Author Archives: James Peters
Police watchdog clears RCMP officer who shot and killed fleeing suspect in Tappen
TAPPEN, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer of wrongdoing after he shot and killed a man in Tappen 11 months ago.The incident happened at a rural property on January 7 and 8, 202...
Dec 03, 2020
A record year already in the books, Kamloops building sector takes a November breather
KAMLOOPS - The red-hot Kamloops construction sector cooled off in November. New totals from the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $10.4 million in activity last month. That's well bel...
Dec 03, 2020
Kamloops dance studio owner angry, confused over conflicting health guidelines
KAMLOOPS - For the past week, dance studios in Kamloops have been closed. With an increase in cases across B.C., the provincial health office temporarily forced studios across the province, cancelling...
Dec 02, 2020
Twelve more British Columbians die of COVID-19; 834 new cases found Wednesday
VICTORIA - The province has seen another 12 deaths from COVID-19. The detail was provided as part of a news conference held Wednesday (Dec. 2) by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who also r...
Dec 02, 2020
CUPE, City of Kamloops to go to arbitration over bylaw department restructuring
KAMLOOPS - The union representing City of Kamloops bylaw enforcement officers says changes to the department will have a drastic negative impact on its members and the community at large.In a news rel...
Dec 02, 2020
Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Service...
Dec 02, 2020
UPDATE: Missing Shuswap senior found safe
SICAMOUS, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP say the missing Sicamous senior has returned home and is safe.
Dec 01, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Guitar made in 1950s worth more than B.C. family imagined
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - When Renee Latheur decided to take an old guitar into a music store in Kamloops, B.C., she didn't expect the instrument that had sat in a closet for years to be worth thousands of dol...
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 death toll in B.C. jumps by 46 over the weekend; 212 more cases found in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded a shocking 46 more deaths due to COVID-19 over the past three days, spiking the province's death toll from the virus to 441. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was...
Nov 30, 2020
Do you think schools should close early for Winter Break because of COVID-19?
Nov 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
