Author Archives: James Peters

B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
VANCOUVER - A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year pri...
James Peters Sep 13, 2024

B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabet...
James Peters Sep 12, 2024

Mounties ask for help tracking down 'armed and dangerous' wanted Merritt man
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Merritt RCMP say Karlson has now been located and arrested. EARLIER: RCMP in Merritt have put out a second call for help as they look to track down a wanted man they consider a...
James Peters Sep 12, 2024

Dry conditions mean increased wildfire risk in B.C. through the fall
VANCOUVER - An expert with the BC Wildfire Service says relentless drought conditions for much of British Columbia sets the stage for more fire activity this fall. Neal McLoughlin, superintendent of p...
James Peters Sep 12, 2024

B.C. businesses seek concrete economic 'vision' from parties ahead of fall election
VANCOUVER - Leaders from a wide array of businesses in British Columbia are urging the province's political parties to "deliver a clear and actionable plan" for revitalizing an economy that they say h...
James Peters Sep 10, 2024

Music for the People carries on legacy of Rod 'Little Sky' Bandura
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday (Sept. 8), the third annual 'Music for the People' concert was held at the Tk'emlps Te Secwpemc Powwow Arbour - different traditions of music coming together to bridge the gap bet...
James Peters Sep 09, 2024

Is the alternative approval process (AAP) the best way to measure public support of borrowing for the Build Kamloops strategy?
James Peters Sep 09, 2024 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Build Kamloops AAP deadline approaching, residents on both sides
KAMLOOPS - Less than one week away from the City of Kamloops alternative approval process deadline, and people on both sides of the issue have been very vocal. Garry Davies is the spokesperson for a g...
James Peters Sep 09, 2024

Housing project at former Northbridge Hotel site to have 90 units; still pending provincial approval and funding
KAMLOOPS - Further details were unveiled Friday (Sept. 6) of what type of housing could be built at the site of the former Northrbidge Hotel, pending approval from the province. In a news release, the...
James Peters Sep 06, 2024

PETERS: With the collapse of BC United, there will be a lot of nose-holding at the ballot box this fall
THE DOLLAR STORES IN BC are about to sell out of clothespins. The buyers? All those people who will need to plug their noses when they cast their ballots in the upcoming provincial election. On one ha...
James Peters Sep 06, 2024

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