Oct. 21), there have been...
James Peters Oct 21, 2020

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