Author Archives: James Peters
Tŝilhqot’in Nation opens largest solar farm of its kind in B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tsilhqot'in Nation has opened the largest solar farm of its kind in the province.According to a news release from the Tsilhqot'in National Government, the facility lies on tw...
Oct 21, 2019 Chief Joe Alphonse (l) at the grand opening ceremony (Image Credit: Tŝilhqot’in Nation)
Canadians cast their ballots after divisive campaign, and amid tight polls
OTTAWA - Now it's time for what politicians always say is the only poll that really matters.Canadians will cast their ballots today in the country's 43rd general election after what federal leaders th...
Oct 20, 2019
How, where, and when to vote on federal election day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's federal election day across Canada tomorrow (Oct. 21), and voters will be casting their ballots throughout the day.In Kamloops, polls will be open from 7 a.m to 7 p.m for area resident...
Oct 20, 2019 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
Edibles not likely to hit B.C. cannabis store shelves until 2020: Public Safety Minister
KAMLOOPS - As of yesterday, edibles were made legal across Canada - but that doesn't mean they're readily available. B.C.'s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, tells CFJC ...
Oct 18, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
PETERS: Hold your nose and vote
IF YOU LISTEN LONG ENOUGH, all political campaigns tend to return to the same set of talking points.One of the most commonly used is that this is the most important election of our lifetime.Rationale ...
Oct 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
90 Seconds to the Weekend — October 18, 2019
Check out what's coming up this weekend! 90 Seconds to the Weekend provides all the details you need to kick off your weekend with the most current events.
Oct 18, 2019 Image Credit: Thompson Rivers University
CP Holiday Train to visit Kamloops Dec. 15
KAMLOOPS - The CP Holiday Train will be coming back to Kamloops again in 2019.CP has announced the train's schedule for the year, and it will see the festively-decorated diesel rumbling into Kamloops ...
Oct 17, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Highway 1 closed in both directions after serious crash east of Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Emergency crews are on scene east of Cache Creek this afternoon after a serious crash.Cpl. Mike Halskov of BC RCMP says Clinton RCMP and Ashcroft RCMP responded to Highway 1 east o...
Oct 16, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Kneeshaw)
Interior Health has lowest rate of overdose deaths in the province: BC Coroners Service
KAMLOOPS - It's been more than three years since a public health emergency was declared in B.C. over a spike in opioid-related overdose deaths - and numbers appear to be trending downward.According to...
Oct 16, 2019 Image Credit: File photo
Six years later, Tk'emlups RCMP still searching for Dean Morrison
KAMLOOPS - Police say the disappearance of a man from the Stump Lake area in October 2013 is still a priority case.In a news release, Cpl. Mike Mucha with Tk'emlups RCMP says officers are continuing t...
Oct 16, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
