Author Archives: James Peters
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Oct 30, 2024
Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every...
Oct 29, 2024
Do you have confidence in the vote-counting carried out by Elections BC?
Oct 28, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election's integrity is an "inevitable" result of political "toxicity" and a tight race. University o...
Oct 28, 2024
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir seeking re-election with project completion in mind
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwepemc will hold its chief and council election this November 9. There are 12 candidates running for Tkwenem7ple7 (band councillor) seats and two candidates are vying for Kk...
Oct 25, 2024
Kamloops RCMP officer charged with mischief and uttering threats: BC Prosecution Service
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer has been charged with one count each of mischief and uttering threats. In a brief news release issued Friday (Oct. 25), the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announced t...
Oct 25, 2024
Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon
VICTORIA - Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon. Elections BC says results of the Surrey City...
Oct 24, 2024
