Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - Last year, when Kamloops council wrapped up budget deliberations the projected tax increase for 2026 was 6.72 per cent. However, through a number of factors, that number now resides at 10.7...

KAMLOOPS - Police say they have arrested a man believed to be responsible for property crime throughout Kamloops and Salmon Arm. According to a release, the arrest took place on November 4 after an 'i...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been released after serving more than eight years in prison for the 2014 shooting of an RCMP officer in Batchelor Heights. As of October 24, 47-year-old Kenneth Knutson g...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - Seniors in Ashcroft are expected to soon have more affordable rental options to call home. The federal and B.C. governments announced nearly $887,000 in joint funding will go toward b...

PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY has clearly decided which basket to put his eggs in. He hasn't put them all in the same basket, so he has not totally abandoned the old cliche, but his announcements today a...

KAMLOOPS - BC's attorney general has won her bid to have a confidential workplace report received by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson destroyed. The City of Kamloops commissioned an investigation in ...

KAMLOOPS - The latest crime impact report compiled by the Kamloops business community shows losses from crime have already exceeded $1 million this year. The data is contained in the 2025 Impacts from...

KAMLOOPS - The month of November has been shaky for the federal Conservative Party caucus as it faces the reality of a shrinking MP base. It started with Nova Scotia MP Chris D'Entremont crossing the ...

KAMLOOPS - A trial date has been set for a Kamloops man charged in the 2023 killing of his mother.Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, was reported missing on March 13, 2023. Her son, Brandon Donovan, appealed public...