Author Archives: James Peters
CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby wins his riding of Vancouver Point-Grey
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier and NDP Leader David Eby has won re-election in the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey. Eby was first elected to the riding in 2013, when he defeated then-premier and ...
Oct 19, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings
VICTORIA - Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has lost her seat in the legislature after changing ridings to Victoria-Beacon Hill. Furstenau lost to Grace Lore, the minister of children and family dev...
Oct 19, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad elected in his riding
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad has been re-elected in his riding of Nechako Lakes. Rustad was kicked out of the Opposition BC United Party for his support on socia...
Oct 19, 2024
Here's the latest on British Columbia's wet and wild election
British Columbians have gone to the polls on an election day marked by torrential rain and high winds across much of the province. Here's the latest on the race to form the next provincial government ...
Oct 19, 2024
B.C. voters face a once-unthinkable election choice, after stunning rise of Rustad
VANCOUVER - The choice facing British Columbians in the provincial election today would have been unthinkable just a few months ago. The B.C. Conservatives, whose party won less than two per cent of t...
Oct 19, 2024
Housing, health, and plastic straws: Here's how B.C. politicians are wooing voters
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's political party leaders have spent the 28-day provincial election campaign wooing voters with promises on critical issues including health care, housing, the cost of liv...
Oct 18, 2024
Former Canadian Olympic athlete wanted in U.S. for murder, drug charges
American authorities say a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder is wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring and several murd...
Oct 17, 2024
Kamloops Blazers suffering from confidence deficiency, aiming to rebound in Portland
KAMLOOPS - They're in the middle of what is likely their most gruelling stretch of schedule and the Kamloops Blazers are looking to snap a four-game losing skid on Thursday (Oct. 17) against the Winte...
Oct 17, 2024
Electoral Officer for Kamloops-North Thompson riding talks advance voting, election night
KAMLOOPS - David Poulin is District Electoral Officer for the Kamloops-North Thompson riding. As of Wednesday (Oct. 16) morning, about 9,000 votes had been cast in the district for the upcoming provin...
Oct 17, 2024
Erosion rehabilitation work beginning on popular trail within Sahali Terrace Nature Park
KAMLOOPS - A popular trail within Sahali Terrace Nature Park will be unavailable for most of the autumn and winter. Starting Monday, Oct. 28, the City of Kamloops says crews will work to rehabilitate ...
Oct 17, 2024
