Author Archives: James Peters
Tk'emlups te Secwépemc plans day-long event to mark first year since confirmation of unmarked graves
TK'EMLUPS - Monday, May 23 marks the one-year anniversary of the confirmation of unmarked graves on the ground of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The confirmation was made public four days lat...
May 18, 2022
Q-and-A: In conversation with RIH administrator Tracey Rannie
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today's Michael Reeve interviewed Tracey Rannie, executive director of clinical operations at Royal Inland Hospital, on Tuesday (May 17). This is a transcript of that interview.--What ...
May 18, 2022
Steady snow, strong winds expected for Coquihalla Highway until Thursday morning
MERRITT, B.C. - Snowy conditions continue on the Coquihalla Highway in the month of May.Until Thursday (May 19) morning, Environment Canada says drivers should expect periods of snow over higher eleva...
May 18, 2022
Small wildfire ignites east of Cache Creek off Trans Canada Highway
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is dealing with a small wildfire in a very visible location west of Kamloops Tuesday afternoon (May 17). The fire has popped up right beside the Tr...
May 17, 2022
A report into Lytton, B.C., wildfire suggests more community fireproofing needed
VANCOUVER - A report on the wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton concludes the disaster couldn't have been stopped, even with an area-wide emergency response. The report, pub...
May 17, 2022
'Can we only get sick during a weekday?' Kamloops family sent to Kelowna for pediatric care
KAMLOOPS - It was 7 o'clock on Saturday evening (May 14), five days since they had been admitted to Royal Inland Hospital's pediatric ward, that Arian Macaulay was informed her family would have to be...
May 16, 2022
Should Pope Francis visit Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc during his trip to Canada in July?
May 16, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today
CP NewsAlert: David Milgaard, imprisoned on wrongful conviction, dead at 69
David Milgaard, the victim of one of Canada's most notorious miscarriages of justice, has died. He was 69. James Lockyer, a Toronto-based lawyer who worked closely on the case and helped found the org...
May 15, 2022
Gas prices continue to soar for weekend drivers, experts predict no immediate relief
National gas prices are continuing their rise to staggering highs this weekend, with drivers in Vancouver told to brace for as much as $2.34 per litre at the pumps. Figures on the fuel tracker GasBudd...
May 14, 2022
Organizations driving mental-health initiatives for Ukrainian newcomers, families
Mental-health professionals are volunteering their services to provide trauma support for Ukrainian Canadians and newcomers fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Shortly after the war started in late ...
May 14, 2022
