Author Archives: James Peters
Elections BC probes NDP complaint over Liberal candidate's mail-in ballot requests
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Elections BC is investigating a complaint made by the NDP against a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election that claims personal information was collected for the purpose ...
Sep 30, 2020
Debate about televised political debates heats up after presidential 'dumpster fire'
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Hot mess, dumpster fire, train wreck: the reviews of the presidential debate are in, and they're not good. So universally condemned was Tuesday's televised clash, it is fuell...
Sep 30, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 105 more throughout B.C.
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting 105 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Sept. 29) - but no new cases within Interior Health. The new cases bring B.C.'s total to 9,013, distributed thro...
Sep 29, 2020
B.C. Greens name candidates in Kamloops-North Thompson, Fraser-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Green Party has nominated a pair of new candidates in the Kamloops area ahead of the October 24 provincial election.Thomas Martin will represent the party in Kamloops-North Thompso...
Sep 29, 2020
Horgan promises schools in Liberal-held turf, counters Liberal pledge to cut PST
COQUITLAM, B.C. - NDP Leader John Horgan was in Liberal territory today promising to complete two school construction projects if re-elected in British Columbia on Oct. 24. Horgan says a New Democrat ...
Sep 29, 2020
SOUND OFF: Why our generation needs blue hearts on Orange Shirt Day
FOR SKYLAH JOE-GEORGE, adding a blue heart to Orange Shirt Day represents a third generation affected by residential schools. The Grade 11 student from Valleyview Secondary said most people realize th...
Sep 29, 2020
Horgan, NDP lead with wide margin one week into campaign, poll suggests
VICTORIA - John Horgan's early election call gamble seems to be paying off, at least for now. A new Ipsos poll conducted for Global News suggests the BC NDP has substantial leads in voter preference a...
Sep 29, 2020
Subject of 2017 shootout, standoff with Kamloops RCMP receives eight-year sentence
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who admitted to triggering a 2017 shootout and standoff with Kamloops RCMP has been sentenced to eight years in prison.Shane William Caron will spend just over 3-and-a-half y...
Sep 28, 2020
Provincial election race takes shape in Kamloops with entrance of two new candidates
KAMLOOPS - Heading into the weekend, only two candidates in the Kamloops ridings were known for the upcoming provincial election - both Liberal incumbents, Todd Stone in the South Thompson and Peter M...
Sep 28, 2020
B.C. reports 267 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, nine new cases in Interior
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting 267 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days - an average of 89 cases per day. The new figures came via a news conference held by Provincial Health Offic...
Sep 28, 2020
