Author Archives: James Peters
Salvage crew's access to smouldering ship hampered by storm on B.C.'s coast
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says a fire aboard a container ship off the coast of Victoria continues to smoulder. The coast guard says in a statement posted on social media that a salvage crew ...
Oct 25, 2021
Memorial to residential school victims removed from Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A Parliament Hill memorial for Indigenous children who never returned from residential schools has been dismantled. The memorial - pairs of children's shoes, stuffed toys, messages and other ...
Oct 22, 2021
Police investigate fatal shooting of horse near Salmon Arm, appeal for tips
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Salmon Arm RCMP detachment in B.C.'s Southern Interior is reaching out to the public in the hopes of finding the person(s) responsible for shooting and killing a horse.On Oct. 9...
Oct 22, 2021
Kamloops radio legend Doug Collins ends 55-year broadcasting career
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops radio legend's 55-year broadcasting career has come to a close.CFJC's Doug Collins announced his retirement to colleagues Friday morning (Oct. 22).Collins spent 51 of his 55 year...
Oct 22, 2021
Sandman Centre doors may not swing wide open October 25 after all
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The province has now confirmed that Interior Health is not included in the change, meaning Sandman Centre will remain at 50 per cent for the time being. EARLIER: When the Blazers pl...
Oct 19, 2021
Kamloops woman crocheting scarves and toques, hanging them on trees for those in need
KAMLOOPS - Anyone walking along Tranquille Road near the old Duchess building may notice scarves and toques hanging from trees and posts.They were put up by Cathy DuVall, a Kamloops resident who has b...
Oct 19, 2021
Tk'emlúps leaders' open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate steps he could take to show he is serious abo...
Oct 19, 2021
Remains found in the South Thompson River identified as Kamloops man missing for year
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who was reported missing last October has been confirmed deceased.On Oct. 19, 2020, Ryan Friesen was reported missing from his residence on Royal Avenue. On Oct. 12, 2021, th...
Oct 19, 2021
Kamloops to celebrate Remembrance Day at Cenotaph
KAMLOOPS - For a second year in a row, Kamloops' Remembrance Day ceremony will limited to only 100 invited guests because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, the commemoration for Remembrance Day is h...
Oct 18, 2021
After public dressing-down, Trudeau says government will walk path of reconciliation with Tk'emlups
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Canada's prime minister met in person with Tk'emlps te Secwpemc leadership today (Oct. 18), after not attending the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Kamloops ...
Oct 18, 2021
