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2019 Federal Election Issues: Climate
KAMLOOPS - It's a well-known fact that our climate is changing. To what extent is still a bit of an unknown. But 97 per cent of climate scientists around the world believe warming trends over the last...
James Peters Oct 15, 2019

Green Party leader pays visit to Kamloops one week before election day
KAMLOOPS - Green leader Elizabeth May and her husband John Kidder, a Green candidate, arrived in Kamloops to much fanfare. The two jumped over to Kamloops after Thanksgiving dinner in Ashcroft. May fe...
James Peters Oct 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Kamloops woman who set her two children on fire, killing one, granted full parole
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman who set her two children on fire 22 years ago, killing one of them, has been granted full parole.However, the Parole Board of Canada says Donna Hysop is still not admitting...
James Peters Oct 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Which option have you chosen for voting in this year's federal election?
James Peters Oct 15, 2019

Roughly 4.7 million Canadians voted in advance polls: Elections Canada
GATINEAU, Q.C. - Millions of Canadians took advantage of the opportunity to vote in advance polls for the 2019 federal election.Chief Electoral Officer Stphane Perrault says roughly 4.7 million electo...
James Peters Oct 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Spilled logs lead to Yellowhead blockage at Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - A logging truck lost part of its load Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), leading to a highway blockage near Heffley Creek.According to reports on social media, both southbound lanes of the Yellowhe...
James Peters Oct 15, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter / Jen Schwab Nickel

Two fatal crashes on provincial highways over Thanksgiving long weekend
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Two people were killed on BC highways over the Thanksgiving long weekend, but police say that's fewer than the provincial average for this time of year. BC RCMP Cpl. Mike Halskov sa...
James Peters Oct 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there were almost 800 fatal overd...
James Peters Oct 15, 2019

Green leader Elizabeth May spends Thanksgiving in Ashcroft, to visit Kamloops Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - With one week before voting day, Green Party leader Elizabeth May is spending time in the B.C. Interior.According to the party's public itinerary, May is spending Thanksgiving Day in Ashcro...
James Peters Oct 14, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press

Family fun and heart-pounding terror await at Kamloops pumpkin patch and corn maze
KAMLOOPS - Every fall, Sunset Valley Farms on Tranquille Road opens up to the public. During the day, it's the perfect spot to take your family. You can head out to their pumpkin patch to take some ph...
James Peters Oct 13, 2019 Image credit: CFJC Today

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