Author Archives: James Peters

Teck Resources reports record first-quarter profit, boosted by commodity prices
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. beat expectations as it reported a record first-quarter profit attributable to shareholders of $1.57 billion, up from $305 million a year ago, boosted by high commodity...
James Peters Apr 27, 2022

Man who claimed his legs were blown off may have put his foot in his mouth
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a supposed assault victim was exaggerating when he told emergency responders that his legs had been blown off.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says RCMP were called to the ar...
James Peters Apr 26, 2022

BrewLoops returns for limited-capacity craft beer festival
KAMLOOPS - After two years of cancellations, the craft beer festival BrewLoops is returning to McArthur Island Park on May 28.In a news release issued Tuesday (April 26), Suzan Goguen said this year's...
James Peters Apr 26, 2022

Body pulled from Thompson River Monday; RCMP believe man's death not suspicious
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the death of a person whose body was pulled out of the Thompson River Monday night (Apr. 25) appears to be non-criminal.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the body was spo...
James Peters Apr 26, 2022

Second B.C. farm positive for avian flu as virus found in backyard flock in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - A small backyard poultry flock in Kelowna, B.C., has tested positive for avian flu, the second known outbreak of the disease among flocks in British Columbia. The highly infectious H5N...
James Peters Apr 26, 2022

Coroner called to Mission Flats area Monday night
KAMLOOPS - There was a heavy police presence in the Mission Flats area of Kamloops Monday night (Apr. 25). A witness has reported seeing a BC Coroners Service vehicle along with several RCMP vehicles ...
James Peters Apr 26, 2022

With her Kamloops fiancé by her side, Ukrainian woman flees warfare to safety in Canada
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is sharing his story after he travelled to Europe to accompany his Ukrainian fiance to Canada.Calum Carrigan went on a mission trip to Ukraine in October, 2021, where he met ...
James Peters Apr 25, 2022

MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles - Weeks of April 11 & 18
KAMLOOPS - As the weather warms up, thieves are finding more bicycles to steal in Kamloops.RCMP say there have been 15 stolen bicycle reports filed over the past two weeks.Those reports come in additi...
James Peters Apr 25, 2022

Do you have a family physician?
James Peters Apr 25, 2022 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

B.C. First Nation has proposed settlement after 160-year battle with Canada
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has reached a proposed $135-million settlement with the federal government, 160 years after settlers began taking over its village lands. Chief Willie Sella...
James Peters Apr 25, 2022

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