Author Archives: James Peters

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says provinces and territories "need to start acting like a country" on trade and he's willing to enter bilateral agreements with other jurisdictions if t...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Bluestem Utilities says power was restored as of 12:20 p.m. Wednesday. EARLIER: Residents in Sun Rivers are without power Wednesday (Feb. 26) morning. In an alert, Bluestem Utilitie...

KAMLOOPS - This story has been updated here. UPDATE (11:50 a.m.): The city says crews are repairing the water main break. However, in a post to social media, the city doesn't specify where the break i...

KAMLOOPS - A new $150 million-Kamloops RCMP headquarters moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 25), as council approved a motion to have staff draft a borrowing bylaw to fund the...

VICTORIA - An audit of board appointments at British Columbia's public-sector organizations shows that provincial oversight fell short when handling conflict-of-interest cases. The audit by the Office...

VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having "family" issues ahead of its annual general meeting, with his attorney general critic defying his wishes and a lack of unity on...

MERRITT, B.C. - Fire officials in Merritt are continuing their investigation into a blaze that destroyed a residence in the 600-block area of Granite Avenue on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 23). Merritt Fire...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) says new international enrolments are down 59 per cent when compared to last year.In a report to the TRU Senate dated Feb. 14, TRU President Brett Fairbairn...

SAVONA, B.C. - The Tkemlups Rural RCMP say a man in his 50s from 100 Mile House was killed in a fatal head-on crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Savona Thursday night (Feb. 20).They also say two o...