Author Archives: James Peters

Bump in COVID-19 cases 'not unexpected' as public health measures lifted, Tam says
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says increased COVID-19 transmission is "not unexpected" as public health measures are lifted and cases pick up internationally. Tam says the numbe...
James Peters Mar 18, 2022

Vehicle on fire closes Highway 1 between Chase and Kamloops late Thursday
UPDATE (8 a.m.): Nobody was injured when a semi-truck on fire closed the Trans Canada Highway for nearly three hours late Thursday.Sgt. Barry Kennedy with Chase RCMP says the fire was caused by a seiz...
James Peters Mar 18, 2022

After years of sparse enrollment, Westwold School reaches 20 students
WESTWOLD, B.C. - Just a few short years ago, the doors of Westwold School were closed, with no students. It's taken time to build back the student body, but now the rural school outside of Kamloops is...
James Peters Mar 17, 2022

RCMP investigating homicide in Lillooet, believe there's no risk to the public
LILLOOET, B.C.- The RCMP Major Crime Unit are investigating a suspected homicide in Lillooet.Lillooet RCMP say they and Statlimx Tribal Police responded to the 600-block of Main Street Tuesday (March ...
James Peters Mar 17, 2022

Wanted man believed to be in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 30-year-old man wanted for breach of release order and driving while disqualified could be in the Shuswap.Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locatin...
James Peters Mar 17, 2022

NorthPaws sign Kamloops natives Sucro, Austin
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws will have some local talent on the roster when they take the field for the first time this summer. The West Coast League baseball franchise has announced the signings...
James Peters Mar 16, 2022

Quick Quotes: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech to Canada's Parliament
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more support and the closure of his country's airspace during a virtual address to Canadian members of Parliament and...
James Peters Mar 15, 2022

One of three protesters who spread paint at Kamloops Trans Mountain consultation sentenced
KAMLOOPS - One of three Indigenous demonstrators who disrupted a 2018 round table consultation meeting surrounding the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been sentenced. On December 10, 2018, Mayuk...
James Peters Mar 15, 2022

Will you keep wearing a mask despite the mandate being lifted?
James Peters Mar 14, 2022 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after British Columbia's worst mining disaster. The tailings dam at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine failed in August 2014, re...
James Peters Mar 13, 2022

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