Jason Peters

Jason Peters is a journalist based in Prince George, B.C., on the territory of the Lheidli T'enneh. He can be reached at jason.peters@cbc.ca.

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B.C. baker, museum team up for fundraiser selling cookies made from early 20th-century recipes

The owner of Rustica Woodfired Bakery in Smithers, B.C., has been making cookies using recipes from books in the Bulkley Valley Museum, for a Christmas fundraising project called Cookies from the Archives.

Sugar shortage could put hummingbirds at risk, B.C. expert says

Amid a sugar shortage in Western Canada, hummingbird expert Alison Moran has her feathered friends in mind.

Historic drought means there's almost no snow for ski hills in B.C.'s Interior

Despite the fact it’s late November in Smithers, B.C., the picturesque alpine town is free of snow.

City council in Penticton, B.C., votes to stop talking about separated bike lanes for 3 years

In a contentious decision around the council table and in the community, city council in Penticton, B.C., has thrown a roadblock in front of the construction of new bike lanes.
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Being arrested in Japan convinced Olympic snowboard champ Ross Rebagliati to devote his life to cannabis

Five years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, Olympic gold medalist and cannabis entrepreneur Ross Rebagliati says government restrictions and stigma are hurting the growth of the industry.

Mel Bevan, who led Kitselas First Nation to cusp of historic treaty, dead at 82

A Kitselas First Nation councillor who played a key role in changing treaty rights in B.C. is being mourned after passing away at the age of 82.

Search teams deployed after woman goes missing from Saik'uz First Nation near Vanderhoof, B.C.

Police and search and rescue crews in central B.C. are looking for a woman who has been missing from the Saik'uz First Nation reserve for more than two days.

Last surviving member of historic train crew gets special viewing of documentary for his 100th birthday

As part of his 100th birthday celebration, Bill Chapman got the chance to travel about 75 years back in time, into the depths of B.C. history.

'Ancient landslide' forces couple in their 80s out of their Williams Lake, B.C., home

Debbie Graham’s elderly parents have been evacuated from their Williams Lake, B.C., home in the 80-unit Terra Ridge housing complex, because it sits on unstable ground and has developed significant cracks in its foundation.

Every detail on her status card from Indigenous Services Canada was correct — except for the photo

When Cynthia Williams received her Certificate of Indian Status card from Indigenous Services Canada, she says she was shocked to see it had the wrong picture on it.