Author Archives: James Peters
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...
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...
Apr 28, 2025
Has U.S. President Donald Trump influenced your vote in the federal election?
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...
Apr 22, 2025
STREAMING: Kamloops All-Candidates Forums
Bookmark this page: All-candidates forums for the two Kamloops ridings will be streamed online at this link on Tuesday, April 22, beginning with Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies at 6:00 p.m. followed ...
Apr 22, 2025
Residents asked to stay away as police execute search warrant on Third Avenue in Chase
KAMLOOPS - The public is being asked to avoid an area in the Village of Chase Tuesday (April 22) morning. Kamloops RCMP say a search warrant is being executed on Third Avenue in Chase. The detachment ...
Apr 22, 2025
Local Catholic community mourns passing of Pope Francis
KAMLOOPS - As news of the passing of Pope Francis made its way through different time zones, those who attended an Easter Monday service Kamloops were somewhat surprised to hear of it. "I have student...
Apr 21, 2025
Do you prefer voting in advance or on election day?
Apr 21, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Court document sheds light on B.C. human trafficker's violent encounters with victims
NEW WESTMINSTER - Court documents in the case of a violent B.C. human sex trafficker say police found graphic videos of beatings and sexual assaults on her phone. Jennifer Stephens pleaded guilty in J...
Apr 18, 2025
Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war
PARIS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are "coming to a head" and insisted that neither side is "playing" him in his push to end the grinding war. T...
Apr 18, 2025
