Author Archives: James Peters
Premier tells B.C. municipal leaders not to expect 'lolly,' stresses collaboration
WHISTLER, B.C. - Premier John Horgan says working together at all levels of government is the best way to approach and resolve British Columbia's most pressing issues, including health care, public sa...
Sep 16, 2022
Truck left in gear likely to blame for Kamloops mechanic's death: Worksafe BC
KAMLOOPS - Worksafe BC has found a truck left in gear was the likely cause of a workplace accident that took the life of a young Kamloops father last fall. On Thursday (Sept. 15), CFJC Today received ...
Sep 15, 2022
Bear parts discarded in North Shuswap belonged to taxidermist: BC Conservation Officer Service
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says a large pile of bear parts found in the North Shuswap last year were inadvertently dumped there by a taxidermist.The bear parts wer...
Sep 15, 2022
SOUND OFF: NDP has no new ideas to solve healthcare crisis
"TALK MINUS ACTION EQUALS ZERO" Those were the words of Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden, one of the many local government representatives frustrated beyond belief by Health Minister Adrian Dix's panel ev...
Sep 15, 2022
Kamloops man charged in alleged sexual assault of female youth
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are appealing to the public for more information following an alleged sexual assault of a female youth.In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 15), RCMP say 38-year-old Guy P...
Sep 15, 2022
Two Kamloops men charged in 2021 stabbing
KAMLOOPS - Two 21-year-old Kamloops residents were arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing in downtown last summer. In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 15), Kamloops RCMP sa...
Sep 15, 2022
Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should ...
Sep 14, 2022
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says system in crisis since 2020 must be transformed
WHISTLER, B.C. - Health Minister Adrian Dix says British Columbia has been in a health-care crisis since at least the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging there's urgent need for ch...
Sep 13, 2022
Should Monday, September 19, be declared a national holiday in recognition of the queen's funeral?
Sep 12, 2022 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith during pandemic
On Christmas Eve 2020, Rev. John Lemire got ready for work: two funerals and three masses. The Catholic priest in Timmins, Ont., felt "somewhat exhausted" after presiding at back-to-back funeral servi...
Sep 11, 2022
