Author Archives: James Peters
Lillooet man does his part to limit illicit drug overdoses in small communities
KAMLOOPS - Overdose deaths in the first eight months of 2020 have now surpassed the total deaths for all of 2019. One of the major issues drug users in the province face is an increasingly toxic suppl...
Oct 01, 2020
B.C. sees 82 new cases of COVID-19; two more in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has reported 82 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Oct. 1), including two cases in Interior Health. That brings the provincial total to 9,220, spread...
Oct 01, 2020
Anna Thomas acclaimed as BC NDP Candidate in Kamloops-South Thompson riding
KAMLOOPS - The NDP in the Kamloops-South Thompson Riding has acclaimed its candidate for the upcoming provincial election.Anna Thomas is originally from the Lytton First Nation but grew up in Tk'emlup...
Oct 01, 2020
VIDEO: 'This is just the beginning of society becoming aware of the truth': A reflection on residential schools
TK'EMLUPS - A young Secwepemc woman has recorded a stirring video about the legacy of Canada's Indian Residential School system. The video, titled "Weykt Xexweytep," features Talise Seymour discussing...
Oct 01, 2020
Military base housing Canadian troops attacked as U.S.-Iraq tensions escalate
OTTAWA - Canadian troops involved in the six-year-old war against ISIL risk being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iraq. The dispute between Washington and Baghdad revo...
Oct 01, 2020
B.C. records 125 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday; two in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The provincial Ministry of Health is reporting 125 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Sept. 30), including two within Interior Health. The new cases bring the total provincial case count to 9...
Sep 30, 2020
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole lambastes Liberals' handling of pandemic
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole used his first speech in the House of Commons as party leader to lambaste the Liberal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his formal reply to t...
Sep 30, 2020
RCMP warn motorists after dangerous driving incident in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House are asking the public to be on the lookout for a notorious dangerous driver. At about 5:10 p.m. yesterday, a businessperson in the area of Save-On Foods c...
Sep 30, 2020
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
