Author Archives: James Peters

Kamloops RCMP working to identify potential suspects in Red Bridge arson investigation
KAMLOOPS -- It's been more than a month since the 88-year-old Red Bridge was destroyed by fire on Sept. 19. No charges have been laid and police continue to investigate the incident as an arson. Marty...
James Peters Oct 23, 2024

Petition calls for urgent federal action to support wildfire fighters
OTTAWA - People who fight wildfires are on Parliament Hill today to demand the federal government better support firefighters, warning more will leave the job if they don't. Harold Larson, a former fi...
James Peters Oct 23, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Two people confirmed killed when Vancouver Island road washed out
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the body of a second person has been found inside their vehicle after a road washed away amid pouring rain on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Police say two vehicles ...
James Peters Oct 22, 2024

John Rustad shares his B.C. Conservative origin story, in postelection message
VANCOUVER - John Rustad has taken to social media to describe his origin story as leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party, which he took from obscurity to the brink of power in Saturday's prov...
James Peters Oct 22, 2024

What happens after British Columbia's indecisive election?
British Columbians went to the polls Saturday, but now face a week or more before knowing the result, and whether the NDP's David Eby will keep his job as premier or if B.C. Conservative Leader John R...
James Peters Oct 21, 2024

Do you think a minority government could be a positive for British Columbia?
James Peters Oct 21, 2024 Image Credit: Flickr / Province of BC

Here's what the party leaders said after British Columbia's tight election
The outcome of British Columbia's election was unclear after a close race between the NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with the Greens poised to play a role in a potential minority government. Here's w...
James Peters Oct 20, 2024

B.C. wakes to election uncertainty, with Conservatives, NDP in tight race
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is waking to a reshaped political landscape but no clear winner of a provincial election marked by the rise of the B.C. Conservatives from the political fringe to centre s...
James Peters Oct 20, 2024

Former Merritt councillor Luck to represent Fraser-Nicola for Conservatives
MERRITT, B.C. - For much of the election results reporting period Saturday evening (Oct. 19), Fraser-Nicola was the closest riding in the Kamloops area, but the Conservatives pulled away as the night ...
James Peters Oct 19, 2024

Barriere mayor Stamer elected to represent Kamloops-North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - Barriere mayor Ward Stamer is an MLA-elect. Stamer, running for the Conservatives, got a comfortable victory Saturday (Oct. 19) over the NDP's Maddi Genn, garnering 60 per cent of the ballo...
James Peters Oct 19, 2024

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