Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. court rules in favour of dad seeking power to immunize his children
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A judge says the father of two boys has the right to ensure his children receive necessary immunizations and dental treatments, despite objections from the children's mother. ...
Jan 16, 2020
Do you enjoy winter in Kamloops?
Jan 13, 2020
US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is announcing new sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasu...
Jan 10, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: The whistleblower who got it wrong
ALANA JAMES WAS CONVINCED that she found serious wrongdoings. James, a relatively new B.C. health ministry employee in 2012, was sure that contract researchers hired by the ministry had broken the law...
Jan 9, 2020 Former auditor general John Doyle (Image Credit: Contributed)
Man shot and killed by RCMP in Tappen; IIO takes over investigation
TAPPEN, B.C. - A man has died after being shot by RCMP in Tappen Tuesday night (Jan. 7). According to a news release from B.C. RCMP Communications Director Dawn Roberts, Salmon Arm RCMP were called to...
Jan 8, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Do you believe the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani will lead to a world war?
Jan 7, 2020
Traffic snarls for morning commuters in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Snowy and slippery streets brought a series of headaches for Kamloops commuters Tuesday morning (Jan. 7). A pair of city buses became stuck along Columbia Street, leading to big lineups beh...
Jan 7, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
UN racism committee calls for halt to Site C, Trans Mountain and LNG pipeline
VANCOUVER - A United Nations committee working to end racism is urging Canada to immediately stop the construction of three major resource projects until it obtains approval from affect...
Jan 6, 2020
Chairwoman named to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer. They tell her why they di...
Jan 6, 2020
Missing Quesnel senior found dead in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Quesnel senior reported missing last week has been found dead. Ninety-year-old Malcolm McLaughlin was reported missing January 1 but was found deceased in his vehicle on Tranquille Road i...
Jan 6, 2020
