Author Archives: James Peters
Ukrainian activists showing solidarity in Riverside Park
Organizers are holding another rally to support Ukraine Sunday (March 20) afternoon.Andrii Lobanov says he expects hundreds of people to gather with him at Riverside Park at 3 p.m. as he shares inform...
Mar 20, 2022
Car crashes through fence, engulfed in flames at Peterbilt compound
Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) and RCMP attended the Peterbilt compound early Sunday morning to find a car engulfed in flames.Officers arrived around 3:30 a.m. to find a vehicle had crashed through a fenc...
Mar 20, 2022
'What is being hidden?' Curators say Vatican must give access to Indigenous artifacts
Gerald McMaster has always wondered what mysteries and cultural objects are kept within the Vatican's collection of Indigenous artifacts. The renowned First Nations curator and artist says the artifac...
Mar 20, 2022
Liberals may find extra spending room in budget created by rising oil prices
OTTAWA - The federal government may find itself with billions more in spending room on the back of soaring oil prices that experts say could lower the deficit, or give the Liberals space to fund a bev...
Mar 20, 2022
HMCS Halifax departs to Europe for NATO support during Russian invasion of Ukraine
HALIFAX - A second Canadian warship left Halifax on Saturday to support NATO efforts in northern European waters, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened his Incident Response Group to disc...
Mar 19, 2022
Second Brett Gallant to leave Team Gushue at end of curling season
Just days after winning the national men's curling championship, Team Brad Gushue says that second Brett Gallant will be leaving the rink at the end of the season. The St. John's, N.L.-based team conf...
Mar 19, 2022
Blazers keep winning streak going against the Rockets
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers won in a shootout in their third of six straight head to head battles with the Kelowna Rockets Friday (March 18).The Rockets scored but it was instantly waved off by th...
Mar 19, 2022
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...
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...
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...
Mar 17, 2022
