Author Archives: James Peters

SUN PEAKS, B.C. - UPDATE - 3:41 p.m.: Police have now confirmed the driver of the truck was from Kamloops. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the man was the sole occupant of the vehicl...

IF YOU'RE GOING TO STAGE a protest at a government office, do it when the politicians are there. You won't find many City councillors at Kamloops City Hall on a Saturday.Still, the rally on the weeken...

I'M AN OLD MAN.That might not seem like much of an accomplishment to you, but there've been times when I thought I might not make it this far.I turned 75 this week and that pretty much seals the deal....

KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are looking for information after a suspicious incident in the Whispering Pine area. Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Mat Van Laer says in a news release that at roughly 7:15 a.m...

VERNON, B.C. - The mother of a woman who went missing in the Shuswap three years ago has issued a video plea for information. Video Credit: BC RCMP Ashley Simpson was 32 when she was last seen on Apri...

Apply now to the Aurora Rotary Community Project. YOU helped raise it! Now YOU can help us spend it! There are two categories: projects up to $30,000 and projects up to $60,000. Apply online for your ...

BURNABY, B.C. - A new Canada Post stamp honours an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that used sport to battle racism and discrimination. The Vancouver Asahi formed in 1914 and thrilled fans in ...

THERE REALLY SHOULD BE a recovery program for ex-politicians, one that gradually weans them off the compulsive need to be in the limelight. Terry Lake is the latest to try to quit, and to relapse. The...

Kamloops SPCA officials tell us all about the big Fur Ball fundraiser coming up May 4.

Balance of Power is meant to be a thorough and objective discussion of the political happenings of the day, and how they apply to the local area. Host James Peters interviews the movers and shakers in...