Author Archives: James Peters

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...

British Columbia's forecasted record deficit for this fiscal year has grown by another $429 million, reaching $9.4 billion. The province unveiled the latest quarterly update, the first under new Finan...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) will roll out a new four-stage water restriction plan in the spring. While initial details are scarce, the CSRD board approved the plan...

SUN PEAKS, B.C. - (UPDATE 09:10 a.m.) - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a missing 68-year-old skier who was last seen on Tuesday (Dec. 10). In a statement, Sun Peaks Resort says Tomasz Jaholkowski was l...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province is falling behind in meeting the basic needs of its older residents. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt says in a report that despite some inv...