Author Archives: James Peters

Blazers release D Gugyelka, reassign G Kabrud
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are saying goodbye to another veteran prior to the start of the 2025-26 Western Hockey League regular season.The team announced Wednesday (Sept. 17) it has released 18-...
James Peters Sep 17, 2025

Smoke expected to be visible along Highway 5 as wildfire near McLure grows to three hectares
KAMLOOPS - Smoke is expected to be highly visible from the Yellowhead Highway near McLure and surrounding communities north of Kamloops Wednesday (Sept. 17). The BC Wildfire Service says the Stuart La...
James Peters Sep 17, 2025

Construction on Gateway 286 rest stop near Merritt expected to be complete in spring 2026: developer
MERRITT, B.C. - Kelowna-based developer Troika is eyeing a completion date in May or June 2026 for the Gateway 286 project at the intersection of Highways 5 and 97C near Merritt. Residents passing by ...
James Peters Sep 17, 2025

Blazers trade F Sullivan to Tigers, acquire F Cooper from 'Tips
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have made a pair of player moves Tuesday (Sept. 16) as the team finalizes its roster for the 2025-26 Western Hockey League season.First, the team traded 2006-born forwa...
James Peters Sep 16, 2025

Provincial government budget deficits are common, but should they be tolerated by taxpayers?
James Peters Sep 16, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)

SOUND OFF: Squatters have taken Jamieson Creek away from the public
JAMIESON CREEK tumbles among huge rocks through a narrow canyon flanked by a thick forest of cedar trees, dropping in a beautiful waterfall toward the North Thompson River. A century ago and more, it ...
James Peters Sep 11, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed / Mel Rothenburger

Charlie Kirk, who helped build support for Trump among young people, dies after campus shooting
Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark pub...
James Peters Sep 10, 2025

TRU receives $5 million award to advance post-secondary education for Indigenous youth
KAMLOOPS - A $5 million award to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will go toward advancing post-secondary education for Indigenous youth. TRU announced it was a recipient of the Mastercard Foundation'...
James Peters Sep 09, 2025

Fourth annual Music for the People draws 1,500+ to Tk'emlups Powwow Arbour
TK'EMLUPS - Organizers of 'Music for the People - A Cultural Experience' are celebrating a successful fourth iteration of the free event Sunday (Sept. 7).More than 1,500 attendees gathered at the Tk'e...
James Peters Sep 08, 2025

Kamloops murder plot uncovered during Lower Mainland in-custody escape investigation
PORT COQUITLAM - Police say their investigation into an in-custody escape three years ago in Port Coquitlam led to the discovery of a murder plot in Kamloops. At a news conference Monday (Sept. 8), th...
James Peters Sep 08, 2025

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