Author Archives: James Peters
B.C.'s auditor general to investigate government's role in Lytton recovery
VICTORIA - B.C.'s auditor general has announced a probe into the ongoing efforts to rebuild the community of Lytton. In a video posted to YouTube Wednesday (May 1), Auditor General Michael Pickup says...
James Peters May 01, 2024
Should the provincial government abandon its illicit drug decriminalization policy?
James Peters Apr 29, 2024 CFJC Today file image
CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the c...
James Peters Apr 26, 2024
UPDATE: Highway 5 reopened near Little Fort
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - UPDATE (4:45 p.m.): Drive BC says the road has reopened. There is no word on injuries from the crash. EARLIER: For the second time this week, Highway 5 has been closed near Clearwa...
James Peters Apr 25, 2024
Princess Anne to visit British Columbia, sail to Esquimalt
VICTORIA - Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to visit British Columbia next month. The princess and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, will attend a series of events dur...
James Peters Apr 25, 2024
Collision on Highway 5 outside of Clearwater kills two people: BC Highway Patrol
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Two people are dead following the vehicle incident that snarled traffic on the Yellowhead Highway near Clearwater Tuesday (April 23). In an email to CFJC Today Wednesday morning, BC...
James Peters Apr 24, 2024
Kamloops man arrested in Comox for alleged abduction of two teenagers
KAMLOOPS - A 33-year-old Kamloops man is charged with two counts of abduction of a person under the age of 16 after he was arrested in Comox on Tuesday (April 23). In a news release issued Wednesday (...
James Peters Apr 24, 2024
Ombudsperson calls B.C.'s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by its neglect toward reducing the practice of isolating youth in custody. Jay Chalke says th...
James Peters Apr 23, 2024
Is 'Canada's Tournament Capital' an accurate description of Kamloops?
James Peters Apr 22, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
'Trees going up like Roman candles' as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta
CARIBOO, B.C. - Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia's Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke. But as winds picked...
James Peters Apr 22, 2024
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