Author Archives: James Peters
Former B.C. Liberal leadership candidate runs for Rustad's Conservatives in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives to run in Kelowna in the fall election. Gavin Dew was a candidate in ...
Aug 14, 2024
Opposition BC United party looks to add former Liberal party name to election ballot
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition BC United says it wants to include the party's previous Liberal name on the fall election ballot after internal polling shows up to 30 per cent of people didn'...
Jul 31, 2024
BC MLA Teresa Wat says quitting BC United and joining B.C. Conservatives to beat NDP
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Teresa Wat says quitting the Opposition BC United Party to join John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives is the only path available for a free-enterprise coali...
Jul 30, 2024
Third BC United MLA set to go to B.C.'s Conservatives
RICHMOND, B.C. - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is losing a third member of the legislature to the Conservative Party of British Columbia. BC United's director of communications Adam Wilson says in a s...
Jul 29, 2024
Kamloops had the highest crime rate in the country last year: Statistics Canada
KAMLOOPS - New numbers released by Statistics Canada Thursday (July 25) show Kamloops had the highest crime rate of any city in Canada last year.Police reported 13,116 crimes per 100,000 population in...
Jul 25, 2024
Man charged with throwing rocks at children playing in downtown Kamloops park
KAMLOOPS - Charges have been laid in a case of a man reported to be yelling and throwing rocks at children playing in a downtown Kamloops park.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crysta...
Jul 25, 2024
Site of ancient remains discovery along South Thompson River officially protected under heritage legislation
TK'EMLUPS - A site along the South Thompson River where ancestral remains were found is now registered as an archaeological site. Back on Sept. 2, 2023, Kamloops RCMP say a person was walking along th...
Jul 25, 2024
RCMP search for suspects who stole motorcycle, crashed it on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like your help solving the case of a stolen motorcycle that crashed on the North Shore Tuesday (July 23).In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the cra...
Jul 24, 2024
Repairs made on Spences Bridge water system; outdoor watering can resume
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Residents on the Spences Bridge Community Water System will be able to proceed with outdoor watering. Effective Thursday (July 25), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) ...
Jul 24, 2024
River Valley wildfire in Williams Lake being held but area still closed to the public
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The River Valley wildfire threatening the city of Williams Lake is being held by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). In an update Tuesday (July 23) morning, the BCWS says the 40-hect...
Jul 23, 2024
