Author Archives: James Peters
TRU professor says removal of consumer carbon tax leaves gap in Canada's emission reduction plan
KAMLOOPS - New Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to eliminate the consumer carbon, with British Columbia Premier David Eby stating he will now scrap the April 1 increase and remove the provincial...
Mar 17, 2025
RCMP say one man in custody after weapons, threats report in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 18): This story has been updated with new information here. EARLIER: One man was arrested after Kamloops Mounties were called out to a weapons threats report Monday morning (M...
Mar 17, 2025
Vancouver police cancel Amber Alert for 2-year-old boy, saying he's safe
VANCOUVER - (UPDATE 2:30 p.m.): Vancouver police say they have located a two-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his father on Thursday. Police say the boy is safe after they issued an Amber Al...
Mar 13, 2025
RCMP look to identify thief who took items from North Shore construction site
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have obtained a photo of one of two suspects in a North Shore break-and-enter investigation from last week. The incident was reported to police from a construction site in the 400-bloc...
Mar 12, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed / Kamloops RCMP
Can you identify this alleged Kamloops booze thief?
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help tracking down a man accused of stealing a bottle of booze from a North Shore liquor store. In a news release issued Wednesday (March 12), Kamloops RCMP spokesperso...
Mar 12, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed / Kamloops RCMP
Westsyde Secondary garners silver medal in BC High School Curling Championships
KAMLOOPS - Westsyde Secondary earned a silver medal in the girls' division at the B.C. High School Curling Championships, which wrapped up earlier this month in Kimberley. Moscrop Secondary of Burnaby...
Mar 12, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed
Fires at Kamloops recycling plant prompt reminder about proper battery disposal
KAMLOOPS - Three fires at a local recycling plant have city officials reminding Kamloops residents of items they should and should not throw into their recycling bins. The fires have ignited over the ...
Mar 12, 2025 Emterra Environmental (Image Credit: CFJC Today / File Photo)
Carney to be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister Friday
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday after the formal resignation of Justin Trudeau. A senior Liberal source says a new cabinet wil...
Mar 12, 2025
B.C.'s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government and the provincial Green Party caucus have signed an agreement that consolidates the New Democrats' hold on the provincial legislature where they have a on...
Mar 12, 2025
Justice reserves decision on conflict of interest petition against Kamloops councillor
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court justice has reserved his decision after hearing two days of arguments - first from a group of 10 petitioners and then from Kamloops councillor Mike O'Reilly's lawyer. T...
Mar 12, 2025
