Author Archives: James Peters
'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
QUESNEL, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety. It says in a stat...
James Peters 13h ago
Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and ho...
James Peters 14h ago
Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz own...
James Peters 15h ago
B.C. prison guards decry increasing violence, drone drops of weapons, drugs
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers says prisons have become "overwhelmed" by a surge in drone drops of weapons and drugs, driving a wave of violence in correctional facilit...
James Peters Apr 17, 2024
Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday. Some key highlights: Housing In hopes of building nearly 3.9 million new homes across Canada by 2031, the gov...
James Peters Apr 16, 2024
B.C. woman found dead after alleged abduction, man arrested: RCMP
LUMBY, B.C. - An RCMP investigation into the alleged abduction of a woman from Lumby, B.C., has turned into a probe of a suspicious death. Mounties say in a statement that officers with the North Okan...
James Peters Apr 15, 2024
B.C. to add 240 complex-care housing units in communities throughout the province
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia is planning to add 240 new units to its complex-care housing program, providing homes for people with mental-health and addictions challenges that overlap with other s...
James Peters Apr 15, 2024
Has there been any progress made in the overdose crisis since BC declared a public health emergency in 2016?
James Peters Apr 15, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RCMP in B.C. warn of fake Taylor Swift concert tickets being sold online
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island are warning Swifties about an online scam after several people lost money while trying to secure tickets for Taylor Swift concerts through Facebook groups. ...
James Peters Apr 12, 2024
Communication issues, treatment of residents who didn't evacuate highlight feedback to CSRD following Bush Creek East wildfire
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Hundreds of residents within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) provided the district their feedback regarding their experiences during the Bush Creek East wildfire in ...
James Peters Apr 12, 2024
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