Author Archives: James Peters
Mounties say major Chase bust last week shut down operation manufacturing 3D-printed guns, explosives
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are saying more about an investigation that led to the bust of a major guns and explosives manufacturing operation in Chase last week. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 29), Supt...
James Peters Apr 29, 2025
RCMP launch homicide investigation after body found near Paul Lake
PAUL LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are investigating the Kamloops area's first homicide of 2025.In a news release issued Tuesday (April 29), Staff Sgt. Jason Smart of the RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit ...
James Peters Apr 29, 2025
Man's death in Kamloops North Shore fire not suspicious: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP do not believe foul play was involved in the death of a man in a fire outside a vacant North Shore commercial building earlier this month.The man was discovered early on April 7, after...
James Peters Apr 29, 2025
B.C.'s police watchdog clears Merritt officers of wrongdoing in September 2024 shootout and arrest
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared RCMP officers of any wrongdoing after they fired shots at two suspects during an arrest outside of the city last fall. In a news release issued Tuesd...
James Peters Apr 29, 2025
Police investigate report of child followed by stranger in Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are investigating after a child was reportedly approached by an unknown man. At around 9:26 p.m. on April 18, Barriere RCMP say a parent told police their child had b...
James Peters Apr 29, 2025
Tight-knit Kamloops Filipino community offers help, prayers to victims of Lapu Lapu festival tragedy
KAMLOOPS - Filipino Canadian Association of Kamloops member Eric Perrin said a family acquaintance was among those killed when an SUV plowed through Lapu Lapu festivalgoers on Saturday (April 26) in V...
James Peters Apr 28, 2025
Campaigns over, Kamloops voters head to the polls on general election day
KAMLOOPS - The federal election campaign has culminated in general voting day Monday, April 28.From the day the writ was dropped, the Mark Carney-led Liberals have sat atop the polls, predicted to for...
James Peters Apr 28, 2025
Jet boat skipper helps Kamloops RCMP rescue woman from frigid Thompson River Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a woman experiencing emotional distress was rescued from the chilly waters of the Thompson River Sunday night (April 27).In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evely...
James Peters Apr 28, 2025

Has U.S. President Donald Trump influenced your vote in the federal election?
James Peters Apr 28, 2025 Image Credit: Associated Press
Two semi-truck drivers seriously injured in Coquihalla Highway crash south of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A collision between two semi-trucks on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt sent both drivers to hospital with serious injuries. Merritt RCMP say officers were called to the stretch...
James Peters Apr 22, 2025

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