Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops approved a temporary use permit for the North Shore access hub on November 26. The permit for the access hub shelter at 142 Tranquille Road was approved by a 7-1 vote, ...

TORONTO - Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government's GST holiday, but some say the lower prices aren't enough to keep up...

MERRITT, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a Boxing Day snowfall warning for a section of the Coquihalla Highway.In an alert issued at about 8:00 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 26), Environment Canada says th...

VANCOUVER - Strong winds and heavy rain are battering B.C.'s south coast on Christmas Day. Environment Canada says the gusts are up to 120 kilometres per hour in some areas. The weather agency says wi...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring the government down in the next sitting of the House of Commons. The House rose Tuesday for the...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Jan. 7): Kamloops RCMP say this person has been located and is safe.

In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour. The U.S. president-elect wrote that "we subsidize Canada to the tune of $1...

Canada Post says letters destined for the North Pole will arrive by Christmas Eve as its operations resume, but Santa Claus "won't have time to respond" this year. The Santa letters program is back on...

UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): DriveBC says the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt reopened at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday.However, drivers are being asked to slow down on the stretch of Highway 5 as slushy and sl...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA and opposition finance critic, Peter Milobar, has expressed significant concerns about British Columbia's latest fiscal update, which projects a $9.4-billion deficit."We...