Author Archives: James Peters

Woman dies in overnight crash near Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - A woman is dead after a rollover crash near Sun Peaks late Monday night (Sept. 14).BC RCMP Traffic Services spokesman Cpl. Mike Halskov confirms the incident took place along Heffley...
James Peters Sep 15, 2020

Smoke shuts down Canada Post delivery in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire smoke lingering over much of B.C. has led Canada Post to cancel Kamloops delivery Monday (Sept. 14). In a news release, Canada Post says delivery will be suspended in eight regions...
James Peters Sep 14, 2020

Is this fall a good time for a provincial election?
James Peters Sep 14, 2020

Victim in downtown Kamloops homicide identified
KAMLOOPS - A family member of a man killed in an early morning stabbing over the weekend has now identified him. About two hours after RCMP responded to a stabbing in the 1300 block-of Columbia Street...
James Peters Sep 14, 2020

Sonia Furstenau elected B.C. Green leader
VANCOUVER - Sonia Furstenau is the new leader of British Columbia's Green party. The legislature member from Vancouver Island defeated candidates Cam Brewer and Kim Darwin after two ballots. Furstenau...
James Peters Sep 14, 2020

Friday COVID-19 case count 132 in B.C., three in Interior
VICTORIA - The province's Ministry of Health is reporting 132 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Sept. 11), including three new cases within Interior Health. That brings the provincial total to 6,962, spre...
James Peters Sep 11, 2020

Province issues smoke bulletin, predicts hazy weekend for B.C. Interior
VICTORIA - The Province of B.C. has issued a smoky skies bulletin for the entire South and Central Interior.While smoke from wildfires in the United States has been blanketing southern Vancouver Islan...
James Peters Sep 11, 2020

B.C. auditor general outlines costs of government's pandemic response so far
VICTORIA - A new report from British Columbia's auditor general says the largest amount the provincial government had allocated by mid-August in its pandemic response was for individuals and household...
James Peters Sep 11, 2020

Tk'emlups band alerts members to Chief Casimir impersonator
KAMLOOPS - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) Chief and Council say someone has been impersonating Chief Rosanne Casimir.In a news release, the TteS reminds community members that any correspondence fr...
James Peters Sep 11, 2020

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud and breach of trust by RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP say they've charged former Liberal MP Raj Grewal with fraud and breach of trust. They allege the former MP for Brampton East took millions of dollars in personal loans without tellin...
James Peters Sep 11, 2020

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