Author Archives: James Peters

B.C. takes advantage of U.S. 'chaos,' trade war to attract more doctors and nurses
British Columbia's health minister says "now is the time" for American doctors and nurses to move to the province as it fast tracks recognition of their credentials during an escalating trade war betw...
James Peters Mar 11, 2025

TRU approves 10-year plan to improve on including global perspectives in campus life, education and research
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is planning to expand global perspectives on its Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses. TRU's Senate and Board of Governors approved the university's 10-year ...
James Peters Mar 11, 2025

Kamloops building sector seeing greater permit value, fewer housing units to start 2025
KAMLOOPS - Commercial and residential construction carried their fair share for Kamloops' building sector in February 2025. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division sh...
James Peters Mar 11, 2025

Are you more likely to support the federal Liberals under Mark Carney than under Justin Trudeau?
James Peters Mar 10, 2025 Image Credit: The Canadian Press

Eby: B.C. will remove consumer carbon tax as promised once federal barrier is down
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will move as quickly as it can to remove the consumer-based carbon tax once the federal law upholding it is removed. Eby's response co...
James Peters Mar 10, 2025

High market prices leave Vancouver Canucks quiet at NHL trade deadline: GM
VANCOUVER - A tightly contested playoff picture left the Vancouver Canucks quiet as the NHL's trade deadline passed on Friday. The cost of bringing in new faces was high, while other teams around the ...
James Peters Mar 07, 2025

Social media influencers charged in 2023 South Cariboo illegal hunting investigation
SHERIDAN LAKE, B.C. - Two social media influencers are among four people facing dozens of illegal hunting charges after a 2023 incident in the South Cariboo.In a social media post Friday (March 7), th...
James Peters Mar 07, 2025

Kamloops to receive portion of $80M government funding announcement to address homelessness
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is one of three B.C. cities that will together receive nearly $80 million in government funding to address homeless encampments.In a news release distributed Friday (March 7), the ...
James Peters Mar 07, 2025

One dead in Shuswap head-on collision: RCMP
TAPPEN, B.C. - RCMP have confirmed one person died in a crash on the Trans Canada Highway near Tappen Wednesday (March 5).In a news release, Southeast District RCMP spokesperson Cpl. James Grandy says...
James Peters Mar 05, 2025

February home sales in Kamloops remained steady in face of economic uncertainty
KAMLOOPS - The economic uncertainty brought on by Canada's trade war with the United States has yet to have a significant impact on the Kamloops real estate market. New statistics shared by the Associ...
James Peters Mar 05, 2025

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