Author Archives: James Peters

WolfPack-strong Waterhouse dazzles in Den; McInnis remembered as mother hands out scholarship, delivers rousing speech
Owen Waterhouse was certain he was ready. He had been practising serving three or four times per week at Kelowna Secondary, his alma mater, and final preparations went well with TRU WolfPack men's vol...
James Peters Nov 04, 2024

'It's disgusting, it's inexcusable'; former fisheries officer sounds alarm over lack of DFO enforcement
KAMLOOPS - A former fisheries officer from Kamloops is sounding the alarm on what he believes is neglect from the federal department of fisheries and oceans. Randy Nelson, along with the BC Wildlife F...
James Peters Nov 04, 2024

If the time change was eliminated in B.C., which time would you prefer?
James Peters Nov 04, 2024 Image Credit: Dreamstime

Winter storm warning issued for Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
KAMLOOPS - A special weather statement has been upgraded to a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. Environment Canada states the stretch of Highway 5 will see heavy sn...
James Peters Nov 04, 2024

Judicial recount dates set for two B.C. ridings to wrap up provincial election
VICTORIA - Vote counting in the British Columbia provincial election will finally conclude next week with judicial recounts set for two ridings. Elections BC says the province's Supreme Court has conf...
James Peters Oct 31, 2024

Mounties bust massive Falkland-area drug 'superlab' linked to transnational organized crime
Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug "superlab" in Canada. Police say they believe organized crime ran the operation where there was mass-production a...
James Peters Oct 31, 2024

Assassins of B.C. man acquitted of Air India bombing 'hired and paid': court document
Court documents in the case of two men who murdered British Columbia businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik in 2022 say they were "hired and paid" to kill him. However, the agreed statement of facts does n...
James Peters Oct 31, 2024

Court hearing for Kamloops mayor's defamation suit against councillor pushed to January
KAMLOOPS - A court proceeding to hear evidence in Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's defamation lawsuit against a Kamloops councillor has been delayed until January.Hamer-Jackson filed the suit against Counci...
James Peters Oct 31, 2024

Conditions favourable for fall's first significant snowfall on highway passes near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There have been flirtatious tastes of winter conditions at the peaks of highway passes this fall, but the first notable snowfall of the season for the southern Interior could be around the ...
James Peters Oct 31, 2024

Liberals look to move past leadership drama with eye on next campaign
OTTAWA - The Liberal caucus is looking ahead to the party's plan for the next election after an unsuccessful attempt by some MPs to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Longtime Liberal operative Andre...
James Peters Oct 30, 2024

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