Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - A program aimed at improving access to substance use services and building peer-led support systems will continue to operate in Kamloops for the next four years. ASK Wellness Society announ...

MERRITT, B.C. - For the 11th time in 2025, the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt temporarily closed. In a news release issued at around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday (March 25), Interior H...

KAMLOOPS - On the heels of signing a multi-year federal funding deal, a Kamloops company has been awarded a provincial grant to continue producing an eco-friendly concrete ingredient. In a news releas...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, ...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE April 3): Kamloops RCMP say the 19-year-old girl who was reported missing on March 25 has been located. "The RCMP thanks the media and public for their assistance," the RCMP said in...

VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that ...

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - No one was injured after a man reportedly wielded a machete to damage a property in Scotch Creek late last week. Chase RCMP received a weapons complaint from the Scotch Creek gas ...

KAMLOOPS - The province has unveiled more details about one of the housing developments slated for the Columbia Precinct lands in downtown Kamloops.In a news release distributed Monday (March 24), Hou...

LYTTON, B.C. - Staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be looking at a number of options and partnership opportunities as they try to determine the future of library services in the...