Author Archives: James Peters
Kamloops MP visits France for Vimy Ridge Day
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo is in France today for the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.Caputo, shadow minister for Veteran Affairs, said he toured the city of Vi...
Apr 09, 2022
Foreign affairs minister Joly heading to Indonesia, Vietnam to expand partnerships
Canada's foreign affairs minister is travelling to Asia for meetings to expand partnerships and engage with nations as part of the government's forthcoming Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy. Mlanie Joly ...
Apr 09, 2022
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP wants Liberals to live up to NATO defence spending obligations
KAMLOOPS - MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Frank Caputo is in France for the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. CFJC Today reached out to Caputo for his reaction to the Federal Budget, wh...
Apr 08, 2022
With hundreds of residents still displaced, Merritt awaits recovery funding
MERRITT, B.C. - On November 14, flood waters breached the banks of the Coldwater River, forcing the community to evacuate. What followed in the weeks to come were promises for provincial and federal g...
Apr 08, 2022
High North Thompson snowpack prompts warning of potential spring flooding in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - About 95 per cent of the typical seasonal snowfall has come down by April 1, and the B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says this year's readings are upping the risk of spring flooding in K...
Apr 08, 2022
Five new youth withdrawal management beds awarded to Phoenix Centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has awarded a contract for five new youth withdrawal management beds in Kamloops.In a news release issued Friday (April 8) morning, Interior Health says the contract for the...
Apr 08, 2022
Canadian Press NewsAlert: $452B federal budget focused on affordability, innovation
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's second pandemic budget turns Canada's fiscal focus to making life more affordable for people and giving a long-needed boost to Canadian productivity. But ...
Apr 07, 2022
Surveillance camera captures downtown Kamloops break-in suspect
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help identifying a suspect in an attempted break-in in Kamloops.According to spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn, the incident was reported early Tuesday morning (Apr. 7),...
Apr 07, 2022
'Haunting, arresting and symbolic': Image of Kamloops Residential School memorial named World Press Photo of the Year
KAMLOOPS - A striking photograph of a Kamloops Residential School memorial has been named World Press Photo of the Year.The photo, taken by Amber Bracken, shows a line of eerily-lit crosses lining Hig...
Apr 07, 2022
'A return to fiscal prudence' tops MP Caputo's wish list for federal budget
OTTAWA - The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says his wish list for the federal budget when it's presented Thursday (Apr. 7) includes both large and small measures.Speaking to CFJC Today, Frank Caput...
Apr 07, 2022
