Author Archives: James Peters
B.C.'s snap election means 700k ballots will be counted manually, delaying results
VANCOUVER - British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for at least two weeks after polls close thanks to the need to count hundreds of thousands of mail-in ba...
Oct 18, 2020
FULL INTERVIEW: CFJC's James Peters in conversation with NDP Leader John Horgan
KAMLOOPS - NDP Leader John Horgan visited Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops Saturday (Oct. 17) to make a cancer care announcement with local candidates. Before his news conference, Horgan sat dow...
Oct 17, 2020
Arrests made following TMX demonstrations in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Five people have been arrested following a series of demonstrations at Trans Mountain pipeline worksites in the city. Police were called out at 12:40 pm Thursday afternoon (Oct. 15) to a dr...
Oct 16, 2020
Horgan highlights views of other Liberal candidates after Throness resignation
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - New Democrat Leader John Horgan says the resignation of a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election for comments on contraception and eugenics represents a failure of the ...
Oct 16, 2020
B.C. Green party says October fundraising shatters its previous records
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Green party says October has been the best fundraising month in its history, and there's still a week to go until the province goes to the polls. A statement from the p...
Oct 16, 2020
One injured in Lower Sahali shooting Friday: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the area around Hospitality Inn "has been cleared for suspects and safety" after the morning shooting incident. Columbia Street has now been reopened to traffic hold-and-se...
Oct 16, 2020
RAW VIDEO: Shots fired on Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated here. UPDATE - 10:20 a.m.: Scores of RCMP members have their sights trained on the Hospitality Inn in Lower Sahali after the report of shots fired Friday m...
Oct 16, 2020
ELECTION ISSUES: Pandemic Response
KAMLOOPS - The election campaign is being shaped strongly by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular the steps the next government will take to help individual and businesses who may be struggling th...
Oct 15, 2020
B.C. records 142 new cases of COVID-19, including two in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has seen 142 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to provincial health officials. Those cases were found in a total of 9,016 tests, meaning the positivity rate is 1....
Oct 15, 2020
Mail-in ballot requests increase by 100-fold in B.C.; thousands requested in Kamloops
VICTORIA - Elections BC says the number of voters who requested mail-in ballots has increased by more than 100-fold.According to a news release, the agency has received requests for 710,000 mail-in ba...
Oct 15, 2020
