Author Archives: James Peters

Trade dispute with US a political challenge for China's Xi
BEIJING - The tariff war between Washington and Beijing poses one of the biggest challenges yet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially exposing his political vulnerabilities at a time when the ...
James Peters May 09, 2019

ROTHENBURGER: No need for police to be defensive about investigations
THE KAMLOOPS RCMP DETACHMENT has been having some embarrassing moments.The tragic drowning death of a 23-year-old international student in the North Thompson River last weekend was marked by initial m...
James Peters May 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds

Kamloops hospice seeks to bust myths during Palliative Care Week
KAMLOOPS - It is National Palliative Care Week across Canada, a week that is focused on improving the quality of life for patients near the end of their lives. Wendy Marlow, the executive director of ...
James Peters May 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

IIO report into 2018 Rose Hill shootout determines officers acted appropriately
KAMLOOPS - The Independent Investigation Office of B.C has now released its report into an officer-involved shooting in a rural area of Kamloops last year. Officers responded to an area about three ki...
James Peters May 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

ROTHENBURGER: Character assassination of famous B.C. judge must stop
KAMLOOPS - THE CAMPAIGN TO DEMONIZE the most prominent jurist in British Columbia's history continues.Monday night, New Westminster City council voted to remove the statue of Chief Justice Matthew Bai...
James Peters May 07, 2019 Image Credit: B.C. Provincial Archives

B.C. premier asks utilities commission to probe the high price of gasoline
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has asked the British Columbia Utilities Commission to investigate why gasoline in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island is so much more expensive than the rest of the co...
James Peters May 07, 2019

ROTHENBURGER: Let’s wish the newest royal baby all the best — he’ll need it
KAMLOOPS - THE FIRST QUESTION asked after every royal birth is, what will the baby be named?And the second is, do you care? A lot, apparently, don't. I'm ambivalent.I have nothing against babies -most...
James Peters May 06, 2019 Image Credit: BBC

Increase in car windows being smashed in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There's been an increase in the number of car windows being smashed in the city. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says although the numbers of thefts from vehicles have stayed r...
James Peters May 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Silly season begins but it’s still a two-horse race
KAMLOOPS - ANOTHER BYELECTION TODAY, this one in Nanaimo-Ladysmith to fill a vacancy left after then-NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson switched to provincial politics and is now an MLA.We know from experience ...
James Peters May 06, 2019

RCMP recover body of missing TRU student in North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team has now recovered the body of a 23-year-old man who went missing yesterday in the North Thompson River. Staff Sgt. Mat Van Laer says around 10:50 a....
James Peters May 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds

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