Author Archives: James Peters

VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. says it has reached a tentative agreement with striking employees at its Gibraltar Mine in central British Columbia. The deal is subject to ratification by the workers, w...

MALAKWA, B.C. - Fire crews in the Shuswap are continuing to investigate what caused a massive fire at a mobile home park earlier this week. The fire broke out Monday night at Green Acres Park around 8...

SORRENTO, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says a swim advisory is in place for a Shuswap beach after E.coli bacteria was found in the water. A swim advisory sent out by the regional dist...

KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff say four complaints under council's Code of Conduct have been withdrawn because the people who brought them forward feared the subject would retaliate.On Thursday (Ju...

VANCOUVER - A cool and wet spring in parts of British Columbia has helped suppress fire activity, but an expected turn in the weather will likely renew wildfire risk this summer. BC Wildfire Service l...

OTTAWA - The wildfire season has been less dire so far this year than 2023, but the risk is high across most of the country for new fires to erupt this summer. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Cen...

British Columbia says it is not ruling out regulating wild mushroom picking after an Indigenous community said a rising number of foragers are infringing on its land, with one case involving alleged t...

KAMLOOPS - This weekend (June 7-9), STK Fastball is hosting its second annual Men's Fastball tournament at Charles Anderson Stadium. This year, a berth to the 2024 ISC World Tournament in Vancouver is...

KAMLOOPS - June 6th marked 80 years since the Second Wold War's 'Operation Overlord' - also known as D-Day. The invasion was the largest air, naval and land operation in history. The goal was to liber...