Author Archives: James Peters

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the woman reported missing has been found and is safe.
James Peters Sep 25, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Drug overdoses claim five lives in one day
Police have issued a warning to people who use drugs after an alarming number of overdose deaths in Kelowna and West Kelowna.RCMP in those Okanagan cities said as of 3:30 p.m. today (Sept. 24), office...
James Peters Sep 24, 2022

HIV spike among B.C. drug users associated with COVID-19 lockdown, research says
VANCOUVER - A new study says reduced access to HIV services during early COVID-19 lockdowns in British Columbia was associated with a "sharp increase" in HIV transmission among some drug users. The st...
James Peters Sep 24, 2022

B.C. vows to act as report makes dozens of recommendations on prolific offenders
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it is starting to implement some of the recommendations made in a report aimed at curbing prolific offenders and random violence in the province. The g...
James Peters Sep 21, 2022

Snowbirds allowed back in the air after probe finds oil filter caused latest crash
OTTAWA - The Snowbirds have been cleared for takeoff after a crash in B.C. last month forced the military's famed aerobatics team to cancel appearances at several air shows. Military investigators say...
James Peters Sep 21, 2022

Should the federal government drop the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for people entering Canada?
James Peters Sep 20, 2022 Image Credit: Feng Yu / Dreamstime.com

CANDIDATE PROFILE: Dale Bass
Ahead of the Oct. 15 municipal election, CFJC Today asked candidates for Kamloops City Council to complete a questionnaire, offering voters the chance to evaluate their candidacies. QUESTIONNAIRE: Des...
James Peters Sep 20, 2022

CANDIDATE PROFILE: Katie Neustaeter
Ahead of the Oct. 15 municipal election, CFJC Today asked candidates for Kamloops City Council to complete a questionnaire, offering voters the chance to evaluate their candidacies. QUESTIONNAIRE: Des...
James Peters Sep 20, 2022

Migrants across Canada call on Ottawa for action on regularization, permanent status
TORONTO - Rallies are planned in cities across Canada today to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented migrants. Migrants and advocacy groups will also be calling on the government t...
James Peters Sep 18, 2022

Advocates of windfall tax on oil and gas sector can now point to EU for inspiration
OTTAWA - Proponents of imposing a windfall tax on the Canadian oil and gas industry now have another global power setting precedent for the policy. On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed levyi...
James Peters Sep 18, 2022

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