Author Archives: James Peters

Eby vows pandemic-style tariff relief in B.C., may include loans and unemployment aid
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says every dec...
James Peters Jan 28, 2025

Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has suspended its review of a complaint from a Conservative candidate over potential violations in the October election as the B.C. Supreme Court considers a similar cl...
James Peters Jan 28, 2025

Report: Peavey Mart in process of closing all Canadian locations
RED DEER, AB. - Red Deer-based Peavey Mart is going under and will close all 90 of its Canadian locations, according to a report by website Retail Insider.'Store closing' signs are up at the Red Deer ...
James Peters Jan 27, 2025

Have you stuck with your New Year's resolutions to this point in 2025?
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No charges for Kamloops officer who collided with robbery suspect on a bike
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer will not be charged after a collision with a cyclist more than three years ago. In a statement Thursday (Jan. 23), the BC Prosecution Service says the available evid...
James Peters Jan 23, 2025

Kamloops' Committee of the Whole okays additional budget for mounting legal fees
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' provisional tax increase is currently sitting at 7.49 per cent. That represents a half-point decrease from the previous estimate after city council held a Committee of...
James Peters Jan 22, 2025

B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn't support "resusci...
James Peters Jan 22, 2025

Western Canada Theatre artistic director departs mid-season
KAMLOOPS - The man who directed several theatrical productions in Kamloops over eight years is no longer with Western Canada Theatre (WCT). WCT announced James MacDonald departed the Kamloops professi...
James Peters Jan 22, 2025

By the numbers on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff claims for Canada and Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs starting Feb. 1 on Canada and Mexico because he says both countries are allowing a "vast number" of people and fentanyl to come into the United State...
James Peters Jan 21, 2025

Rinaldi of Kamloops makes professional soccer debut in Portugal
AVEIRO, PORTUGAL -- Jonathan Rinaldi of Kamloops began his professional soccer career this past weekend in Portugal.The former TRU WolfPack and Kamloops United midfielder signed with a Portuguese fift...
James Peters Jan 20, 2025

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