Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. insurance corp. announces $110 vehicle rebate, rate increases on hold until 2026
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...
James Peters May 08, 2024
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Airing it out
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...
James Peters May 08, 2024
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today
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...
James Peters May 08, 2024
Mayor of Kamloops says he does not intend to resign despite council motion, damning report from adviser
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...
James Peters May 07, 2024
Are you concerned for your safety following drug related violence in Kamloops?
James Peters May 06, 2024 Image Credit: CFJC Today
B.C.'s auditor general to investigate government's role in Lytton recovery
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...
James Peters May 01, 2024
Should the provincial government abandon its illicit drug decriminalization policy?
James Peters Apr 29, 2024 CFJC Today file image
CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
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...
James Peters Apr 26, 2024
UPDATE: Highway 5 reopened near Little Fort
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...
James Peters Apr 25, 2024
Princess Anne to visit British Columbia, sail to Esquimalt
VICTORIA - Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to visit British Columbia next month. The princess and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, will attend a series of events dur...
James Peters Apr 25, 2024
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