Author Archives: James Peters
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
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
