Author Archives: James Peters
Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...
Feb 27, 2023
Royal Inland CT scanner back in service after malfunction earlier this week
KAMLOOPS - Some relief for the medical imaging department at Royal Inland Hospital.Interior Health (IH) says one of the department's two CT scanners has been repaired and is back in service.The machin...
Feb 24, 2023
Snowfall warning issued for Kamloops, majority of B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - On the heels of a special statement issued Thursday, Environment Canada has now issued a snowfall warning for much of the B.C. Interior.The forecaster says 10 to 25 centimetres of snow is e...
Feb 24, 2023
Driver caught doing 164 km/h near Falkland
FALKLAND, B.C. - An out of province driver had their vehicle impounded for excessive speeding.In a social media post, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a B.C. Highway Patrol officer caught a vehicle goin...
Feb 24, 2023
'It's really hard to turn away people': Kamloops shelters back to full capacity amid cold snap
KAMLOOPS - Another visit from Jack Frost this week has Kamloops cold weather shelters bursting at the seams. Nyashya Manyanye is the operations director for The Mustard Seed Kamloops, an organization ...
Feb 23, 2023
Nurse practitioners in B.C. can now assess crisis patients for involuntary admissions
VICTORIA - Nurse practitioners in British Columbia now have expanded authority to assess people in crisis for involuntary admission to a treatment facility under the Mental Health Act. The New Democra...
Feb 23, 2023
No foreign interference report more than one year after Liberal government re-elected
OTTAWA - A panel tasked with flagging incidents of foreign interference in Canada's elections has still not released a report evaluating its own work in the 2021 election, more than a year after the L...
Feb 23, 2023
Will you be attending any of the draws at the Scotties this week in Kamloops?
Feb 21, 2023 Image Credit: CFJC Today
B.C. adds $180 million to help communities prepare for natural disasters
VICTORIA - Local governments and First Nations in British Columbia are getting more support to prepare for the risk of natural disasters related to climate change. The Ministry of Emergency Management...
Feb 21, 2023
Exhibit on the history of mountain biking in Kamloops opening at the museum
KAMLOOPS - An exhibit on the history of mountain biking in Kamloops is set to open on Friday (Feb. 24).In a news release, the City of Kamloops says "Mountain Bike Mecca" will open at the Kamloops Muse...
Feb 21, 2023
