Author Archives: James Peters

UPDATE (9:00 a.m.): The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District issued an evacuation alert due to the Truax Creek wildfire.Image credit: Squamish-Lillooet Regional DistrictGuidelines on what to do in an e...

VICTORIA - Most drivers in British Columbia will receive a $110 vehicle insurance rebate this year. The Insurance Corporation of B.C. says strong investment and financial returns and the 2021 shift to...

He's a national champion, a Canadian record holder and a world champion in his age category - and he's a hometown Kamloops boy.But Gavin Dodd doesn't compete in hockey or basketball, so it's harder fo...

OTTAWA - The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as...

KAMLOOPS - "The current council governance situation in Kamloops is not normal." That is how municipal adviser Henry Braun began his report to council's Committee of the Whole on Tuesday (May 7) morni...

VICTORIA - B.C.'s auditor general has announced a probe into the ongoing efforts to rebuild the community of Lytton. In a video posted to YouTube Wednesday (May 1), Auditor General Michael Pickup says...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the c...

LITTLE FORT, B.C. - UPDATE (4:45 p.m.): Drive BC says the road has reopened. There is no word on injuries from the crash. EARLIER: For the second time this week, Highway 5 has been closed near Clearwa...