Author Archives: James Peters

Liberal promise to explore three-day polling day took Elections Canada by surprise
OTTAWA - The body in charge of administering Canada's elections was taken by surprise by this week's announcement that there could be major reforms coming to the way people vote, including a three-day...
James Peters Mar 27, 2022

Safe-supply pilot project findings promising, but advocates say more action is needed
OTTAWA - Advocates say while the early findings on safe supply pilot projects are promising, they're still not meeting the needs of a large share of Canadians who are at risk of drug poisoning. The fe...
James Peters Mar 26, 2022
New B.C. city? South Shuswap communities to vote on incorporation
SORRENTO, B.C. - The south Shuswap communities of Sorrento and Blind Bay have a big decision to make. The areas, home to around 5,200 people, are expected to vote next month on whether they want to be...
James Peters Mar 22, 2022

Kamloops kids head to Science Centre, Wildlife Park for spring break 'edutainment'
KAMLOOPS - Ten kids up to the age of 12 are spending their spring breaks at the Big Little Science Centre in Downtown Kamloops. "We are pretty much doing science mania, all week long, different forms ...
James Peters Mar 22, 2022

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP worried agreement between Liberals and NDP could result in unchecked spending
OTTAWA - On Tuesday morning (Mar. 22), the prime minister announced his Liberals have an agreement in place with the federal NDP to ensure the minority government can remain in power until 2025.PM Jus...
James Peters Mar 22, 2022

Baby bump: Royal Inland Hospital sees four per cent yearly increase in newborns
KAMLOOPS - Birth rates crawled to a nine per cent increase in Interior Health (IH) hospitals in 2021. In a news release Tuesday (March 22), IH says it welcomed 6,136 newborns to its hospitals in 2021,...
James Peters Mar 22, 2022

WATCH: Teenaged Kamloops pipeliner shows off his pipes on American Idol
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops teenager got his moment in the spotlight Monday night (Mar. 22) on American Idol. WATCH: (Video Credit: YouTube / American Idol) Cameron Whitcomb, 18 and a pipeliner, auditioned ...
James Peters Mar 22, 2022

Tk'emlups Kukpi7 Casimir acclaimed tribal chief of Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
TK'EMLUPS - Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has a new title to add: tribal chief of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.Casimir was the only candidate to let their name stand for th...
James Peters Mar 21, 2022

Kamloops lawyer arrested in connection with Dufferin suspicious death probe
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer has been arrested in connection to a suspicious death last week.RCMP say they were called to the 1600-block of Monterey Place Thursday evening (Mar. 17), finding a person ...
James Peters Mar 21, 2022

Should NATO take a more active role in assisting Ukraine?
James Peters Mar 21, 2022 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

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