Author Archives: James Peters
CN investigating train derailment near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - CN is investigating after a train derailment near Ashcroft. In an email statement, CN says crews responded to an incident near Ashcroft on Friday involving 14 rail cars carrying inter...
Oct 07, 2019 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Special weather statement issued for Coquihalla between Hope and Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A cold front will sweep in over the Southern Interior this evening, which could lead to flurries on the mountain passes.A special weather statement has been issued for the Coquihalla Highwa...
Oct 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Temperatures expected to dip down in Kamloops this week
KAMLOOPS - A cooler weather pattern will make its way through Kamloops this week. Environment Canada Meteorologist Greg Walters says there is a chance of showers with moderate wind tomorrow, however K...
Oct 06, 2019 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
Elections Canada needs to fill job openings before Election day
KAMLOOPS - Are you looking for some part-time work on October 21st? Elections Canada is hiring, looking to fill positions throughout the riding on election day.Geoff Collier, Returning Officer for Ele...
Oct 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding: What voters need to know
KAMLOOPS - In less than three weeks, voters across Canada will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2019 federal election.There are four ways to vote in the election. You can vote on electio...
Oct 04, 2019 Image Credit: Elections Canada
PETERS: #Elxn43 has been all smear and no substance - but there is still time to save it
JOSHUA KNAAK TWEETED THIS WEEK that this might be the worst election in Canadian history - and he might not be wrong.It has been vapid and vaccuous, lacking both intelligence and substance.The rhetori...
Oct 04, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Local NDP, Green candidates targeted by vandals on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - It's just past the halfway point of the election campaign, and the first signs of vandalism are being seen in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. Local NDP candidate Cynthia Egli's sign w...
Oct 03, 2019 This Cynthia Egli campaign sign on the corner of Eighth Street and Westsyde Road in Kamloops was vandalized (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sudden death in 100 Mile House may have been caused by animal
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - NOTE: This story has been updated here.EARLIER: RCMP in 100 Mile House have stood down a major crimes investigation after being called to a suspicious death this week.Police say...
Oct 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
All local candidates to participate in environment-focused debate Thursday
KAMLOOPS - All of the local candidates in the federal election are confirmed in Thursday evening's debate centered around the environment. Cheryl Kabloona, chair of the Kamloops Chapter of the B.C. Su...
Oct 03, 2019 All seven local candidates participated in a debate at South Kamloops Secondary on Oct. 2 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Abortion returns to election debate, both nationally and locally
KAMLOOPS - The issue of a woman's right to choose an abortion is making its way back into the federal election debate - including here in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.Conservative Party of Canada Leader ...
Oct 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
