Author Archives: James Peters
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sep 11, 2020
B.C. sets new single-day record with 139 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
VICTORIA - B.C. has set a new record for its daily COVID-19 case count. In a news conference Thursday (Sept. 10), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 139 new recorded cases in the pro...
Sep 10, 2020
B.C. report projects economic decline of 6.7 per cent, deficit near $13 billion
VICTORIA - British Columbia's financial outlook is being hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the provincial government says a partial recovery is on the horizon next year. A Finance Ministry report...
Sep 10, 2020
Milobar, Kyllo among MLAs getting new critic roles for opposition B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA - A number of Interior MLAs have new critic portfolios Thursday (Sept. 10) as B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson shuffled his shadow cabinet.Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar moves ...
Sep 10, 2020
