Author Archives: James Peters
Prime Minister Trudeau joins Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir, Tk'emlups community to discuss truth and reconciliation
TK'EMLUPS - A ceremony has begun at the Tk'emlups PowWow Arbour to mark the visit of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It comes 18 days after the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The...
Oct 18, 2021
Clearwater emergency room closed for the weekend once again
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed for another weekend.In a news release, Interior Health says the closure will begin Friday after...
Oct 15, 2021
Weather systems to bring 'river' of rain to B.C.'s south coast: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - Two successive frontal systems will bring an "atmospheric river" to British Columbia's south coast until Saturday night. Environment Canada has issued rainfall, snowfall and special weathe...
Oct 15, 2021
Thirteen COVID-19 deaths Friday; 667 new cases across B.C.
VICTORIA - It has been a deadly day in the battle against COVID-19 in B.C.In a news release, B.C.'s health ministry reports 13 more deaths from the virus Friday (Oct. 15), raising the provincial death...
Oct 15, 2021
'Tk'emlúps to Gaza Walkathon' set to kick off in Burnaby on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society (KAFS) will be among many organizations walking in Deer Lake Park in Burnaby on Sunday, October 17 to support children's programs in Gaza and Firs...
Oct 15, 2021
Blazers get goaltender insurance, acquire Maddocks from Regina
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have made their first trade of the 2021-22 season, acquiring 18-year-old goaltender Keegan Maddocks from the Regina Pats. Going the other way is an eighth-round selecti...
Oct 15, 2021
PM Trudeau to make long-awaited Tk'emlups visit Monday
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the community on Monday (Oct. 18). It comes three weeks after the prime minister rebuffed invitations to join Tk...
Oct 15, 2021
'These babies are coming home': a spirit walk from Winnipeg to Kamloops
MEDICINE HAT, AB. - Clad in an orange shirt, an Every Child Matters facemask and carrying a blue backpack, Jasmine Lavallee paid a visit to the Saamis Tepee in Medicine Hat, Alberta Thursday.The south...
Oct 15, 2021
Charges recommended for RCMP officer involved in violent Williams Lake arrest caught on camera
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against an RCMP officer after a violent arrest near Williams Lake was caught on camera. The incident happened on October 25, 2020, ...
Oct 14, 2021
Interior Health alerts Kamloops drug users to tainted speed
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a drug alert for a substance being sold as speed in Kamloops. IH says the substance appears as white or colourless crystals, spotted purple or black. Testing has ...
Oct 14, 2021 Image Credit: Interior Health
