Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. Liberal leader promises $250,000 for Car 40 expansion in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson made his way up to the Interior on Day 12 of the campaign, making stops in Kamloops and Merritt on Friday (Oct. 2) with a pair of promises for these Int...
Oct 2, 2020
B.C. COVID-19 case count balloons by 161; none in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 161 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Oct. 2) - but none in Interior Health. The information comes via a news release from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. ...
Oct 2, 2020
UPDATE: Missing cyclist found in Manitoba
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP say James Toynton has been found in Manitoba.
Oct 2, 2020
Giesbrecht to carry B.C. Conservative banner in Kamloops-North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - Another candidate has come forward in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding for the upcoming provincial election. This time, for the BC Conservatives.Dennis Giesbrecht, who originally hails fr...
Oct 2, 2020
Greens fall short of full slate of candidates for B.C. election
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says her party is fielding a team of 74 candidates in the provincial election. The deadline for submitting candidate nominations was on Friday and sh...
Oct 2, 2020
Alberta RCMP says wanted man may be in Kamloops
CORONATION, AB - RCMP in Alberta are putting out a call for help tracking down a wanted man who may be in Kamloops.According to Coronation RCMP, Mitchell O'Hara, 23, has two warrants out for his arres...
Oct 2, 2020
PETERS: It's okay to feel gratified by Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis
CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A MOMENT and imagine you're driving down the Coquihalla Highway on a snowy, wintery day. You're already on edge because of the weather and road conditions but you're doing everythi...
Oct 2, 2020
RCMP arrest man after shots fired at North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - One person is in custody after gunshots were fired at a North Shore home Thursday (Oct. 1). According to a news release from Staff Sgt. Sascha Fesenko of Kamloops RCMP, officers were called...
Oct 2, 2020
Horgan commits to net-zero emissions by 2050, Greens want plan to get there
SQUAMISH, B.C. - John Horgan says a re-elected NDP government would commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Horgan made the campaign promise during a stop in Squamish today as Liberal Leade...
Oct 2, 2020
Fewer layoffs at TRU than first expected: CUPE President
KAMLOOPS - The union representing employees at Thompson Rivers University says there are fewer people affected by layoffs than first expected. President of CUPE Local 4879 Lois Rugg told CFJC Today th...
Oct 2, 2020
