Author Archives: James Peters

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

Hundreds of Canadians cross at Rafah on Sunday, but none appear on list for today
OTTAWA - After 234 Canadians, permanent residents and their eligible family members were allowed to cross from Gaza into Egypt yesterday, a published list of those who will be allowed to cross today d...
James Peters Nov 13, 2023

Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says almost all of the thousands of customers who lost power during a windstorm that swept across southern British Columbia have had their power restored. The utility says crews h...
James Peters Nov 12, 2023

Storm win back to back powered by Phillips-Watts brothers
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm got back in the win column after two victories over the weekend (Nov 10-11) in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.Forward Jake Phillips-Watts and goaltender ...
James Peters Nov 12, 2023

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