Author Archives: James Peters

VANCOUVER - An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting an infection commonly known as flesh-eating disease, forcing the amputat...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Logan Stankoven is in the National Hockey League - for real this time.The Kamloops-born former Blazers captain was recalled from the American Hockey League (AHL) by the Dallas Stars Sa...

OTTAWA - Events marking the second anniversary of Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine were planned across Canada on Saturday, as head of the organization representing Ukrainian Canadians urged people ...

KAMLOOPS - After a successful business case was announced on February 8 from the atrium of Royal Inland Hospital, the 2024 provincial budget was devoid of any mention of a Kamloops cancer centre."Fran...

British Columbia families and small business operators are expected to benefit from an election-year budget that boosts spending while forecasting a ballooning deficit of more than $7.9 billion and ec...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy has delivered an election-year budget that includes benefits for families and businesses as well as an increased deficit. Here are some of i...

VANCOUVER - Liam Iliffe says he was almost brought to tears when he heard British Columbia was introducing one free cycle of invitro fertilization treatment for anyone who wants to start a family. Fin...

Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public...

CLINTON, B.C. - UPDATE: The outage has largely been rectified. EARLIER: BC Hydro personnel are responding to an outage affecting the village of Clinton Friday (Feb. 16). According to the power utility...