Author Archives: James Peters

Kamloops' top cop spells out need for expanded police headquarters
KAMLOOPS - Space is a hot commodity at the downtown policing detachment. There are roughly twice as many Kamloops RCMP officers and staff working out of the building than it was designed to hold. Last...
James Peters Nov 16, 2023

Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of th...
James Peters Nov 15, 2023

Kamloops resident joins contest to help raise awareness about Spinal Muscular Atrophy
KAMLOOPS - Cindy Jackson was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy when she was in Grade 4. It's a genetic disease that affects the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and voluntary mus...
James Peters Nov 14, 2023

Police watchdog says officers not to blame for woman's death in Boston Bar-area fire
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has culminated its investigation regarding the death of a woman in Boston Bar on April 2. In a press release issued Friday (Nov. 10), the...
James Peters Nov 14, 2023

Will the rising cost of living affect how much you're planning to spend on holiday shopping this year?
James Peters Nov 14, 2023 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Residential home prices continue to rise in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The average price of a home in Kamloops is up 4.1 per cent from 2022 levels. In October 2022, the average home in Kamloops was $592,617, one year later that price has risen to $616,934. The...
James Peters Nov 14, 2023
Thompson Regional Hospital District Board approves contract for Cancer Care Centre advocacy campaign
KAMLOOPS - At the most recent Thompson Regional Hospital District Board meeting, a contract worth $75,000 was approved for an Kamloops Cancer Centre advocacy campaign. The contract is a 10-month term,...
James Peters Nov 14, 2023

Royal Canadian Mint to begin circulation of coins with image of King Charles
WINNIPEG - The first Canadian coins bearing the face of King Charles are soon to be circulated across the country. The Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg is set Tuesday to showcase its model of the King ...
James Peters Nov 13, 2023

Canada on top of team tennis mountain after beating Italy to win Billie Jean King Cup
When Michael Downey was settling into his new job as Tennis Canada chief executive officer in the mid-2000s, he helped guide a leadership group that set sky-high goals for the program. A small fish on...
James Peters Nov 13, 2023

Gaza evacuees question Canada's policy for who it will help evacuate
OTTAWA - Some Canadians who escaped the Gaza Strip say Canada's definition of family means they had to make the heartbreaking choice to leave loved ones behind. Canadian citizen Amro Abumiddain says h...
James Peters Nov 13, 2023

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