Author Archives: James Peters
Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every...
Oct 29, 2024
Do you have confidence in the vote-counting carried out by Elections BC?
Oct 28, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election's integrity is an "inevitable" result of political "toxicity" and a tight race. University o...
Oct 28, 2024
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir seeking re-election with project completion in mind
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwepemc will hold its chief and council election this November 9. There are 12 candidates running for Tkwenem7ple7 (band councillor) seats and two candidates are vying for Kk...
Oct 25, 2024
Kamloops RCMP officer charged with mischief and uttering threats: BC Prosecution Service
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer has been charged with one count each of mischief and uttering threats. In a brief news release issued Friday (Oct. 25), the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announced t...
Oct 25, 2024
Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon
VICTORIA - Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon. Elections BC says results of the Surrey City...
Oct 24, 2024
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Oct 22, 2024
