Author Archives: James Peters
In the news today: Deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... As deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases, there are glimmers of hope Two deadlines that will determin...
Apr 30, 2025
As deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases, there are glimmers of hope
TORONTO - The clock is ticking down on two deadlines that may determine the fate of Hudson's Bay. Anyone interested in buying Canada's oldest company or assets like the rights to its iconic Stripes br...
Apr 30, 2025
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
KAMLOOPS - Girls Skate Kamloops is a peer-led group dedicated to fostering female representation in the local skateboarding community. Sessions take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the...
Apr 29, 2025
Police defuse tense situation at Lower Sahali hotel Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - One person has been taken into custody after a weapons call in Lower Sahali Tuesday afternoon (April 29).RCMP were called to the Ramada Inn on Columbia Street West at Pemberton Terrace at a...
Apr 29, 2025
SD73 Board of Education approves district spending plan; staffing cuts to follow
KAMLOOPS - A series of cost-cutting measures largely impacting staffing were approved Monday night (April 28) by the Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education within the district's budget plan for the 2025...
Apr 29, 2025
Kamloops residents irate after voter card mixup prevents them from casting ballots
KAMLOOPS - "It's BS."Timothy Hook of Valleyview was one of several local residents who could not cast their ballots in Monday's (April 28) federal election, thanks to what appears to be an error print...
Apr 29, 2025
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Apr 29, 2025
