Author Archives: James Peters
Russia shifts forces for battle over Ukrainian heartland
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia and Ukraine hurtled toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country's industrial heartland as Ukrainian officials reported that Moscow had shifted a dozen cr...
Apr 23, 2022
Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ groups and sex workers criticize online hate bill
OTTAWA - Members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them poli...
Apr 23, 2022
Kamloops pipeliner bows out of American Idol
HOLLYWOOD - Cameron Whitcomb is coming home.The 18-year-old Kamloops pipeliner who went from never performing in front of an audience to American Idol's Top 20 was eliminated from the competition Mond...
Apr 19, 2022
VIDEO: Kamloops' Cameron Whitcomb is into the American Idol Top 20
HOLLYWOOD - Kamloops' own American Idol contestant is into the show's Top 20. Cameron Whitcomb performed the Black Sabbath song "Changes" on Sunday night (Apr. 17), earning plaudits from all three jud...
Apr 18, 2022
How far will the Kamloops Blazers progress in the WHL playoffs?
Apr 18, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Vanderhoof council considers attending B.C. city convention, advocating for safety
VANDERHOOF - The Mayor and Council of the District of Vanderhoof will decide this week on if they'll attend this year's Union of BC Municipalities Convention.During last year's virtual convention, the...
Apr 17, 2022
'Death is a real possibility,' Canadian says of life in Ukraine defence legion
KYIV, UKRAINE - On the evening before Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine, Igor Volzhanin met up with a friend at a coffee shop at the centre of Kyiv."We stayed there until about midnight j...
Apr 16, 2022
Valleyview Secondary student one of 35 to win $100,000 scholarships
KAMLOOPS - A Valleyview Secondary student has won a prestigious scholarship to continue her studies at the post-secondary level. The Kamloops-Thompson School District says Ila Campbell is one of only ...
Apr 14, 2022
Protestors charged in high-profile incidents in Kelowna
Charges have been laid against two people in separate incidents in Kelowna last year that received significant media attention.On July 13, 2021 RCMP officers were called to a complaint of protestors a...
Apr 13, 2022
Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's finance minister says it's not the federal government's job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help b...
Apr 13, 2022
