Author Archives: James Peters

Overnight closure planned for northbound lanes of Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Residents planning on traveling to the Southern Interior from the Lower Mainland overnight are being asked to plan ahead. DriveBC says the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway between...
James Peters Sep 26, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): RCMP say the woman reported missing Thursday (Sept. 25) has been located.
James Peters Sep 25, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Beloved Kamloops educator Chris Rose dead at 89
KAMLOOPS - A pillar of the Kamloops educational community has died.Chris Rose passed away Wednesday (Sept. 24) surrounded by his family.A longtime educator in the Kamloops area, Rose is best known for...
James Peters Sep 25, 2025

Kamloops MLAs Milobar, Stamer welcome leadership review results, focus on NDP
KAMLOOPS - The two Conservative MLAs for Kamloops say now that a review of John Rustad's leadership is complete, the party has sharpened its focus on holding the NDP government's feet to the fire.A pr...
James Peters Sep 24, 2025

Woman seriously injured in North Shore stabbing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public to help track down witnesses in a North Shore stabbing. The incident happened at about 11:00 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 23). Police were called to the 200-block...
James Peters Sep 24, 2025

Swift Current Broncos' bus crash survivor Wilkie hopes documentary brings healing
KAMLOOPS -- Bob Wilkie was on the Swift Current Broncos' bus that crashed in December of 1986 while en route to Regina.Four of his teammates were killed in the tragic accident that rocked the country....
James Peters Sep 23, 2025

THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Yoda and the Paddy-O
Paddy Harrington was inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame in 2019, the honour in recognition of his tireless work with the Kamloops Rugby Club Raiders.Harrington has held just about every bo...
James Peters Sep 23, 2025

Kamloops-Thompson student literacy and numeracy rates examined at latest board meeting
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education held its regular meeting Monday night (Sept. 22) and was given an update on how students are progressing. While the report showed strong graduation ...
James Peters Sep 23, 2025

Kamloops councillor's lawyer wraps up argument to dismiss defamation case; mayor's lawyer off to shaky start
KAMLOOPS - After a lengthy day in court on Monday (Sept. 22), Kamloops councillor Katie Neustaeter and Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson were back on the fifth floor of the Kamloops courthouse for their defama...
James Peters Sep 23, 2025

Firefighters rescue man from Sorrento inferno
SORRENTO, B.C. - Firefighters rescued a man from a burning home in Sorrento over the weekend.According to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, fire crews from several communities rushed to the home...
James Peters Sep 23, 2025

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