Author Archives: James Peters
Man, two children die in crash south of Kamloops
WARNING: Some readers may find images within this story disturbing NOTE: This story has been updated with new information here. KAMLOOPS - A man and two children are dead after a crash near Kamloops S...
Feb 24, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Teck Resources shares down after company pulls Frontier oilsands project
VANCOUVER - Shares in Teck Resources Ltd. are trading down four per cent after the company said it had withdrawn its application for a massive oilsands mining project citing uncertainty over clim...
Feb 23, 2020
Kamloops restaurateurs weigh in on the recent franchise restaurant closures
KAMLOOPS - It started with East Side Mario's in 2013, followed by the Keg in 2016, then both Montana's and Milestones in May of 2019. Swiss Chalet and Harvey's closed their doors for good in Kamloops ...
Feb 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Man survives being hit by train in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A man was rushed to hospital after he was hit by a train in downtown Kamloops Wednesday night (Feb. 19). The incident happened at about 6:30 p.m., along the CP tracks parallel to Victoria S...
Feb 20, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
Frenchies Poutinerie is leaving Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - What has become a culinary staple of downtown Kamloops is packing up its cheese curds and moving on. Frenchies Poutinerie announced on Facebook Wednesday (Feb. 19) that it would be closing ...
Feb 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP to leave Wet'suwet'en lands
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the RCMP in British Columbia have met conditions set by traditional leaders of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation opposing a pipeline project on their territ...
Feb 20, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Province says TransCanada twinning is a priority; B.C. Liberals push timeline
KAMLOOPS - Construction to twin the TransCanada Highway from Kamloops to Alberta started with the stretch from Hoffman's Bluff to Pritchard, with the first phase finishing in 2012. It got as far as th...
Feb 19, 2020 The government said in a statement on Wednesday construction on the TransCanada Highway should resume near the end of the year (File Photo. Image Credit: CFJC Today)
CFJC Midday — How's your blood pressure? Manshadi Pharmacy breaks down why it's so important
Missagh Manshadi with Manshadi Pharmacy discusses the importance of having normal blood pressure and what you can do to help it.
Feb 19, 2020
B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA - The chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation says a new tax on sugary soda will improve the health of British Columbia's children. Dr. Tom Warshawski says studies show sugary drinks con...
Feb 19, 2020
The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia: The Conservatives have put a motion of no-confidence in the government on the House of...
Feb 19, 2020
